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Social Protection and Humanitarian Assistance Nexus for Disaster Response : Lessons Learnt from Fiji's Tropical Cyclone Winston

This discussion paper presents an analysis of the humanitarian response following Tropical Cyclone (TC) Winston, and looks specifically at the role social protection played in improving disaster response and complementing the humanitarian assistanc...

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Main Authors: Mansur, Aisha, Doyle, Jesse, Ivaschenko, Oleksiy
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
NATURAL DISASTERS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY
POVERTY REDUCTION
SAFETY NET
CASH TRANSFERS
IMPACT EVALUATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/143591490296944528/Social-protection-and-humanitarian-assistance-nexus-for-disaster-response-lessons-learnt-from-Fijis-Tropical-Cyclone-Winston
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26408
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Summary:This discussion paper presents an analysis of the humanitarian response following Tropical Cyclone (TC) Winston, and looks specifically at the role social protection played in improving disaster response and complementing the humanitarian assistance effort in Fiji. The paper also explores the changing landscape of social protections following TC Winston and documents some of the key achievements and challenges faced in the response period. Furthermore, a list of recommendations has been put together for further discussion on future disaster responsive social protection.

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