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Policy Overview: Ethiopia Climate Resilient Green Economy

09/05/2014

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

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The Ethiopia CRGE is a vision to build a middle-income climate resilient green economy by 2025 (USD 1,000 GDP per capita) through zero net carbon growth. This development strategy is laid out in the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP). Climate change is impacting across the whole economy. The future impacts and costs of climate change, […]

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Case study

Weather and Climate Forecasting for Community Resilience to Climate-Related Risks and Shocks in Uganda

09/05/2014

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study showcases the innovations from Uganda’s Meteorology Department to simplify, interpret, translate into local languages and communicate the seasonal weather forecast. This innovation started in June 2012 with financial support from ACCRA consortium with the leadership of World Vision Uganda.

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Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Community-Led Disaster Risk Reduction in Mongu, Zambia

26/02/2014

4 documents

53 pages long

Languages: English

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The ‘Community-Led Disaster Risk Reduction’ project aims to increase resilience to climatic shocks among target groups in Mongu district in the Zambezi floodplain of western Zambia, through: Strengthening capacity of target communities to manage and respond to floods and droughts; and By encouraging livelihood diversification and asset growth. These full and summary reports document the findings […]

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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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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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Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Cholera Response Sierra Leone 2012/13

06/12/2013

3 documents

29 pages long

Languages: English

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This report presents the findings of an effectiveness review carried out on Oxfam’s response to the 2012 cholera response in Sierra Leone that was undertaken through the application of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Indicator Tool. Overall the response scored 87% and met or almost met nine of the 10 standards that were relevant to the response. This […]

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Discussion paper

Humanitarian Brochure: A summary of Oxfam’s expertise in emergencies

13/11/2013

1 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam is one of the world’s leading providers of humanitarian aid in emergencies, with well-recognised expertise in several fields. These are clean water, sanitation, public health, food security, and the protection of civilians, with a strong reputation for scale, speed, and innovation. Oxfam responds directly wherever there is a widespread threat to life, health, and […]

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Research report

Missed Opportunities: The case for strengthening national and local partnership-based humanitarian responses

03/11/2013

2 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, French

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This study is the first output of a research project commissioned by five UK-based international humanitarian non-governmental organisations (INGOs) – ActionAid, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam GB and Tearfund. The main purpose of the project was to look at the current and future potential of partnerships with national non-governmental organisations (NNGOs) in humanitarian response, based on […]

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Case study

Taking the long view: Transforming the way community water management is viewed and conducted in northern Kenya

25/09/2013

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

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For several years, Oxfam has been working with communities in Turkana and Wajir, Kenya, building the capacity of local water committees to better manage their water supplies and hold higher authorities to account. Instead of short incentive-based workshops with little follow-up, Oxfam has taken a longer-term approach by developing a toolkit to provide regular training […]

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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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