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This article examines the opportunities for linking social protection, adaptation and DRR in the context of agriculture and rural growth, exploring whether linking these three approaches together will help enhance resilience to shocks and stresses in agriculture-dependent rural communities. The article does this by (1) reviewing conceptual and policyrelated similarities and differences between the three literatures;(2) collecting evidence from case studies where climate change-resilient social protection approaches have been trialled; and (3) developing an adaptive social protection framework that highlights opportunities for better coordination.

2 Social protection, adaptation and DRR: similarities and differences As we understand more about the impacts of climate change, adapting to these impacts has grown from a minor environmental concern to a major challenge for human development, and a crucial element in eradicating poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).