Bibliografía p. 44-47.

1 Objectives and methodology. Financing gap to achieve universal coverage of the five social protection income guarantees. Beneficiary population. Benefit level. Financing gap for essential health care. 2 Financing gap estimates. National income groups and regions. The financing gap in old-age, by sex. The financing gap as a proportion of government and social protection expenditure. 3 Strategies to close the financing gap. Increasing tax revenues. Revenues from explicit and implicit fossil fuel subsidies. International climate financing mechanisms to build social protection floors. Extending social security finance by increasing contributory revenues. Eliminating illicit financial flows. Sovereign debt, foreign aid and international financing mechanisms. Conclusion. Annex. Financing gap for universal social protection as percentage of GDP. Financing gap for universal social protection as percentage of government expenditure. National poverty lines.

El estudio sostiene que alcanzar la protección social universal es fundamental para afrontar adecuadamente las consecuencias de la crisis climática, porque la protección social universal ayuda a reducir las vulnerabilidades y los choques climáticos. En este sentido, el documento señala que la financiación internacional para el clima puede ayudar a reforzar y adaptar los sistemas de protección social en los países de renta baja y media.