Honduras sets a regional precedent, launching its community-co-created adaptive social protection policy, to support vulnerable populations

In December 2025, Honduras socialized the final draft of its first Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) Policy, expected to be launched in 2026, creating a national framework for shock-responsive social protection schemes. Developed by Honduras’ Secretariat of Social Development (SEDESOL), with technical support from the Alliance of Bioversity-CIAT, CGIAR’s Science Program on Climate Action, and Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) funding, the policy was informed by participatory consultations in 15 selected high-vulnerability municipalities. Bottom-up insights and local knowledge from the consultations guided national workshops and the creation of a new multi-stakeholder platform, which aims to better integrate climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and social protection programs. The initiative strengthened institutional capacity and positioned
Honduras as a regional pioneer in co-designing an inclusive and evidence-based, shock-responsive social protection.