A strong body of evidence provides a compelling case that the current policy response to disasters—sudden, calamitous events that cause losses that exceed a community’s or society’s ability to cope using its own...
Maintains Program: Research Supporting Social Services to Adapt to Shocks
COVID-19 has triggered an expansion of social protection programs worldwide, necessitating innovation in how social protection is delivered during crises.
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
Disaster risk insurance is a proactive approach to financing disaster-related social protection and has the benefits of responsiveness and budget stability.
Social Protection Approaches to COVID-19: Expert Advice Helpline; DAI Global, GSMA, Centre for Disaster Protection and High-Quality Technical Assistance for Results
Social protection strategies need to evolve in order to effectively manage risks in response to future shocks.
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
Livestock—the principal store of wealth and source of livelihood for pastoralists living in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) of the Horn of Africa— face tremendous risk from the frequent and catastrophic droughts...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
Catastrophic weather shocks, such as severe drought or flood, are an important cause of poverty among rural households in developing economies. As the risk of these shocks is forecasted to increase, national social...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
Since 2006, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have developed drought-tolerant maize (DTM) varieties to address a widespread...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
A devastating drought or other shock can force small-scale farmers in developing economies to sell off assets or cut meals and other consumption to cope. Even the risk of a shock can stifle their future by pushing...
This evaluation explores how different productive inclusion programs impact the wellbeing and economic stability of safety net beneficiaries in Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal.
This report identifies the key pillars of resilience and related contributing factors at household level in Mali using the FAO Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) model. The study...
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