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In the context of increasing climate-related extreme events and other crises, the concept of adaptive social protection (ASP) has been recognized as a potentially effective policy response to reduce the impacts of these shocks and stressors on vulnerable

For over a decade the EU has shown an interest in mitigating climate-related security risks, but this has rarely translated into effective policies. Iraq and Mali provide examples of how EU missions, policies and related financial instruments could be

This document provides an overview of integrated risk management (IRM), which combines considerations of climate and ecosystems with disaster risk reduction. It describes its implementation by Partners in Resilience and shares learnings.

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This case study reviews the main shocks and crises affecting the Sahel region of west Africa. It explores the regional approach to addressing a specific type of crisis, that of food insecurity, and whether and how social protection contributes to that

This document provides a compendium of the main findings and lessons learnt from food security climate analyses undertaken by WFP and partners under the Climate Adaptation Management and Innovation Initiative (C-ADAPT).

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This report examines three examples of crisis modifiers, a set of innovative risk financing options, in the Sahel and examines their use as a potential solution for a more flexible aid system. This could address the gap created by the traditional division

This brief summarises work conducted by an alliance of government and non-government organisations to increase and channel the flow of international climate adaptation financing to sub-national governments and local communities in East and West Africa

This research paper uses statistical meta-analysis to summarise the results of all 16 Effectiveness Reviews carried out under the theme of resilience between 2011 and 2015. Oxfam’s Effectiveness Reviews evaluate the impact of the organization’s projects

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