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This policy brief was produced by the Ending Violence against Women and Children (VAWC) Helpdesk, as part of the UKʼs What Works to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls: Impact at Scale programme (ʻWhat Works IIʼ). The funds were managed by the International Rescue Committee. The policy brief was written by Francesca Rhodes of Care International UK, Naomi Clugston of Social Development Direct and Erika Fraser of Social Development Direct. It builds on an accompanying report that details contributions by practitioners and experts working at the intersection between climate change and GBV.
Link- Climate Resilience and Adaptation
- 2024
This policy brief written by Paul Watkiss and John Ward in 2021, intends to inform the technical support for the Adaptation Action Coalition. Climate resilient infrastructure is a priority area for adaptation and resilience because of the longevity of most infrastructure and the high risks of lock-in. The brief covers both i) the climate-smart design of planned infrastructure to be developed over the next decade and beyond, and ii) the growing need for new infrastructure to specifically target rising climate risks.
PDF- Climate Resilience and Adaptation
- Infrastructure (Including Energy and Transport)
- Governance
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- 2021
This review of the Jordan Humanitarian, Inclusion and Protection (HIP) portfolio found that International Climate Finance (ICF) allocations for humanitarian programmes is currently unclear on issues relating to refugee populations and displaced peoples. Climate impacts in Jordan are disproportionately felt by vulnerable groups, particularly refugees and displaced peoples. Work delivered identified opportunities to mainstream climate considerations into the programme, and highlighted evidence-based opportunities for ICF spend and results.
PDF- Jordan
- Humanitarian
- 2024
The role of development finance institutions in addressing food security in vulnerable contexts
This report asks what more can be done to address food security in low-income economies that are frequently subjected to conflict, political instability, macroeconomic imbalances and natural disasters. The report focuses on 14 countries: the 10+1 group, which includes 10 countries –Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen – and 1 region: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Niger.
Link- Afghanistan
- Central African Republic
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Syria
- Yemen
- Burkina Faso
- Chad
- Mali
- Niger
- Humanitarian
- Agriculture, Land-use, and Forestry
- SPARC (Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises)
- 2023
This WOW Helpdesk query identifies potential economic opportunities for urban women and youth in the green-growth and low-carbon sectors of the economy in Mozambique. A desk review of literature on green growth and green jobs and skills for urban women and youth was complemented by interviews with one key informant based in Mozambique. The evidence was presented and discussed at a consultation with representatives from FCDO and MUVA.
Link- Mozambique
- Gender Equity
- urban development
- 2021
This report prepared by Dr Nicholas Brooks provides insights from the CRIDF programme on using climate information to support resilience and adaptation in Southern Africa. It details CRIDF's approach to integrating climate risk assessments, the challenges of promoting resilience, and the programme’s innovative tools. The report also offers recommendations for enhancing adaptation by addressing water and infrastructure needs within climate-affected communities across the SADC region.
PDF- Angola
- Botswana
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Seychelles
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Climate Resilience and Adaptation
- Climate Science
- Governance
- Water Resources Management
- Infrastructure (Including Energy and Transport)
- 2021
This report consolidates findings from action-oriented research partnerships conducted by the WOW programme with Primark, Waitrose, and the Ethical Tea Partnership in Pakistan, Kenya and Malawi respectively.
Link- Pakistan
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Agriculture, Land-use, and Forestry
- Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) Helpdesk
- 2022
This report prepared by Paul Watkiss and Dr Kristie L. Ebi in December 2022 looks at changing climate, including changes in the mean and extremes of temperature and precipitation and sea level rise, is affecting human health, well-being, and health systems. Changing weather patterns are altering the population burden of climate-sensitive injuries, illnesses, and deaths, and affecting health systems and access to health services. The health impacts of climate change can be direct, ecosystem-mediated, or indirect through human or social responses to climate change.
PDF- Health
- Climate Finance
- 2022
This report outlines the status of international public climate finance going to social protection, focusing on three categories of climate finance providers, bilateral, multilateral development banks, and the climate funds. It proposes options for more efficient and targeted use of climate finance for social protection. The report reviewed existing literature that looks at climate finance and social protection and assessed the climate finance strategies and portfolios of the major international public climate finance providers.
Link- United Kingdom
- Social Protection
- Climate Finance
- Social Protection Technical Assistance, Advice, and Resources Facility (STAAR)
- 2024
The blog written by written by Zac Lowndes-Bull, Engagement Manager Climate Finance, Pegasys, in collaboration with the STAAR Facility discusses the growing interest in integrating social protection measures into climate change responses. It highlights recent international developments, such as the formation of the Loss and Damage Fund and the Global Shield Initiative, which increasingly consider social protection in their strategies.
Link- Social Protection
- Social Protection Technical Assistance, Advice, and Resources Facility (STAAR)
- 2024
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