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Weathering the Weather: How Climate Change Became the Currency that Transformed a Vulnerable Community
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02.10.2015
Weathering the Weather: How Climate Change Became the Currency that Transformed a Vulnerable Community
While the lack of disaster risk preparedness continues to produce a cycle of poverty and food insecurity across much of Cambodia, some communities are seizing the initiative and taking the first steps to protect themselves. The secret is a micro-insurance loan programme that was introduced in 2007 among 60 female-headed, highly vulnerable households for providing a means to better prepare a community for disasters, promote green business, empower the most vulnerable, and ensure children attend school.
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- Vulnerable Community