Climate-smart agriculture and insurance for preparedness
Challenge
Dzaleka camp is overpopulated and exposed to significant climate change impacts. Restricted land access and freedom of movement limit opportunities, with most residents dependent on food aid. There is an urgent need to build resilience and expand options for self-reliance.
Solution
Parallel investments in climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and development of skills and knowledge as key tools for longterm self-reliance of refugees to manage future shocks, to complement investment in parametric insurance to provide life-saving support to refugee communities if risk thresholds are met.
Impact
Improved resilience and food security, enhancing preparedness. The twin tracks of practical resilience-building and parametric insurance will provide both the financial resources and capacities for effective responses to impending crises, reducing the vulnerability of displaced communities.
Project impact
Other information
Promotion of climate smart agriculture, resilience building activities, and livelihood diversification complemented UNHCR's wider investments providing insurance to 6,000 households.