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NEXUS/Economic Development Intervention
NEXUS/Economic Development Intervention
Mercy Corps' Managing Risk through Economic Development (MRED) program came with a unique "NEXUS" approach –which is able to address both disaster risk reduction and at the same time enablecommunities to earn money to support theirlivelihood. Generally speaking, "Nexus" as an approach that works to mitigate the disaster and assure economic gains simultaneously in vulnerable communities.
Key Intervention under NEXUS
Key Intervention under NEXUS
Sugarcane Plantation
Dairy Production
Legume Plantation
Coffee Plantation
Bamboo Plantation
M-RED 2 will focus on livelihood-specific shocks and stresses from natural disasters and include both natural hazards and climete change, addressing the impact of slow-onset hazards such as drought, low soil fertility, pets and diseases, and the results of increasing temperatures and seasonal changes in precipitation.
Nexus model, addresses gaps of sustainability observed in traditional DRR models. It is proven example of community based ecosystem based approach to disaster risk reduction that directly assists to the sustainability of communal efforts with built-in economic incentives.
Nexus model, addresses gaps of sustainability observed in traditional DRR models. It is proven example of community based ecosystem based approach to disaster risk reduction that directly assists to the sustainability of communal efforts with built-in economic incentives.
NEXUS approach requires interaction with wider stakeholders beyond traditional DRR actors to ensure that the DRR interventions are incentivising.
Sugarcane Sub-sector mapping
Sugarcane Sub-sector mapping
Dairy Sub-sector mapping
Dairy Sub-sector mapping
Research and Learning
Research and Learning
Mercy Corps’ investment in resilience measurement through our multi-country program, Managing Risks through Economic Development (M-RED), is deepening our understanding of how to test and measure resilience outcomes, allowing us to manage the program more adaptively and incorporate our learning. In the Far West districts of Nepal, climate change is intensifying annual monsoon flooding, landslides, drought and soil degradation, compounding food insecurity and poverty among marginalized communities. M-RED innovatively integrates disaster risk reduction and market systems development strategies through “nexus” interventions that build economic security and increase incomes, while reducing vulnerability to natural disasters.
M-RED measured resilience by testing whether households who benefited from risk-mitigating interventions had less disaster loss (i.e., loss of land, agricultural inputs, property or assets) than comparison groups. It also measured whether beneficiaries strengthened key resilience capacities, such as building natural structures that prevented landslides and strengthening disaster-risk management committees. An impact evaluation showed that after three years, disaster losses among target communities were reduced by 75% relative to comparison groups. M-RED beneficiaries were also twice to 3.5 times as likely to protect their fields with structural measures or use improved agricultural practices that mitigated disasters.
The assessment highlighted opportunities to refine our measurement methodology and program approaches. For example, the implementation period coincided with an El Niño year, replacing flooding with drought. In response, we pivoted the program to incorporate a wider range of interventions that can protect communities from multiple threats. The team has also introduced a system of post-shock monitoring, collecting data throughout programming to assess how households are responding as disasters occur. These critical lessons are resonating globally, shaping our resilience measurement and adaptive management practices throughout the agency.
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