Inclusive and Gender-responsible Forecast-based Early Actions in Viet Nam Read more about Inclusive and Gender-responsible Forecast-based Early Actions in Viet Nam This presentation gives an overview of Forecast-Based Early Action (FBEA) and opportunities for scaling it up.
Use of Big Data for Adaptive Social Protection Read more about Use of Big Data for Adaptive Social Protection This presentation discusses the potential of using four different types of data in social protection.
The Case of PRISM: Use of Climate Risk Information for Social Protection Read more about The Case of PRISM: Use of Climate Risk Information for Social Protection This presentation gives an overview of the Interoperability of Climate Risk Information and social Protection Systems.
Jothiganesh Sundaram Keywords Community Resilience Partnership Program community resilience climate investments climate adaptation climate action climate change DRRM climate women-focused investments social protection Rural Livelihoods Read more about Jothiganesh Sundaram Jothiganesh Sundaram (Jothi), is Regional Technical Lead on Climate and Weather-related risk and PRISM, at United Nations World Food Programme Regional Office for Asia-Pacific at Bangkok. At WFP, he focuses on strengthening capacity of Government systems in the Asia-Pacific region on climate risk analytics, impact-based forecasting, last mile climate services and climate informed decision making. He has more than 10 years of experience in implementing Climate Risk Management, Disaster Risk Reduction projects, in collaboration with several International, UN, and Government agencies.
Yen Nguyen Thi Keywords Community Resilience Partnership Program community resilience climate investments climate adaptation climate action climate change DRRM climate women-focused investments social protection Rural Livelihoods Read more about Yen Nguyen Thi Nguyen Thi Yen is the climate change and disaster reduction advisor of CARE International in Vietnam. She has approximately 20 years experience in areas of community-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, particularly in climate and disaster vulnerability and capacity analysis (CVCA), community resilience capacity building, resilient livelihood linked with nature-based solutions, and agro-climate information services targeting poor ethnic minority women.
Daniel Longhurst Keywords Community Resilience Partnership Program community resilience climate investments climate adaptation climate action climate change DRRM climate women-focused investments social protection Rural Livelihoods Read more about Daniel Longhurst Daniel is WFP’s social protection and cash adviser for Asia Pacific. He has over a decade of operational and analytical experience with WFP and other UN agencies, academia, think tanks, and development organizations in social protection, resilience, DRM and climate adaptation. He has previously worked on similar issues with the likes of German Development Cooperation, FCDO, FAO, UNICEF, Humanitarian Outcomes, and the Institute of Development Studies.
Adaptive Social Protection at ADB Read more about Adaptive Social Protection at ADB This presentation discusses Adaptive Social Protection Systems as a targeted approach to responding to climate shocks and reducing poverty.
An Overview of Adaptive Social Protection Read more about An Overview of Adaptive Social Protection This presentation gives an overview of how social protection can build resilience in individuals and household risks and shocks across the lifecycle.
Strengthening Climate Resilience at Scale While Leaving No One Behind Read more about Strengthening Climate Resilience at Scale While Leaving No One Behind This presentation gives an overview of how ADB is working on strengthening climate resilience and finding inclusive solutions to address social protection and rural livelihoods.
Vanita Suneja Keywords WaterAid South Asia Vanita Suneja water sanitation and hygiene WASH small holder agriculture forest governance Rural Livelihoods women’s land rights renewable energy climate change extractives and mining Forestry Management Read more about Vanita Suneja Vanita has over 25 years of experience in the development sector. She has been working on a wide range of issues including water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), small holder agriculture, forest governance, rural livelihoods, women’s land rights, renewable energy, climate change, extractives and mining. She is currently leading the policy and advocacy work with WaterAid at the South Asia regional level. Prior to WaterAid, Vanita worked with Oxfam India and the Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development in New Delhi.