Heat stress is one of the many negative effects that climate change has on people living in poverty, especially women… Read more and youth in rural areas. A recent FAO report, The unjust climate: Measuring the impacts of climate change on the rural poor, women and youth, is based on 70 years of data on rainfall and temperatures, and surveys of over 109,000 households across 24 countries worldwide. Read less ...

This Migration Data Brief presents a comprehensive overview of the socio-economic characteristics and integration outcomes of forcibly displaced populations in… Read more the Latin American OECD countries of Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico, as well as Ecuador and Peru. Read less ...

Adaptation efforts are needed as some estimate that climate shocks could push 50 million more people into extreme poverty by… Read more 2040. This paper presents how to integrate adaptive measures within rural and urban livelihoods programmes, especially programmes that are designed for the most vulnerable populations. Read less ...

This guide from ideas42 provides actionable tips based on a decade of collaboration with governments to develop and scale light-touch… Read more behavioral interventions that enhance the impact of cash transfer programs.   Read less ...

Coaching is used in 90 percent of economic inclusion programs and is increasingly seen as a critical component of such… Read more interventions (Andrews et al. 2021). It is a cross-cutting element in economic inclusion programming, facilitating all other components of a program and facilitating the ‘human side’ of interventions by providing participants with the extra support and advice they need to take full advantage of program resources. This In Practice paper shares insights and lessons learned from a comprehensive literature review of economic inclusion interventions and their approach to coaching. It explores coaching along seven design parameters: scope of coaching, depth of coaching, type of coaching (individual versus group), level of engagement, caseload, staffing, and coaching tools. Read less ...

The brief shares early results and learnings from an USAID-funded eight-year Resilience and Food Security Activity (RFSA) program that aims… Read more to achieve sustained reduction of acute malnutrition in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), particularly in Samburu, Turkana, Marsabit and Isiolo. Read less ...

This paper examines the “Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh” project, an extension of the Hilsa Fishery Management Action Plan (HFMAP),… Read more which started early in 2005. The ECOFISH-BD started in 2014 and it to include aspects of a “graduation” approach by providing adaptive co-management of the resource, training, alternative livelihood opportunities and support to ensure the inclusion of women and youth in the protected areas. Read less ...

This paper presents longer-term impacts of the multi-faceted intervention "Targeting the Ultra-Poor" (TUP) program in Afghanistan, after the country went… Read more through severe droughts in 2018 and 2021, suffer from escalating violence, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The results contribute to the evidence of multifaceted livelihoods programs in building resilience and maintaining and improving outcomes, despite adverse shocks.  Read less ...

This scoping review provides an overview of the growing evidence base from evaluations of programs for displaced populations, across 27… Read more displacement-affected settings. These evaluations cover a range of topics and outcomes, including household welfare, food security, education, health, livelihoods, and social cohesion. In the livelihood's outcomes chapter, authors include information interventions, employment assistance and financial assistance. Read less ...

This study assesses how a multifaceted ultra-poor graduation program shields household wellbeing and women’s welfare during localized droughts in Ethiopia.… Read more Analyzing data from a substantial experimental trial, integrating livelihood and nutrition interventions with Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP), the research maps community-level exposure to droughts using satellite weather data. Results highlight the program's consistent moderation of drought impacts, particularly in diets, nutrition, and IPV, with enhanced household savings emerging as the primary mechanism for resilience. Read less ...