Social Protection and Climate Change: How can social protection address regular climate-related risks in the Sahel?
Resources - Year: 2017
The effects of climate change are increasingly apparent in many Sahel countries. Relief efforts during crises and in response to everyday deprivation have been largely led by outside actors. However, many Sahel countries have now adopted national strategies for social protection, providing new opportunities for them to establish basic...
Read MoreSocial Protection and Climate Change: How are rural workers and residents in China faring with conservation efforts?
Resources - Year: 2017
In China, there are big efforts to combat deforestation, with logging and other restrictions placed on large swaths of land. Nearly a million workers in state-owned forest enterprises lost their jobs, but got help with job training and placement services. Other rural residents received cash to perform conservation activities....
Read MoreSocial Protection and Climate Change: Can Brazil pursue twin social and environmental objectives together?
Resources - Year: 2017
Brazil’s invaluable rainforests have dwindled in recent decades, as agriculture and other development have moved in. Development opportunities are crucial for many rural populations who continue to live in poverty. Now, the Government is attempting to address poverty and threats to the environment together through a new social protection...
Read MoreIdeas for Development
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Here the Agence Française de Développement provides a forum to exchange experiences and compare ideas: the Ideas for Development blog. This blog is facilitated by its services and is intended for all development actors, from both the North and South, and the public interested in development. Link to Ideas...
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