The Female Climate Accelerator Program funded by the Norwegian Capacity (NORCAP) is a mentorship program which aims to equip female scientists with the needed technical, field, and social skills in the climate services sector to accelerate innovative science-based solutions and enhance the gender role in the development and delivery of climate services. Increasing the number of female climate experts will benefit the communities, including those areas where women have been marginalised and have limited access to climate information, also will contribute to offering new solutions to mitigating the impacts of a changing climate. This factsheet describes this partnership between NORCAP and Â鶹ÊÓƵ and the experience of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s first female climate services mentee.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ is at the forefront of advocating for sovereign insurance products that provide rapid financial assistance to communities affected by disasters. By integrating DRF with social protection systems vulnerable individuals can receive effective and targeted assistance in response to climate shocks
Â鶹ÊÓƵ in the Kyrgyz Republic, backed by the Swiss Development Corporation (SDC), launched Climate Risk Insurance (CRI) for livestock farmers, providing financial aid, enhancing sustainability, and protecting against climate-related shocks to improve food security and nutrition
A brief on the potential of the Platform for Real-time Impact and Situation Monitoring (PRISM), pioneered by Â鶹ÊÓƵ, to inform social protection, with a case study in Cambodia
This outcome document reflects the conclusions reached at the 2022 Anticipating Food Crises workshop and is intended to support the work of policymakers and practitioners in Anticipatory Action.
This evaluation covers both the 2011 policy on disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) and the 2017 climate change policy, given their conceptual, programmatic and organizational links.
A study was conducted by Â鶹ÊÓƵ Nepal to assess the effectiveness of Forecast-based Anticipatory Action (FbAA) program in districts affected by the October 2022 floods. Cash transfers, relief packages, and counselling services were provided by Â鶹ÊÓƵ, UNFPA and UN Women. The study presents key findings.
An assessment was carried out by REACH Initiative on behalf of the World Food Programme (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) due to the lack of clear evidence-based information on climate change in Libya which resulted in a knowledge gap about the extent of the potential climate-related problems and available solutions.
This report describes how Â鶹ÊÓƵ expanded its operations to cover 3,202,770 people with anticipatory action and last-mile early warning information in 28 countries in 2022.
The Strengthening the Humanitarian System in India report describes in detail the main elements of the humanitarian system in India and its evolution from providing ¡®charity¡¯ aid to victims of disasters, to a more rights-based approach.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ works with National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) to strengthen climate information services and early warning systems to deliver last-mile early warning messages and climate information to those most at risk from the impacts of climate change.
For over a decade, Â鶹ÊÓƵ has been supporting climate risk insurance as an important piece of the strategy for building women¡¯s economic empowerment. Â鶹ÊÓƵ presents the story of women that have access to Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s climate risk insurance and related interventions.
9 key outcomes on how Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Integrated Resilience Programme in the Sahel improves food security and strengthens livelihoods in the face of shocks and stressors.
In 2018, Â鶹ÊÓƵ and partners launched an innovative programme ¨C the Sahel Integrated Resilience Programme ¨C to help individuals, communities and governments in tapping into this potential and boosting their resilience across five countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ is introducing its flagship integrated climate-risk management approach, the R4 Rural Resilience Initiative (R4), to address both the climatic and non-climatic drivers of vulnerability in Haiti.
