This is a report on Social Protection and Labor (SPL) Systems that help individuals and societies manage risk and volatility and protect them from poverty through instruments that address the challenges of resilience, equity and opportunity.
The Government of Canada Adaptation Action Plan (GOCAAP) is the policy and program framework that shows how the Government of Canada contributes to achieving the goals, objectives, and targets laid out in the National Adaptation Strategy (NAS).
This Strategy is the product of two years of engagement with provinces and territories, Indigenous partners, key experts, stakeholders and partners across Canada.
In this Perspective, the authors characterize the market for landslide insurance prior to and following the 2015 Alaska landslide and describe four approaches that stakeholders might consider to make landslide coverage more available.
This report provides a comprehensive review of the current resources for economic recovery post-disaster in South Carolina and explores one mechanism for filling identified gaps in recovery: new disaster insurance models.
This study empirically analyzes the effectiveness of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) regarding the reduction of short-term fiscal effects.
Economics of Disasters and Climate Change (Springer)
WFP has been supporting climate risk insurance as an important piece of the strategy for building women’s economic empowerment. It presents the story of women that have access to WFP’s climate risk insurance and related interventions.