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Research report

Climate Justice: Loss and damage action research: Case studies of Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

29/11/2023

2 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English

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This study was undertaken to support and empower Southern African leaders, activists, civil society organizations (CSOs) and policymakers, in the lead up to COP 27 and beyond, in the debate on the losses and damages caused by climate impacts. The study used an ‘action research’ approach by supporting the collective and inclusive documentation and sense-making […]

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Case study

Community Stories of Resilience Building in ASEAN: Strengthening community resilience through peer-to-peer learning

11/12/2017

1 documents

162 pages long

Languages: English

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Asia is vulnerable to more frequent and severe disasters due to the rapid rise of natural hazards, extreme weather events, and the impacts of climate change. ASEAN’s Declaration on Institutionalizing the Resilience of ASEAN and its Communities and Peoples to Disasters and Climate Change recognizes this, and its vision of resilience sets out to achieve […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Absorb, Adapt, Transform: Resilience capacities

25/01/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Change is happening all around us, and some change is rapidly transforming environmental, agricultural and political systems causing suffering, turbulence and uncertainty. Resilience is about enhancing people’s capacity to proactively and positively manage this change in ways that contribute to a just world without poverty. This short guide is written for Oxfam staff and partners […]

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Research report

Malawi2020: Vulnerability and Risk Assessment in the tea industry

13/10/2016

1 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

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In June 2016, Oxfam conducted a Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) exercise in Mulanje, Southern Malawi, in the context of the Malawi2020 Tea Revitalization Programme (Malawi2020). This programme aims to achieve a competitive, profitable tea industry that can provide living wages and incomes for its workers by 2020. The VRA sought to address the key […]

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Case study

Briefing note on the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA)

30/06/2016

1 documents

5 pages long

Languages: English

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The Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) has been working over the last 7 years (from November 2009 to December 2016) to influence climate resilience policy and practice in Uganda, Mozambique and Ethiopia. This brief highlights ACCRA’s unique contribution to enhancing the governance of adaptation and planning processes through a multistakeholder process that builds on:(a) […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

The Future is a Choice: The Oxfam Framework and Guidance for Resilient Development

12/04/2016

3 documents

43 pages long

Languages: English

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This guide provides a framework for Oxfam staff to design programmes and campaigns that contribute to resilient development. Oxfam defines resilience as ‘the ability of women and men to realize their rights and improve their well-being despite shocks, stresses and uncertainty’. Our governance-based approach to enhancing resilient development addresses the impacts of shocks, stresses and […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Systems Thinking: An introduction for Oxfam programme staff

20/10/2015

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

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Development organizations frequently face and overcome challenges in programme delivery. But what happens when the proposed solutions fail? How can organizations adapt to changing conditions and ensure the benefits of programmes are shared as widely as possible? This paper introduces the concept of ‘systems thinking’ for Oxfam staff and the broader development community. Systems thinking […]

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Climate Justice: Loss and damage action research: Case studies of Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Community Stories of Resilience Building in ASEAN: Strengthening community resilience through peer-to-peer learning

Absorb, Adapt, Transform: Resilience capacities

Malawi2020: Vulnerability and Risk Assessment in the tea industry

Briefing note on the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA)

The Future is a Choice: The Oxfam Framework and Guidance for Resilient Development

Systems Thinking: An introduction for Oxfam programme staff