Integrating Climate Change Into Social Protection Approaches: Developing a Policy Framework for Jordan

Abstract

Social protection can protect vulnerable groups from climate change but remains inadequately designed to address climate risks. This article presents a framework for climate-sensitive social protection mechanisms proposed by Jordanian experts. Conceptually, it makes an argument for integrating shock-responsive with transformative social protection approaches that consider compound, slow-onset risks. Operationally, it proposes horizontal and vertical governance integration among public, private, and civil society stakeholders, coordination among agricultural, infrastructural, and development sectors, and bridging state social protection with humanitarian assistance systems.