Building Resilience to Disaster and Climate Change through Social Protection

Natural disasters and climate change are among the greatest threats to development. Although natural disasters have always presented risks, climate change increases those risks and compounds them by adding a greater level of uncertainty. As a resul...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MARKETS AGRICULTURAL INCOMES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY ASSET HOLDINGS BANKS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFIT LEVELS CAPACITY BUILDING CASH ASSISTANCE CASH BENEFITS CASH DISBURSEMENT CASH PAYMENTS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CATASTROPHIC EVENT CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY CHRONIC POVERTY CHRONICALLY POOR CLIMATE CHANGE COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMUNITY ASSETS COMMUNITY COMMITTEES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONDITIONAL CASH CONFLICT CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING CONTINGENCY PLAN CONTINGENCY PLANNING CONTINGENCY PLANS COPING STRATEGIES CROP INSURANCE DAMAGES DISASTER ACTIVITIES DISASTER INSURANCE DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MITIGATION DISASTER MITIGATION MEASURES DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLANS DISASTER RECOVERY DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RELIEF DISASTER RESPONSE DISASTER RESPONSES DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK REDUCTION DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DROUGHT DROUGHTS EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEM EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION EARTHQUAKES ECONOMIC SHOCKS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE EMERGENCY OPERATION EMERGENCY RELIEF EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EXTREME EVENTS EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS FARM ACTIVITIES FARMERS FEE WAIVERS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FIRE FLOOD FLOODING FLOODS FOOD AID FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD INSECURITY FOOD PRICE FOOD SECURITY FOOD TRANSFERS GENDER DIMENSIONS HEALTH CLINICS HOME RATIONS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITY HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE HURRICANES IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS IMPACT OF DISASTERS INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME POVERTY INCOME SECURITY INCOME SUPPORT INEQUALITY INFORMAL SAFETY NETS INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE INSURANCE MARKETS INSURANCE PROGRAM INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY IRRIGATION LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT LOCAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS MALNUTRITION MEANS TEST MEANS TESTING MICROCREDIT PROGRAMS NATIONAL EMERGENCY NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARDS NEEDS ASSESSMENT POOR POOR COMMUNITIES POOR FARMERS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR SMALLHOLDERS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY ERADICATION POVERTY REDUCTION PREDICTABILITY PREVENTIVE ACTIONS PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PROTECTION SYSTEM PROTECTION SYSTEMS PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS REDUCING POVERTY RELIEF EFFORTS RISK ANALYSIS RISK COPING RISK EXPOSURE RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MITIGATION RISK REDUCTION ROAD CONSTRUCTION RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL ENTERPRISES SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL FEEDING SELECTION CRITERIA SERVICE PROVIDERS SHOCK SINGLE PARENT SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL ACTION FUND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PENSIONS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL WORKERS SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAM TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSFER BENEFITS TRANSFER MECHANISM TRANSFER PAYMENT TRANSFER PROGRAM TRANSFER SYSTEMS TRANSIENT POVERTY TRANSITORY POVERTY TRANSITORY SHOCKS TSUNAMI UNEMPLOYMENT UNSKILLED LABOR VICTIMS VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS VULNERABILITY REDUCTION VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS VULNERABLE PEOPLE WATER SUPPLY WEATHER SHOCKS WORKS PROGRAM WORKS PROGRAMS WORKS PROJECTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/18019809/building-resilience-disaster-climate-change-through-social-protection http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16492

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Summary:	Natural disasters and climate change are among the greatest threats to development. Although natural disasters have always presented risks, climate change increases those risks and compounds them by adding a greater level of uncertainty. As a result of their increased frequency, the economic and social costs of disasters are mounting (World Bank 2010). Natural disasters and climate change can push people into chronic and transient poverty and force them to adopt negative coping strategies. Social protection programs play an important role in protecting poor and vulnerable people from these impacts and helping them reduce their exposure and vulnerability to them. This toolkit provides guidance on how to prepare social protection programs to respond to disasters and climate change. The snapshots of good practice experiences and practical tips for implementation are intended to guide decision makers in countries facing these risks in adapting their social protection programs to reduce negative impacts and accelerate recovery. The focus of this toolkit is aligned with the role and expertise of the World Bank, which has traditionally supported early and long-term recovery and helped rebuild livelihoods and infrastructure. This toolkit provides examples of good practice experiences and practical guidance for the practitioner in that direction.

Building Resilience to Disaster and Climate Change through Social Protection

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