Financial services for resilience: how to assess the impacts? Implementing innovative methodologies to measure resilience in Niger

This paper assesses the role of village savings and loan associations (VSLAs) in building resilience to climate extremes and disasters in Niger. The findings aim to inform a broader conversation on how financial inclusion can be considered a pillar of resilience programming.

Two innovative approaches are implemented for a holistic exploration of the VSLAs’ contribution to resilience: this paper is an interim presentation of these methods and initial results on the contribution of VSLAs to resilience. Authors hope that presenting initial findings from these complementary approaches in Niger will improve understanding of resilience-building to climate extremes through access to financial services.