This document discusses building shock-responsive social protection in Nepal through UNICEF's project. The project aims to 1) improve Nepal's social protection system's preparedness for disasters, 2) strengthen partners' capacity for efficient disaster response using social protection, and 3) enable quick cash relief for vulnerable groups through the national social protection system in emergencies. Key activities include preparing existing cash transfer schemes for the monsoon season, building operational readiness, designing financial arrangements, and piloting cash support. The project will work with the Government of Nepal and other partners from December 2017 to September 2019 to improve disaster preparedness and response through Nepal's social protection system.

1. Shock-responsive social
protection in Nepal
Building the preparedness and
capacity for disaster response
Government of Nepal
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Antonio Franco Garcia
Social Policy, Evaluation and Evidence
UNICEF Nepal
10 April 2018

2. Nepal remains highly vulnerable
to multiple and recurrent
natural disasters
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3. Human deaths due to natural
disasters, by disaster type, 2011-17
Vulnerability
to natural disasters
Source: GoN, Nepal Disaster Risk Reduction
Portal
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4. When disasters hit, the most vulnerable suffer most
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Vulnerability
to natural disasters

5. RELIEF
Cash is an effective and flexible
relief modality to help crisis-
affected populations to meet their
multiple needs, and stimulate local
economies and markets.
EFFECTIVE
Nepal has well-stablished cash
transfers (SSA) with wide coverage.
Using existing structures can increase
the speed and efficiency of emergency
response.
SYSTEM BUILDING
Using existing SP system and
structures avoids duplication and
strengthens longer-term national
systems to prevent and mitigate
future crisis.
Why
cash relief?
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Exploiting synergies between emergency
responses and social protection schemes

6. Building on
what works
Nepal’s Emergency Cash Transfer
Programme
PHASE I RELIEF
July – October 2015
434,000beneficiaries
$12 million distributed
NRs. 3,000($28) per beneficiary
PHASE II RECOVERY
July – October 2015
317,000beneficiaries
$12 million distributed
NRs. 4,000($38) per beneficiary
Phase I
(19 districts)
Phase II
(11 districts)
25 APRIL 2015
7.8
12 MAY 2015
7.3
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7. Project
Overview
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8. Project Goals
What do we want to accomplish
1. Improve the preparedness of Nepal’s social protection system and the
capacity of existing social cash transfers (five SSA schemes) to be ready to
respond to shocks
2. Strengthen national partners in charge of social protection and disaster
management to respond more efficiently to natural hazards by mobilising
the national social security system in federal Nepal
3. Help mobilise resources quickly and safely for cash relief to vulnerable
groups through the national SP system in case of emergency
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9. Project Outline
Key planned outputs (Dec. 2017 – Sept. 2019)
1. Preparations of existing SSA schemes for the monsoon season
2. Building operational readiness of social security system for disaster response
in federal Nepal
3. Design of financial arrangement and partner engagement
4. Pilot cash support to affected vulnerable population*
* Contingency component
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10. Timeline
Key milestones for implementation
(Dec. 2017 – Sept. 2019)
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JANUARY 2018 APRIL OCTOBERJULY JANUARY 2019 APRIL OCTOBERJULY
ONBOARDING ANALYTICAL WORK
CONSULTATIONS
POLICY ENGAGEMENT
CASH RESPONSE M&E
CAPACITY
BUILDING
ANALYTICAL WORK
High-level
meeting
High-level
meeting
CASH RESPONSE M&E
CONSULTATIONS
Project
briefing
MONSOON’18 PREPARATIONS LONG-TERM SYSTEM BUILDING

11. Monsoon
preparedness
1. Triggers, and guidelines for
targeting
2. Rapid testing of registries
3. Financing mechanism
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12. Partnerships
Working together to achieve greater results
• Government of Nepal: National and local government bodies in charge of social protection and
disaster management
• UN Humanitarian Country Team: Inter-agency collaboration with other UN agencies and
partners involved in disaster management and response
• SPTT and CCG: SPTT and CCG and its members with an interest and capacity to support design
implementation
• The World Bank: ongoing collaboration to provide Technical assistance for adaptive SP in Nepal
• International and national research institutions: We are currently in discussions with key
partners to implement some key components of the project
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13. Q & A

14. Thank you
Social Policy, Evaluation and Evidence Section
UNICEF Nepal Country Office
UN House, Pulchowk
Kathmandu, Nepal
www.unicef.org/nepal
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May 2018