Livelihoods  and    food  needs  m

et  

Household  Food  Needs  

Major  drought  has  immediate  and  long  term  impacts  on  household  

livelihoods  

         Drought  

Governments

Donors

Funding  Safety Net Program

Poorest Households

(Safety Net Participants) (Pay Labor)

Cash  /  Food  

IFW  Prem

iums  

Funding  IFW  Voucher  

Safety  Net   HARITA  

Drought  index  triggered  

Labor  

Financial Institutions

Less Poor Households

(Not Safety Net Participants) (Pay Cash) Payouts  

Cash  premiums  

IFW  =  Insurance-­‐for-­‐Work  

Livelihoods  and    food  needs  m

et  

Household  Food  Needs  

Drought  risk  reduction  –  an  irrigation  system  or  agroforestry    –  limits  impact  of  drought  

         Drought  

Livelihoods  and    food  needs  m

et  

Household  Food  Needs  

Insurance  policy  pay-­‐out  helps  meet  needs  during  

the  drought  

Livelihoods  and    food  needs  m

et  

Household  Food  Needs  

Access  to  credit    allows  increased  productivity  and  ability  to  save,  protected  

by  insurance  

Livelihoods  and    food  needs  m

et  

Household  Food  Needs  

Risk  reduction,  insurance  and  savings  provide  a  resilient  set  of  risk  management  tools  to  protect  the  food  security  that  

the  household  is  building  

         Drought  

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