This evaluation reviews the R4 Rural Resilience Initiative implemented by Â鶹ÊÓƵ in Ethiopia between 2017 and 2022. It was commissioned to assess relevance, performance, efficiency, impact, and sustainability across Amhara and Tigray regions. The evaluation employed a mixed-methods approach, combining document reviews, stakeholder interviews, field visits, and participatory tools. Ethical safeguards were upheld, and limitations ¡ª such as access constraints due to conflict ¡ª were transparently addressed.
Learn how Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s R4 Rural Resilience Initiative helps farmers manage climate and disaster risks based on evidence gathered from five countries that implement an Integrated Climate Risk Management approach.
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.
This factsheet introduces the climate risk microinsurance programme that provides a key tool to build resilient livelihoods and food security for the people that are most vulnerable to climate shocks in Nicaragua.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Zimbabwe Country Office commissioned this decentralized evaluation which was carried out by a consortium of Particip (lead company) and Jimat. The evaluation covered the?initial phase of the R4 Rural Resilience Initiative?in Masvingo and Rushinga districts for the period January 2018 - June 2021. Data?collection took place from 20th September to 1st October 2021.?
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.
To increase uptake of weather index insurance in Zambia, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is providing technical assistance to the Government to improve the design and management of the insurance product provided under the Farmers Input Support Programme (FISP)- the Government¡¯s agriculture input subsidy programme. This report presents main milestones and achievements of Â鶹ÊÓƵ and partners¡¯ technical support to the Government of Zambia
This case study presents the lessons learned from a digital transformation project in the field of index insurance, undertaken by the National Agricultural Insurance Company of Senegal (CNASS) with the support of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Sofrecom.
During the final quarter of 2019, the initiative focused on finalizing insurance enrolments in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. In Ethiopia, the initiative reached over 28,000 farmers (42 percent women) with weather index insurance. Moreover, under the Satellite Index Insurance for Pastoralists in Ethiopia (SIIPE), 7,816 pastoralists accessed index-based livestock insurance in the Somali region of Ethiopia. In Senegal, a total of 8,206 farmers (52 percent women) were insured for the 2019 agricultural season. In 2019, R4 expanded into Burkina Faso, where the initiative insured 702 farmers (53 percent women). 2019 also marked the expansion of R4 to Mozambique, where in 2020 the initiative will pilot interventions in Tete, Gaza, Nampula and Zambezia provinces. During this quarter, Mozambique¡¯s first Green Climate Fund (GCF) proposal for the expansion of R4 in the country was approved during the 24th Meeting of the GCF Board in Songdo.
R4 saw a one percent growth in the number of farmers insured in 2019, with this year¡¯s focus being on consolidating the gains achieved so far in existing countries and preparing for next year¡¯s geographical expansion. In Ethiopia, the initiative reached over 28,000 farmers (42 percent women) with microinsurance. This year, activities focused on building the index design capacity of local stakeholders in the country and defining the steps for handing over design and distribution of microinsurance products to the local insurance companies from 2020 onwards. Under the Satellite Index Insurance for Pastoralist in Ethiopia (SIIPE), 7,816 pastoralists accessed index-based livestock insurance in the Somali region of Ethiopia. In Senegal, a total of 8,206 farmers (52 percent women) were insured this season. In Malawi, R4 insured 37,891 farmers (71 percent women) for the 2019/20 season and is piloting a hybrid index insurance product in three districts, that brings together Weather Index Insurance (WII) with Area Yield Index Insurance (AYII), providing farmers with a more comprehensive insurance coverage. In Zambia, no new insurance enrolments were undertaken, following recommendations made by the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the R4 Programme in Southern Africa commissioned by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), with Â鶹ÊÓƵ Zambia now focusing on consolidating the gains obtained so far and supporting sustainability plans. In Kenya, a total of 8,862 farmers (85 percent women) were insured for the 2019 Short Rains season. In Zimbabwe, R4 insured 1,651 farmers (66 percent women) and expanded to three additional wards. In addition to microinsurance, Zimbabwe became the first-ever country in Southern Africa to test the ARC Replica instrument in collaboration with the Government of Zimbabwe and the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Ltd.
During this quarter, the R4 Initiative expanded to Burkina Faso, targeting its first 700 households in Central North and East provinces. The initiative will also be piloted in Mozambique this year, with activities starting in Gaza and Tete provinces. In Senegal, over 8,000 farmers are insured and in Ethiopia, more than 26, 000 farmers registered for insurance this quarter. In Zimbabwe, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) proposal for the expansion of R4 in the country was approved during the 23rd Meeting of the GCF Board in Songdo. In Zambia, results from a survey assessing the 2017/18 payout process indicated that insurance compensation was mostly used to buy agricultural inputs, food, and livestock. In Kenya, activities focused on sensitizing farmers for the 2019 Short Rains season, and in Malawi activities during this quarter mainly focused on the risk transfer component.
During this quarter, the initiative focused on commencing activities in each of the R4 countries. Following dry spells during the 2018 agricultural season, the indexes were triggered in Ethiopia and Senegal. In Kenya, assessment of farmers¡¯ average yields took place in January to analyse the level of payouts for the 2018 short rains season. In Zambia, the index triggered and payouts will be disbursed during the following quarter. In Malawi, the R4 team focused on monitoring of interventions and planning activities for 2019. In Zimbabwe, an outcome monitoring exercise was conducted to determine the effects of the initiative on household resilience. Results from the survey will be presented in the next Quarterly Report.
