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Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Disaster Risk Reduction Programming in Ethiopia’s Somali Region

01/07/2013

4 documents

58 pages long

Languages: English

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The activities of two separate projects in Ethiopia’s Somali region were covered by this review. One was the third phase of the cross-border ‘Regional Drought Decision’ programme, which focused on building the capacity of community-based disaster risk management committees, as well as the construction of water storage facilities and the setting up of some pilot pastoralist […]

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Discussion paper

The post-Hyogo Framework: What’s next for disaster risk reduction?

03/06/2013

1 documents

5 pages long

Languages: English

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The Post-Hyogo Framework, the successor to the Millennium Development Goals, and a new climate agreement are all expected in 2015. Thus, the next three years offer an outstanding opportunity to provide a crucial step change in disaster risk reduction (DRR) through the development of new international instruments. In this paper, Oxfam calls for equality and […]

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Case study

Community based disaster risk reduction in Sri Lanka: A compendium of good practices

01/06/2013

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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The compendium presents good practices of the community based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) approach implemented under a Disaster Preparedness project in the North and East of Sri Lanka, supported by the Disaster Preparedness ECHO (DIPECHO). Learning drawn from the project can be replicated and built into future interventions. The compendium also highlights the post-conflict scenario, […]

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Briefing paper

No Accident: Resilience and the inequality of risk

21/05/2013

6 documents

39 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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A new international emphasis on building resilience offers real promise to allow the poorest women and men to cope with, and ultimately thrive, in the face of shocks, stresses, and uncertainty. But only if risk is more equally shared globally and across societies – this will require a major shift in our approach to poverty […]

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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

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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 […]

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Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Climate Change Adaptation and Advocacy Project, Nepal

01/04/2013

4 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English

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The ‘Climate Change Adaptation and Advocacy’ project aims to increase climate change resilience among target groups in the Dadeldhura district of western Nepal, through the creation of livelihood options and the incorporation of climate change adaptation practices in district- and national-level plans and programmes. These full and summary reports document the findings of a quasi-experimental […]

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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

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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 […]

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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

Using participatory impact diagrams to evaluate a community development project in Kenya

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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. […]

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Book

Toward Resilience: A guide to disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

03/01/2013

3 documents

194 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Toward Resilience: A Guide to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) is an introductory resource for staff of development and humanitarian organisations working with people whose live and rights are threatened by disasters and climate change. The guide provides essential introductory information, principals of effective practice, guidelines for action in a range […]

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Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Livestock Commercialisation for Pastoralist Communities in North Dakoro, Niger

12/12/2012

5 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English, French

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This project aims at strengthening livelihoods among pastoralist households in the rural commune of Bermo, in the Maradi Region of Niger. To achieve this aim it has facilitated the formation of a pastoralist self-help group and sought to increase household resilience to drought. These full and summary reports document the findings of a quasi-experimental impact […]

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