Exploring Synergies Between Social Protection Programs, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Policies in Pakistan Case Studies NDRMF

Abstract

This research explores the synergies between Social Protection (SP), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) with primary focus on three organizations Ehsaas program, Ministry of Climate Change and National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF). Causal loop diagram was used by taking variables from policy documents of Ehsaas program, disaster risk reduction and climate change policy. Poverty has been determined as a root cause of all vulnerabilities to disasters and role of these three organizations has been determined in poverty alleviation and resilience building with ultimate objective of strengthening DRR. Synergy between these three organizations may be ensured through data base sharing, collaboration for early warning and climate change information sharing, common training of professionals in these three streams on DRR though National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM). Social protection instruments (e.g. local employment through public works, micro credit/ micro finance, insurance schemes for the poor, gender representation, capacity building of local institutions and protecting assets) implementation as per disaster and climate risks. These steps will build resilience against idiosyncratic and covariate risks.