Tools & Guidance

COVID-19 has triggered an expansion of social protection programs worldwide, necessitating innovation in how social protection is delivered during crises.

Shock-responsive social protection can ensure that disaster risk finance (DRF) has the maximum possible impact on the lives of vulnerable people.

Social protection can play an important role in helping families prepare for, cope with and recover from shocks and stresses.

Of the USD $20.5 trillion pledged to COVID-19 recovery globally, only USD $1.1 trillion has been committed to cities. 

Check out this overview of climate finance from the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change.

USAID’s approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, help partner countries build resilience and improve its own operations.

This primer focuses on the use of climate information by USAID and implementing partners for climate risk management (CRM).

This technical brief provides guidance to those working to improve the outcomes of USAID water resource management programs.

The U.S. Global Water Strategy envisions a water-secure world, where people and nations have the water they need to be healthy, prosperous, and resilient.

How can household resilience be measured using the 18 indicators of resilience capacity?