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Centre for Social Protection
The Centre for Social Protection (CSP) supports a global network of partners working to mainstream social protection in development policy and encourage social protection systems and instruments that are comprehensive, long-term, sustainable and pro-poor. We produce research on conceptual approaches; design issues, including delivery, targeting and affordability; and impacts of different social protection initiatives.
On these pages you will be able to access publications, resources, project and training information by some of the leading thinkers and practitioners on social protection from around the world, focusing on a number of CSP Research Themes including: Climate Change Adaptation; Conflict, Food Security and Agriculture, Health, Microfinance, Migration.
The CSP is also the home of the Crisis Watch Initiative, the co-convenors of the Social Protection in Asia (SPA) programme, and the Adaptive Social Protection programme.
What is Social Protection?
Mark Davies from the Centre explains what social protection is and how it can make a difference to the lives of poor people.
Sign-up to our Social Protection e-newsletter
The CSP produces a quarterly e-newsletter which focuses on social protection research and provides useful resources including relevant publications, events, vacancies and contacts. To subscribe to the newsletter or to contact us for more information email socialprotection@ids.ac.uk
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News
15 May 12 Towards sustainable development: Have your say
IDS hosts debate on how integrating social protection, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction can contribute to sustainable development.
09 May 12 Social protection for food security: Report to shape international action
High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition, part of the UN Committee on World Food Security, commissions synthesis report on social protection for food security.
Listen to Vincent Gitz, Coordinator of the High Level Panel, and IDS Fellow Stephen Devereux, leader of the report.
02 May 12 IDS launches paper on human security and next generation of development goals
IDS fellows discuss what comes after the MDGs with colleagues from CAFOD and DfID at Sussex Development Debate which launches new paper from IDS on human security and post 2015 framework.
08 Feb 12 CSP Newsletter January/February Issue 19: Social Protection and Children’s Care
This edition of the CSP newsletter looks at how social protection has the potential to play an important role in preventing the loss of parental care, or to support the provision of adequate alternative care to children.
18 Jan 12 'A rich country with poor people' Myanmar can build a developmental welfare state
As Myanmar pursues political reforms, the nation faces a choice between neoliberal policies and a developmental state that provides decent work and social protection for its citizens.
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