Investing in social protection for a better worldSocial protection – policies and programmes designed to reduce and prevent poverty and vulnerability –is a human right and a commitment in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
It is an effective policy instrument toaddress crises such as climate change and conflicts and their links with poverty, hunger and inequality.
Many people now have access to social protection, but many more still do not.
This is especially worrying in rural areas, where many poor andvulnerable people have little access to financial and social services, and informal employment is widespread.
These poor and vulnerable rural households face colossal challenges in taking advantage of economic opportunities,



such as those in agrifoodsystems.If rural people do not have access to adequate and comprehensive social protection, they risk being left behind, blocking progress on reducing poverty and inequality.Our impactThanks to FAO's work in the recent years, countries have improved the performance of social protection among rural populations.FAO's support contributed to the design and implementation of the Poverty, Reforestation, Energy and Climate Change (PROEZA)project, co-funded by the Government of Paraguay and the Green Climate Fund.This course shows how social protection can contribute to inclusive climate risk management strategies.
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