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
A review of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ and UNICEF pioneered ¡°twin-track approach¡±, with support from German development cooperation (BMZ-KFW), to deliver shock-responsive social protection in the Sahel.
Disaster risk financing when linked with social protection systems can enable faster, more cost-effective and predictable responses to climate shocks. Linking the two at national, regional or local levels can better support vulnerable people.
This publication features the impact of activities supported by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) under the Second Productive Social Safety Net Programme implemented by the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF). The report compares baseline and endline study results of the cash transfers activity in urban and peri-urban areas. It showcases the impact on essential needs, while taking into account the national poverty line and calculations of minimum expenditure baskets.
This publication features success stories highlighting the impact of activities supported by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) under the Second Productive Social Safety Net Programme implemented by the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF). The stories illustrate some of the most significant changes capturing rich, detailed accounts of beneficiary experiences as a result of the programme.
This formative evaluation was commissioned by 3 agencies (UNICEF, Â鶹ÊÓƵ, and ILO) in collaboration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Promotion of Productive Sectors (MAEPSP) in the Guidimakha region, Mauritania.? It was carried out in 2022 and it covers the period of the joint implementation project 2020 ¨C 2022 funded from the joint funds for SDGs.
Based on the most comprehensive and up-to-date data, this report provides the first overview of the extent to which countries have school health and nutrition (SHN) policies and programmes in place.
Series of five country case studies (Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Fiji, Madagascar, Zambia) on the design of microinsurance programmes and their linkages with social protection.
This study aims to assess the short to long-term impacts on the economy and livelihood of Cambodian households, access to essential services goods, along with food security and nutrition, between Aug¡¯20 and Dec¡¯21.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ and UNICEF jointly implement the Responding to COVID-19 through Social Protection Systems in the Sahel project as support to the Governments of Mali, Mauritania and Niger to respond to the immediate massive needs generated by the COVID-19 pandemic and other shocks through cash transfers and complementary services as well as to strengthen overall national capacities to adapt and build more shock-responsive, nutrition- and child-sensitive social protection systems in the long term. The joint project is financed by BMZ through KfW.
Bolstering nationally owned anticipatory systems to reduce climate impacts on food security
Climate extremes are a key driver of food insecurity. Traditional humanitarian response systems need to evolve from crisis response to forward-looking risk management. Recognizing the urgency of the problem, Â鶹ÊÓƵ works with governments in Latin America and the Caribbean that are investing in early warning systems to better anticipate and respond to hazards.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ has been growing its engagement and support to government to strengthening social protection systems across the region, particularly in response to food and nutrition insecurity aggravated by covariate shocks. This newsletter provides a snapshot of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s social protection work throughout 2022 in Western Africa.
