Tools & Guidance

Besides devastating the lives of the population of Ukraine and decimating key parts of the infrastructure and economy of the country, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had wide repercussions outside the Ukraine...

In Kenya, the frequency and severity of shocks and stresses that negatively impact livelihoods and well-being are anticipated to increase, leaving limited recovery periods and severely impacting the poor and...

Uganda experiences recurrent weather, environmental and socioeconomic shocks and stressors, including drought, erratic rainfall, floods, landslides, disease, crop pests, unemployment and intercommunal conflicts. As a...

Zimbabwe’s development progress depends on the productivity of its natural resources, principally land, water and wildlife. Yet Zimbabwe’s food, forests and wildlife are in steep decline.

USAID’s assistance in South Sudan consists mostly of humanitarian aid and some long-term development programs in economic growth, education, democracy and governance and health.

Somalia has a complex mix of recurrent shocks and stresses from conflict, environmental degradation, poor governance and fractured rule of law, drastic social and gender-based inequality and undiversified livelihood...

Poverty and economic insecurity in Nigeria is compounded by endemic corruption, unresponsive governance, violent extremism, intergroup conflict, displacement and climate issues.

The Sahel today is marked by food insecurity, persistent poverty, corrupt governance, high population growth rates and recurrent weather shocks made worse by climate change that often drive vulnerable communities...

In Malawi, risk and exposure to shocks and stresses are driven by a confluence of over-dependence on rainfed maize and tobacco, unmodernized agriculture sector, dependence on biomass for energy resulting in...

Haiti faces multivariate recurring shocks and stresses, including natural disasters, political instability and extreme weather, making it difficult for the country to sustain long- term development gains.