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Introduction

Social protection systems and programmes can strengthen the resilience of the most vulnerable to disasters and climate shock.

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People in the streets of the old town of Copan in Honduras in Central America, Honduras
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Employee financial protection against weather risks in Honduras

ISF is co-funding the development and implementation of a new parametric insurance solution in Honduras in collaboration with a consortium led by Europa Re.

InsuResilience Solutions Fund
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LINK: Building climate resilience by linking climate adaptation and social protection

This publication reports on the LINK project in Mozambique, which integrates climate adaptation into social protection to enhance resilience against droughts and floods.

Save the Children International
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Disaster risk financing and social protection: an assessment of the evidence on pre-arranged finance for government support in disasters

This report presents the experiences in disaster risk financing and its linkages with shock responsive social protection in East Asia and Pacific. B

United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)
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Financing adaptive social protection in Mali

This report supports the design and programming of a baseline analysis of the social protection and disaster risk financing (DRF) landscape in the Sahel region.

World Bank, the
UK Aid
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Spain introduces paid climate leave after deadly floods

Spain introduces "paid climate leave" to protect workers under extreme weather like October floods. The law reflects Spain's commitment to green policies as climate change intensifies extreme weather, doubling its economic impacts by 2050.

Guardian, the (UK)
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Strengthening social protection financing in the era of climate change

Countries must explore all available financing options, from taxation and contributory schemes to innovative financial instruments, including forging synergies with climate and other funding mechanisms, to build resilient social protection systems.

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
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Food security in changing climates: social protection must respond to unfolding crises

This paper discusses how social protection can become more ‘anticipatory’ and make food security more resilient to climate risks.

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
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Scaling up social protection for food security in a climate-constrained world

As the ASPIRE index highlights, countries worldwide are currently facing numerous challenges, particularly due to climate-related disruptions and the need for anticipatory social protection.

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
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Linking anticipatory action and social protection in fragile and conflict-affected settings: The case of Haiti
This case study provides an overview of the integration of social protection and anticipatory action (AA) in Haiti, categorized as a highly fragile and conflict-affected country.
Location: Haiti
  • World Food Programme
Central Asia
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Regional forum showcases five years of progress in building disaster preparedness and social protection across Central Asia

The final regional forum of "Strengthening financial resilience and accelerating risk reduction in Central Asia" program displays the program's 5 years of efforts and achievements to enhance Central Asia's resilience to climate change and natural hazards.

World Bank, the

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