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But only if risk is more equally shared globally and across societies – this will require a major shift in our approach to poverty […] View resource Briefing paper Learning the Lessons? Assessing the response to the 2012 food crisis in the Sahel to build resilience for the future 16/04/2013 5 documents 40 pages long Languages: English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Aid effectiveness Civil society Disaster risk reduction Disasters Drought DRR Food prices Food security Resilience Overview In 2012, the Sahel region of West and Central Africa was once again hit by a severe food crisis, affecting over 18 million people at its peak. At the start of 2012, when the crisis began to unfold, many governments, donors and aid agencies were determined not to make the same mistakes again. This report […] View resource Evaluation report South Sudan Emergency Response in Maban County, Upper Nile State: Mid-Term Review Summary, January-August 2012 04/04/2013 1 documents 17 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Conflict Disasters Drought M&E Monitoring and evaluation Programme management Refugees and IDPs WASH Overview Since becoming independent on 9 July 2011, South Sudan has faced many challenges. Poor harvests have led to severe food shortages, and there have been continuous conflicts across the border with Sudan. In September 2011, intense fighting broke out in the Blue Nile State of Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Sudan People’s […] View resource Research report Economic Analysis of the Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Russia 01/04/2013 1 documents 48 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Agroforestry Climate change adaptation Drought Food security Natural resources Overview Climate change is already having a negative impact on agricultural production in Russia, especially grain production, the sector most dependent on weather and climate factors. In 2010 and 2012, drought caused a significant drop in grain production, which led to increase in grain prices. The total losses resulting from poor harvests exceeded RUB 300bn in […] View resource Research report Challenges to Security, Livelihoods, and Gender Justice in South Sudan: The situation of Dinka agro-pastoralist communities in Lakes and Warrap States 13/03/2013 1 documents 50 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Discrimination Drought Food security Gender-based violence Girls' education Livelihoods Pastoralism Refugees and IDPs Resource scarcity Smallholder agriculture Water and sanitation Women farmers Overview In South Sudan, widespread euphoria following independence in July 2011 has given way to disappointment that expected peace dividends have not materialised. Many South Sudanese are experiencing insecurity, a lack of access to basic services, and increasing inequalities. Pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities in remote border areas are particularly affected by insecurity and by a lack […] View resource Research report Applying Cost Benefit Analysis at a Community Level: A review of its use for community based climate and disaster risk management 01/03/2013 3 documents 45 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Aid effectiveness Cash transfers Climate change adaptation Climate finance Community building Corporate responsibility Debt Debt relief Disaster risk management Disaster risk reduction Disasters Drought DRR Economic growth Finance Green Climate Fund Housing Programme management Reconstruction Research methods Sustainable livelihoods approach Welfare Wellbeing World Bank and IMF World Trade Organisation WTO Overview This report reviews 23 studies that have applied cost benefit analysis (CBA) to assess community-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation projects. The review shows that CBA at a community level is adding value to our understanding of the effectiveness of efforts to reduce climate and disaster risk. The report concludes with key messages emerging from […] View resource Journal article Using participatory impact diagrams to evaluate a community development project in Kenya 18/02/2013 17 pages long Free access through journal website Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Development methods Disaster risk reduction Drought DRR Impact assessment Overview Participatory approaches for impact assessment are increasingly becoming popular with development organisations for engaging multiple stakeholders. We present our use of participatory impact diagrams as an evaluation tool within a mixed methods impact assessment of several drought-reduction interventions in Kenya. Results show that because men and women have different roles, their experiences of interventions vary. […] View resource Research report The Role of Local Institutions in Adaptive Processes to Climate Variability: The cases of southern Ethiopia and southern Mali 08/02/2013 1 documents 34 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Climate change adaptation Community building Drought Food security Pastoralism Overview Farmers and herders in arid regions of Africa face serious challenges in adapting to climate change and variability. They are highly exposed to climate stresses, especially drought, but adaptation to climate change is far from being a clear-cut biophysical or technical problem: it is also a social challenge. Although communities in semi-arid zones have organized […] View resource Technical briefing Technical Guidelines on Water Trucking in Drought Emergencies 04/01/2013 1 documents 22 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Aid effectiveness Drought Resource scarcity WASH Water and sanitation Wellbeing Overview Emergency water trucking to drought-affected populations, particularly in the Horn of Africa, has become cyclical intervention as rainfall patterns in these areas has become increasingly unpredictable. In addition to being expensive and unsustainable, cyclical water trucking is coming under increased scrutiny as it increasingly appears to have negative impacts on pastoralist livelihoods, existing coping mechanisms […] View resource Evaluation report Effectiveness Review: Kenya Drought Response 2011/12 08/10/2012 3 documents 26 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Disasters Drought Humanitarian practice M&E Monitoring and evaluation Overview This report presents the findings of an effectiveness review carried out on Oxfam’s response to the 2010/11 drought-related food crisis in Kenya that was undertaken through the application of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Indicator Tool. In fully meeting eight of the 12 quality standards, the report points to the importance of having well-positioned programmes able to detect […] View resource Posts navigation Prev page Page 1 … Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Next page Spotted an error? Let us know