Individual contractor for project support on CRISP project

Responsibilities

There is emerging acknowledgement of the role of social protection to strengthen climate resilience in climate change and Agenda 2030 related intergovernmental processes. ESCAP member States adopted a Decision at the eighth session of the Committee on Social Development that underscored the need to strengthen national capacity on social protection and to foster more resilient societies and promote a just transition to a sustainable future (ESCAP/CSD(8)/6).

ESCAP is implementing an initiative on Climate Resilient Inclusive Social Protection (CRISP), pioneering action in this emerging area for the Asia-Pacific region to strengthen capacity, build a regional knowledge base and enhance regional collaboration for improved coherence between social protection and climate policies. CRISP adopts a three-pronged approach to a) Identify: increase capacity to identify social protection measures to buffer against the impact of climate change events an...