Working climate-smart: protecting livelihoods against future climate risks

This publication explores the role of National Societies in addressing climate-related humanitarian challenges that impact on livelihoods among marginalized communities, and climate-smart livelihoods programming as a solution. Climate-smart programming uses local knowledge, cross-sectoral knowledge, and climate data - across timescales - to inform assistance.

The case studies all highlight successful climate-smart livelihoods programmes. What can the IFRC network do to replicate, adapt and scale up?

• Empower locally led adaptation by strengthening climate literacy and data accessibility
• Enable integrated climate-smart livelihoods programming through advocating for longer-term nexus programming cycles, flexible funding and internal adaptation
• Cross-learning and leveraging the strengths of the movement