Mapping the integration of climate considerations in social protection in LMICs: An assessment of ninety-eight climate-relevant social protection programs

IF 4.8 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Climate Risk Management Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.crm.2024.100660

Cecilia Costella , Abhinav Banthiya , Rachel Reilly , Sajanika Sivanu , Rachel Slater , Yola Georgiadou , Maarten van Aalst

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Abstract

Social protection can be a key policy tool for managing the socioeconomic impacts of climate change, including poverty and inequality. Despite growing interest from policy makers and academics, a systematic effort to document and analyze the integration of climate considerations in social protection programs is lacking. This understanding is crucial for designing policies and programs that more effectively address the impacts of climate change.

Our research provides a first systematic mapping of climate considerations integration in social protection programs in low- and middle-income countries. Using a mixed-methods approach, we identify 98 climate-relevant social protection programs and gather data on over 70 variables related to their scope and climate relevance at policy, design, and implementation level. We aim to answer the question: to what extent and how are social protection programs in LMICs climate-relevant?

We find a significant number of long-standing climate-relevant social protection programs that reach large populations and involve substantial financial investments globally. At the policy and program design level, climate considerations in these programs remain relatively limited and vary based on the sector of the lead agency. At the implementation level, most programs typically focus on shock response, though our findings show they already support broader climate functions. Our results empirically substantiate assumptions about climate-relevant social protection, offer key new policy insights, and identify areas for further research. We also make the database openly available for use by researchers and practitioners.

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绘制低收入和中等收入国家将气候因素纳入社会保护的图景：对 98 个气候相关社会保护计划的评估

社会保护可以成为管理气候变化的社会经济影响（包括贫困和不平等）的重要政策工具。尽管政策制定者和学术界的兴趣与日俱增，但仍缺乏系统性的工作来记录和分析将气候因素纳入社会保护计划的情况。我们的研究首次对中低收入国家的社会保护项目中纳入气候因素的情况进行了系统性分析。我们采用混合方法，确定了 98 项与气候相关的社会保护计划，并收集了与这些计划的范围以及政策、设计和实施层面的气候相关性有关的 70 多个变量的数据。我们的目标是回答这样一个问题：在低收入和中等收入国家，社会保护项目在多大程度上与气候相关，以及如何与气候相关？我们发现了大量长期存在的与气候相关的社会保护项目，这些项目在全球范围内覆盖了大量人口，并涉及大量资金投入。在政策和项目设计层面，这些项目中的气候考虑因素仍然相对有限，而且因牵头机构的部门而异。在实施层面，大多数计划通常侧重于冲击响应，尽管我们的研究结果表明它们已经支持更广泛的气候功能。我们的结果从经验上证实了与气候相关的社会保护假设，提供了关键的新政策见解，并确定了进一步研究的领域。我们还开放了数据库，供研究人员和从业人员使用。

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Climate Risk Management Earth and Planetary Sciences-Atmospheric Science

CiteScore

8.20

自引率

4.50%

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审稿时长

30 weeks

期刊介绍： Climate Risk Management publishes original scientific contributions, state-of-the-art reviews and reports of practical experience on the use of knowledge and information regarding the consequences of climate variability and climate change in decision and policy making on climate change responses from the near- to long-term. The concept of climate risk management refers to activities and methods that are used by individuals, organizations, and institutions to facilitate climate-resilient decision-making. Its objective is to promote sustainable development by maximizing the beneficial impacts of climate change responses and minimizing negative impacts across the full spectrum of geographies and sectors that are potentially affected by the changing climate.