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Can social protection programmes promote livelihoods and climate resilience in conflict-affected settings?: Evidence from Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme

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  • Jeremy Lind
  • Carolina Holland-Szyp
  • Rachel Sabates-Wheeler
  • Yihunbelay Teshome
  • Lars Otto Naess

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The paper discusses the growing interest in using social protection to address climate-related vulnerabilities and strengthen resilience, particularly in conflict-affected settings. It examines the Productive Safety Net Programme in Ethiopia, highlighting that while social assistance offers a protective function, it falls short of reducing long-term vulnerabilities, especially in settings characterised by multidimensional and enduring stressors and shocks. The assistance provided is often inadequate, leaving recipients to rely on their own resources.

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  • Jeremy Lind & Carolina Holland-Szyp & Rachel Sabates-Wheeler & Yihunbelay Teshome & Lars Otto Naess, 2025. "Can social protection programmes promote livelihoods and climate resilience in conflict-affected settings?: Evidence from Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2025-44, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    • Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:wp-2025-44
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