Article Dans Une Revue International Journal of Social Welfare Année : 2025

Three challenges of social protection in sub‐Saharan Africa: informality, climate change and pandemics

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This article provides an overview of social protection challenges in sub-Saharan Africa. It explores three main challenges: the integration of informal workers, the management of climate change and pandemics. Despite the proliferation of social protection programmes in sub-Saharan Africa, effective coverage remains low. About 76.3% of the population is not covered by any formal social protection mechanisms. Following the principle of qualitative comparative analysis, this article offers a twofold contribution. Firstly, it provides an overview of the diversity of social protection mechanisms in sub-Saharan Africa. This article proposes to describe the three categories of social protection using the concept of social protection mix: formal, semi-formal and informal. Secondly, using this concept, this study explores three major challenges of the social protection mix in sub-Saharan Africa. Finally, this article suggests ways to strengthen social protection systems that address new challenges and incorporate the diversity of social protection mechanisms.

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hal-04872377 , version 1 (07-01-2025)

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Léo Delpy. Three challenges of social protection in sub‐Saharan Africa: informality, climate change and pandemics. International Journal of Social Welfare, 2025, 34 (1), ⟨10.1111/ijsw.12716⟩. ⟨hal-04872377⟩
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