LEARNING IN PROGRESS: R4 Rural Resilience Initiative Lessons from scaling up adaptation in food security and agricultur e
Aug 21, 2015
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Lessons from scaling up adaptation in food security and agriculture
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Climate risk is a significant challenge for food security – it is projected that by 2050,
10-20% more people could be at risk of hunger due to climate risks
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Livelihoods and food needs m
et
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Cycle of livelihoods decline
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Livelihoods and food needs m
et
Seasonal food shortages during
lean season (safety nets)
Cycle of livelihoods decline
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No shortages in a good year, but little
margin
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Livelihoods and food needs m
et
Major drought has immediate and long term impacts on household livelihoods
Drought
Cycle of livelihoods decline
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Livelihoods and food needs m
et
With increased climate risk, this pattern becomes even more difficult to manage
Cycle of livelihoods decline
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Livelihoods and food needs m
et
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Livelihoods and food needs m
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Drought risk reduction – an irrigation system or soil conservation – limits impact of drought
Drought
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Livelihoods and food needs m
et
Insurance for Work policy pay-out helps meet needs during the drought
Drought
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Livelihoods and food needs m
et
Access to credit allows increased productivity, diversification and ability to save, protected by insurance
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Drought
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Livelihoods and food needs m
et
Risk reduction, insurance and savings provide a resilient set of risk management tools to protect the food security that
the household is building
Drought
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Protect livelihoods and provide guaranteed transfers
Reduce risks
Help households build sustainable and resilient livelihoods
Protect the gains households make with insurance
The Four Rs
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The most food insecure people do not have the capacity to manage climate risk today.
Social protection systems and safety nets are effective mechanisms to reach the most vulnerable.
Improved emergency preparedness and response, including early warning systems, must be linked to effective early response mechanism
Integrated climate risk management systems are more complex to develop and need sustained support.
Climate risk assessments must link to livelihoods and participatory planning.
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Thank you!
Contact: Richard Choularton, Chief, Climate Risk Management UnitUnited Nations World Food Programme
Email: [email protected]
LEARNING IN PROGRESS:
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towards integrated approaches focused prevention and resilience
Matching predictability with flexibility
targeting: reaching the “most vulnerable” versus community-wide action
Community ownership and sustainability
the need for context-specific approaches
Scale, timeframes, continuity and impact
transfer selection, timing, incentives and disincentives