The USAID Reforestation Project, along with the private sector, is using blended finance to decrease deforestation and move toward clean cooking practices.
ATLAS - Adaptation Thought Leadership and Assessments
This profile provides an overview of climate risk issues in Honduras, including how climate change will potentially impact agriculture, water resources, energy, human health, and ecosystems and fisheries. The brief...
Financing Facility for Remittances
, Platform for Agricultural Risk Management
, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Remittances are a significant tool to reduce the impact of agricultural risks. Learn more about the role they play in this report for the Government of Senegal.
Schubert, K.
, Organizational author: Mercy Corps as part of the Resilience Evaluation, Analysis and Learning (REAL) Associate Award
The purpose of Guidance Note 7, Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) in Resilience Programming, is to provide a resource for policymakers and implementing organizations looking to identify cost-effective...
Kim, J., Scantlan, J.
, Organizational Authors: Mercy Corps as part of the The Resilience Evaluation, Analysis, and Learning (REAL) Award
Building resilience requires a long-term commitment and an integrated approach to strengthen the capacities of individuals, households, and communities to respond to, recover from, and prevent (where possible) shocks...
Organizational Author: Mercy Corps under the Resilience Evaluation, Analysis and Learning Award
, Author: Gash, M.
This brief aims to better equip practitioners and financial service providers in considering risk and resilience in financial service program design, as well as considering which meso and macro-level mechanisms can...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
For the poor, the contradiction between gloomy prospects and daily concern for their future welfare can create a difficult conflict. Why plan for the future if you see no hope for improvement? The poor could reduce...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
In many developing countries, microfinance institutions (MFIs) are well established throughout rural areas, with high functioning savings groups already in existence. These groups of about 15-30 members usually meet...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
An agricultural index insurance contract’s quality is hidden. On its surface, farmers considering a policy or national governments seeking to subsidize coverage have no way to know whether a product has the potential...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
Drought-tolerant seeds are designed to protect farmers from moderate, mid-season drought, but can still fail when conditions are severe. In Tanzania and Mozambique the project paired drought-tolerant maize (DTM...
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