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Issue briefing

El Nino Key Messages: Urgent action now can prevent major suffering and loss

20/11/2015

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Millions of poor and vulnerable people face hunger and poverty this year and next because of record global temperatures, droughts and erratic rains in 2014 and 2015, followed by the development of possibly the most powerful El Niño on record. This briefing makes the case to urgently scale up humanitarian response in countries already in […]

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Media briefing

Entering Uncharted Waters: El Nino and the threat to food security

01/10/2015

2 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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Millions of poor people in Southern Africa, Asia and Central America face hunger and poverty this year and next because of droughts and erratic rains as global temperatures reach new records, and because of the onset of a powerful El Nino – the climate phenomenon that develops in the tropical Pacific and brings extreme weather […]

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Research report

From Words to Facts: Acting on climate change in Central America

04/12/2014

2 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Central American countries contribute little to climate change, but will endure some of its most negative consequences. As well as greatly affecting food production and the life of farming and indigenous communities, it will also increase the magnitude and frequency of extreme climatic events that impact the region. With the support of partners, this research […]

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Journal article

Valuing unpaid labour in community Fair Trade products: a Nicaraguan case study from The Body Shop International

10/11/2014

14 pages long

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Valuing unpaid labour in community Fair Trade products: a Nicaraguan case study from The Body Shop International

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This article discusses insights from a research study of an innovative community Fair Trade initiative which has a pricing model that recognises the unpaid work of women. It argues that women’s unpaid work represents an important input into production and should be valued and renumerated. This initiative is a joint project between The Body Shop International and its partner, […]

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Journal article

Introduction to gender, development and care

10/11/2014

12 pages long

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Introduction to gender, development and care

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This article does not have a description. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the Gender and Development website.

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Research report

Resilience in Times of Food Insecurity: Reflecting on the experiences of women’s organizations

15/09/2014

3 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This research report considers the perspectives of women’s organizations and their strategies in dealing with vulnerability to shocks and crises, and building resilience in a context of food insecurity. The report identifies what 21 women’s organizations across 10 countries consider to be the key threats to resilience, and draws lessons from their ways of working. […]

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Briefing paper

Fiscal Justice to Reduce Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean

10/09/2014

6 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish

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Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is still the most unequal region in the world, despite economic growth and the reduction of both poverty and inequality over the last decade. Political and economic elites have shaped fiscal systems which, in general, have a very limited impact when it comes to correcting inequalities and in some […]

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Issue briefing

Coffee Rust Fungus Threatens Employment Collapse in Central America

14/08/2014

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Coffee rust is having a serious impact on the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of poor people in Central America who earn their income from growing coffee or working on coffee farms. Rising temperatures due to climate change have encouraged the fungus to spread, however the fundamental problem is the underlying vulnerability of the sector, […]

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Briefing note

Blind Budgets: Budget transparency and public spending for small-scale producers

23/07/2013

2 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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In Latin America and the Caribbean, national budgets remain blind to the special needs and priorities of small-scale producers. This undercuts the productivity and food security of millions of women and men who manage small-scale farming operations and provide up to 60 per cent of the food supply. With a new index, Oxfam evaluates budget […]

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Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Capacity Building for Rural Enterprise Development for Small Producers, Nicaragua

24/01/2013

5 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

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The “PRODER” project supports approximately 450 producers in three value chains – dairy products, cocoa, and wooden furniture – in three municipalities of the Atlantic North Autonomous Region of Nicaragua. It focuses on building capacity among producers to improve the quality of their production, facilitate their access to markets, and increase their negotiating power. These […]

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