IRMA mapped Oxfam’s DRR work to provide a global overview of its portfolio. We identified areas of good practice in programming and advocacy, as well as potential for learning, growth and quality enhancement. The results were used to inform Oxfam’s strategic planning and resourcing process. We included, at their request, an evaluation of Oxfam’s actions in relation to the 2015-16 El Nino phenomenon, to enable Oxfam to measure to what extent it took ‘early action’ to reduce risk for affected populations, and to facilitate even earlier action in slow onset crises in the future.
Climate Risk Assessment of Dominican Republic
Climate change poses huge challenges for Dominican Republic, an island that regularly experiences hurricanes, already suffers from stress on water resources, and whose main industry is tourism. IRMA was approached by DAI to guide a climate risk assessment focusing on
