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Scaling Parametric Insurance in Pacific Small Island Developing States Through Meso- Level Solutions

This publication focuses on promoting meso-level insurance products designed for development banks, microfinance institutions, provident/pension funds, associations, and cooperatives through the UNCDF-led Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Programme.

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Assessing Digital and Financial Literacy in Samoa: Survey on Knowledge, Skills and Access

The research explores experiences with traditional and digital financial services to-date, in addition to assessing basic competencies in the areas of digitization and finance.

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Demand and Supply Study Report on Climate and Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance in Samoa

This report examines the impact of disasters caused by environmental hazards on individuals and households across Samoa and explores financial gaps that could be filled through climate and disaster risk financing solutions.

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Strengthening Financial Resilience in the Pacific

This publication captures the lessons learned from implementing climate risk insurance solutions in the Pacific over the last two years.

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Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Programme: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Strategy

This report describes PICAP’s approach towards achieving and mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion to ensure that women and the most vulnerable are fully represented in climate disaster risk financing products (e.g., parametric insurance).

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Catalyzing Innovation for Women Entrepreneurs

This research, focusing on 328 women entrepreneurs in Samoa, Cambodia and Fiji, explores the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in accessing and using financing at different stages of their enterprise journey.

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Using Pay-for-Results to Catalyze Affordable Housing Development

This case study analyzes the Haiti Homeownership and Mortgage Expansion program’s methodology for designing its Pay-for-Results incentive structure, its results, and lessons learned.

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Saving Cash, Saving Lives

The experiences of Haitian savings groups during COVID-19

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Fonkoze’s CLM Ultra Poverty Programme

Understanding and improving child development and child well-being
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Pathways to Sustained Exit From Extreme Poverty

Evidence from Fonkoze’s extreme poverty ‘graduation’ program