Report

Financing Adaptive Social Protection In Mali: Disaster Risk Finance Diagnostic

November
2024
Financing Adaptive Social Protection In Mali: Disaster Risk Finance Diagnostic
Financing Adaptive Social Protection In Mali: Disaster Risk Finance Diagnostic
About This
Report
Brief
Paper
Guidance Note
Report authored by
Florian Krätke

As part of the Centre for Disaster Protection’s support to the World Bank Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program (SASPP), the UK-funded Sahel Shock Response Programme seeks to develop a baseline of in-depth analysis on the social protection and disaster risk financing (DRF) landscape in the Sahel region. This is the second in a series of diagnostic reports aimed at informing the design and programming of the Centre’s support to the SASPP.

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Key Figures

78%

In 2017 an estimated 78% of Mali’s population had no access to any social protection programme. (World Bank)

Reference

$179 million

Mali loses approximately $179 million in agricultural income each year due to droughts and floods. (World Bank, 2021)

Reference

Key Terms Used In This Report

Social protection systems that adjust to shocks, helping vulnerable people prepare, cope and recover over time.

The ability to withstand shocks, adapt, recover and continue functioning over time.

An analytical assessment of a country’s disaster risk profile.

Policies and programmes designed to reduce and prevent poverty and vulnerability throughout the life cycle.

Social protection systems adapted to scale quickly when large shocks affect many people.

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