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
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
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
Households in developing rural economies face a multitude of risks. When financial alternatives are limited, in the face of disaster, households typically turn to two coping strategies: reduction of assets to smooth...
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...
Organizational Authors: TANGO International, USAID Center for Resilience
, USAID/Harare, Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC) under the Resilience Evaluation, Analysis and Learning Award
, Authors: Martin, S., Mueller, M., Nelson, S., Mupeyi
This study adapted a USAID/TANGO resilience analysis framework to use with secondary datasets. The goals were to describe the relationships between resilience capacity and well-being outcomes in the face of a drought...
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