Urban climate risks and the role of social protection

This brief gives an overview of the different climate-related hazards that urban spaces are at risk from and explains why social protection (SP) can be effective in addressing these risks.

This is the first brief from the ‘Urban climate risks and the role of social protection’ series, which provides an introduction to the role of SP in tackling urban climate risks. The second brief, which includes country case studies that show how SP is being used to address climate-related hazards, can be found here.