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Workshop Background & Context

Robin Mearns

Lead Social Development Specialist, World Bank

“Making Social Protection Work for Pro-Poor Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction”

Addis Ababa, March 14-17, 2011

Why does this workshop matter?

• Stern Review (2006), UN Human Development Report (2007/8) – began to put social protection on climate change/ DRR agenda

• DFID-supported “Adaptive Social Protection” program• Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) –

Oxfam, SCF-UK, CARE, World Vision International• But tremendous innovation also taking place within

country programs that is not fully documented• Opportunity to share experiences & capture ‘tacit’

knowledge of practitioners

Social Protection at the World Bank

“to assist individuals, households and communities to better manage the income and welfare risks that affect

vulnerable groups”

• SP has long been a central aspect of Bank-supported efforts in poverty reduction

• Labor-intensive public works in WDR 1990• Safety nets, social funds & CDD• New SP strategy being developed Bank-wide and

for Africa region

DRR at the World Bank

• DRR began to be addressed explicitly in 1998 with a small disaster risk management unit

• ProVention Consortium established 2000 as a multi-stakeholder partnership for integrating DRR in development

• Bank now houses the secretariat of the GFDRR, established in 2006

• Partnership of 36 countries & 6 international organizations helping to reduce vulnerability to natural disaster risk

• Supports country-led implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2005)

• Mainstreaming of DRR in country development strategies

Climate Change at the World Bank

• Growing focus of WBG’s work in last 3-4 years• World Development Report 2010 on “Development

& Climate Change” Act now, act together, act differently

• Strategic Framework for Development & Climate Change

• Climate Investment Funds including PPCR• Carbon finance• Mainstreaming in sector, regional and country

strategies

Beyond silos?

• The Bank also struggles with ‘silo mentality’ and behavior

• But there are some emerging areas of good practice in bridging SP, DRR & CCA

• Acting differently is a necessary part of improving current practice

• Constant reflection and iterative adjustments in design and implementation are needed

What would climate action look like if it were designed explicitly

to meet the needs of the most vulnerable?

Social dimensions of climate change

• Distributional, poverty & social impacts of climate action

• Interaction of climate & non-climate drivers of vulnerability

• Political economy matters: governance, voice & representation

• Aligning incentives: development/ livelihood co-benefits

• Institutional linkages & scalability

• Migration/displacement & human security concerns

Where this workshop fits in

Analytical/diagnostic

Policy/operational