he pressing threats of climate change, and the increased severity and frequency of natural hazards, hinders poverty reduction and resilience across the globe. Social Protection benefits and services are critical contributors to poverty reduction. These include non-contributory social assistance; labor market programs and policies; contributory social insurance; and social services, supported by a range of delivery systems, which are increasingly important to country poverty reduction strategies. Social Protection has proven impacts on this agenda. For instance, all categories of SP programs globally have contributed to a reduction in the poverty gap by 33.69 percent, while non-contributory social assistance has helped reduced the poverty gap by 12.9 percent (World Bank, 2022).
Despite this progress, every year, poor people are disproportionally affected by natural hazards and disasters, with millions of vulnerable households, falling into poverty. Social Protection programs and their delivery systems, provide a useful opportunity to leverage the frequent interaction with poor and vulnerable households to support Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) objectives. This session will showcase diverse approaches adopted by countries to build Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) systems that contribute to DRR objectives. The approaches highlighted in this session, build on foundational cash transfer approaches to establish durable systems, that enable anticipatory planning and strengthen the adaptive and coping capacities of those most vulnerable.
ABOUT THE GLOBAL FACILITY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION AND RECOVERY (GFDRR) is a global partnership that helps low- and lower-middle-income countries better understand and reduce their vulnerabilities to natural hazards and adapt to climate change. GFDRR provides grant financing, technical assistance, training and knowledge sharing activities to mainstream disaster and climate risk management in national and regional policies, strategies, and investment plans. The Program Management Unit, located within the World Bank, manages [ Ссылка ] grant resources to carry out GFDRR’s mission.
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK GROUP 🌐 The World Bank Group is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. [ Ссылка ]
