Shock-Responsive Social Protection Systems Research Working Paper 3 : Shock-Responsive Social Protection in the Sahel Community Perspectives

Explores informal mechanisms of risk response and the social dynamics arising out of the intersection of formal and informal systems

From:
Department for International Development
Published
12 November 2016
Country:
Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal
Document Type:
Country Report
Theme:
Humanitarian Disasters and Emergencies
Authors:
Watson, C

Abstract

This working paper focuses on community-level practices and perceptions of social protection in the Sahel, exploring both informal mechanisms of risk management and response, as well as the social dynamics arising out of the intersection of formal and informal systems. The aim is to contribute to reflection as to how community-sensitive ‘shock-responsive’ social protection can build on, complement and reinforce local mechanisms in a manner that integrates shock responsiveness within a broader social protection continuum.

This project is an output of the Shock Responsive Social Protection Systems Programme

Citation

Watson, C (2016) Shock-Responsive Social Protection Systems Research Working Paper 3: Shock-Responsive Social Protection in the Sahel: Community Perspectives. OPM Working Paper.

Shock-Responsive Social Protection Systems Research Working Paper 3 : Shock-Responsive Social Protection in the Sahel Community Perspectives

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Published 12 November 2016
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