Working paper by Janna Tenzing, Declan Conway on 7 Sep 2023
This working paper considers how the geographical expansion of Ethiopia’s social protection programme can address climate related risks in an adaptive way.
Policy publication by Matthias Täger, Simon Dikau on 18 May 2023
This policy insight presents an initial conceptual framework on the application of climate scenario analysis and associated design requirements, focusing on the need for a clear purpose.
Research article by Kate Elizabeth Gannon, Elena Castellano, Shaikh Eskander, Mamadou Diop, Declan Conway, Elizabeth Sprout on 15 Jun 2022
The authors of this paper conduct a systematic review to synthesize existing knowledge on differential vulnerability of female entrepreneurs in Africa to climate risk, in relation to their sensitivity to extreme climate events and their adaptive capacity.
Research article by Swenja Surminski, Jon Barnes, Katharine Vincent on 22 Feb 2022
This paper explores how climate risk information produced in the context of insurance-related activities can support public climate adaptation planning. The central contribution is to outline how relevant climate risk information can translate into behaviour change, and the drivers and barriers that influence this in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Working paper by Swenja Surminski, Jon Barnes, Katharine Vincent on 8 Oct 2019
This paper from the UMFULA programme investigates the potential catalyst role of insurance in adaptation to climate change in a developing country context that is characterised by low insurance penetration and a relatively low level of government planning, analysing the problem from the perspective of insurers in South Africa, Malawi and Tanzania. read more »
