The climate crisis is one of the main drivers of global hunger. Anticipatory action is critical in saving lives and livelihoods, and helping communities adapt. This brochure outlines Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s work on forecast-based financing in East Africa.
The Bulletin examines satellite imagery and data from Government partners to assess the climate anomaly during May - July 2021 and how the prevailing conditions might impact on rice production in real-time and with near-term perspective. It also provides a rainfall forecast for the coming months.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ has extensive experience integrating climate risk insurance solutions as an element of financial and social protection. This factsheet provides a summary of the evidence on how Â鶹ÊÓƵ-supported microinsurance programmes protect vulnerable populations from climatic shocks.
While Southern Africa contributes only 1 percent to global carbon emissions, their temperatures are rising at double the global rate and climate impacts such as cyclones and droughts are rampant. This factsheet brings to the fore climate change challenges in the region and how Â鶹ÊÓƵ is supporting the people in adapting to this unrelenting phenomenon.
An impact evaluation by the Center for Disaster Protection (CDP) finds that Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Forecast-based Financing programme had a substantial positive impact on the beneficiaries¡¯ food security, asset loss and damage, and overall wellbeing.
In 2019, Mozambique was the most affected country world-wide by the impacts of extreme weather events. Â鶹ÊÓƵ has invested in a growing body of evidence on the impact of climate change in Mozambique.
The European Union is one of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s essential partners. In 2020, they helped us scale up our operations to unprecedented levels, providing emergency and development funding to help us save and change lives across the globe. This report details our partnership.
With climate variability and change being key drivers of hunger, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ is building the capacities of communities and governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to adapt to the growing challenges of climate change. In the following document, discover how we work with communities, our experience and success stories.
This Bulletin provides key highlights of weather conditions and climate-related events from December 2020 to March 2021, with its impact on the ¡®Maha¡¯ cropping season and food security in Sri Lanka.
Risk finance can empower women with regard to climate resilience. This brochure presents success stories of women in Guatemala and Zambia showing how risk finance has changed their lives.
The evaluation was commissioned by the independent Office of Evaluation to provide evaluative evidence for accountability and learning to inform the design of the next Â鶹ÊÓƵ Country Strategic Plan (CSP) in Bangladesh.
The impacts of climate variability and change are already visible in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Â鶹ÊÓƵ is working with governments, communities and other partners in LAC to strengthen people¡¯s climate resilience.
An overview of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s role as the world¡¯s leading humanitarian organization both saving and changing lives in the year it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Risk finance is an important tool in support of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s mandate: Saving lives, Changing lives. This brochure presents Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s strategy and approach in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Bhutan Earthquake Impact Planning Policy Brief - Modelling the impacts from potential future earthquakes
This policy brief summarizes the findings of a research project with Durham and Newcastle universities on earthquake impact assessment modelling. The project produced for the first time quantifiable numbers of the impact of earthquakes in Bhutan in terms of fatalities, injuries and displaced persons in the 110 possible scenarios.
