This workshop aims at highlighting the contribution of social protection to climate risk management, including disaster risk reduction and management (DRR/M) as well as climate change adaptation and mitigation (CCA/M). The contribution of social protection will be presented along three main pathways: 
•Reducing vulnerability and reliance on negative coping strategies in the face of shocks – protecting people from potential losses incurred by shocks, by helping them to smooth consumption and protect their assets, increasing their capacity to cope and reducing impacts.
•Providing a stepping stone towards climate-resilient livelihoods – freeing-up household income and assets which can be used for productive and climate-resilient investments or complementing other production-focused programmes.
•Supporting inclusive disaster preparedness and response – well-functioning scalable social protection systems can also be an important part of a country's disaster management strategy, by reaching poor populations affected by climate risks in a fast and cost-efficient manner.

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