The document summarizes the Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) program in Ethiopia. Key points: - IBLI was launched in 2012 in collaboration with various organizations to provide drought insurance to pastoralists in Borana zone. - Over 9,000 insurance policies have been sold since 2014 through microfinance institutions. In 2017, over 2,250 pastoralists received a payout of 5.4 million Birr after a drought. - The program aims to scale up to other regions of Ethiopia using satellite data to calculate payouts when forage conditions decline below a set threshold.