Workshop & conference reports Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Discussion paper

Oxfam’s Work in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Contexts: Learning event Bangkok February 8-12, 2016

21/07/2016

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

A third of the world’s poorest, most vulnerable and marginalized people are thought to live in fragile and conflict-affected countries. Oxfam’s work in these countries aims to address their needs, but we recognize the importance of finding different ways to do this in these challenging contexts. In these environments, conflict is often violent, protracted and […]

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Discussion paper

Disaster Risk Reduction Makes Development Sustainable

15/01/2014

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Governments and institutions must place risk reduction at the centre of the post-2015 development agenda, to ensure that disasters do not derail development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must contain: A disaster reduction target; Disaster risk reduction integrated across other targets; Commitment of countries to measure risk and account for disaster losses; and A specific […]

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Discussion paper

Within and Without the State Learning Exchange 2013 Communiqué

22/10/2013

1 documents

Languages: English

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The Within and Without the State (WWS) Learning Exchange 2013 took place in Juba, South Sudan. The emphasis of the workshop was on sharing experience, discussion, and reflection on governance programming in fragile contexts, which enabled participants to bring together their learning from the WWS programme and explore areas for future development. The communique outlines […]

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Case study

Within and Without the State: Effective programming in fragile and conflict affected contexts: Workshop Communique, November 2012

12/12/2012

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This ‘Communique’, from the Within and Without the State Workshop, captures the key messages from the workshop, identifies areas for development and suggests key ways to take these forward. It was developed by the participants themselves throughout the course of the workshop.

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Discussion paper

Agrofuels and Family and Peasant Agriculture: Inputs for the debate

01/06/2008

2 documents

140 pages long

Languages: English, Portuguese

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Agriculture

Overview

This report summarises the seminar held in Rio de Janeiro on July 12-13, 2007 focusing on Agrofuels and its consequent effects on family and peasant farming within the context of Brazilian agriculture and rural development. The paper is divided into three chapters ranging from the context and problems relating to agrofuels in Brazil to the […]

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Discussion paper

A Stronger Voice: Report of the workshops carried out by the anti-poverty groups of the Migrants Resource Centre, London, for the Get Heard Project

01/06/2006

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

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This report documents how migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers view and experience poverty and social exclusion in UK society today. It presents the findings of a number of workshops organised by the Anti-Poverty Group at the Migrants Resource Centre in London. These were part of the UK-wide Get Heard project, feeding into the 2006 National […]

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Research report

Oxfam UKPP’s Partners’ Participatory Appraisal Review Workshop: 18th and 19th April, 2001, Luther King House, Manchester

07/06/2004

2 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English

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Participation

Overview

The aim of this workshop was to to bring together UKPP’s partners using Participatory Appraisal (PA) to: review their experience of using PA, review their experience of developing skills and competence in using PA, discuss scope of using PA in their work and what support they might need on taking this forward, and Oxfam’s possible […]

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Discussion paper

Civil Society Budget Monitoring for National Accountability: Workshop report, Lilongwe, Malawi, February 2004

01/02/2004

1 documents

55 pages long

Languages: English

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Civil society

Overview

This report documents discussions and activities at the Civil Society Budget Monitoring for National Accountability workshop held in Lilongwe, Malawi,17th to 19th February 2004. The fourfold objectives of the workshop were: To bring together individuals and representatives of organisations involved in budget monitoring, or the development of monitoring processes and tools, with a view to […]

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Discussion paper

Equity and the Expansion of Access to Treatment and Care for HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa: Report of a workshop at ICASA

21/11/2003

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

The Regional Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa (EQUINET) and Oxfam GB with government and civil society partners have since early 2003 initiated a programme of research and analysis in support of policy and advocacy focusing on HIV/AIDS and equity in health sector responses. The programme has held and reported on an expert […]

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