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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Supporting women’s livelihoods by bringing water to Lulinda, DRC

01/04/2016

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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Ungwa Sangani, a single mother who lives in Lulinda, South Kivu, used to leave home very early in the morning to make a two-hour round-trip to a river to fetch contaminated water for herself and her three children. She would stop work in her field early to collect water again in the afternoon, and had […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

A Companion Guide to Resilience

04/02/2016

1 documents

42 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Asia is experiencing unprecedented change. Some of these changes are bringing undeniable benefits, such as the millions of Asians being lifted out of poverty by economic growth, and the soaring accessibility of information technology. Other changes are increasing the vulnerability of many portions of the population: climate change, the rapid increase in the number of […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Oxfam’s Strategy for Resilience in Asia

04/02/2016

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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Asia is experiencing unprecedented change. Some of these changes are bringing benefits, while others are increasing the vulnerability of some or all of the population. Resilience building is a counter to these drivers of vulnerability. The Asia Resilience Strategy for 2015 ‘2020 provides a broad framework on inclusive humanitarian and development trajectories focused on the […]

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Briefing paper

Implementing the Forest Rights Act: Lack of political will?

26/11/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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Historically, usage of and access to forest resources by India’s Adivasi community and other forest dwellers have been considered encroachment and their efforts to acquire forest land have been used as evidence of their anti-development attitude. Government policy has continued to deny them legal rights to use, manage and conserve forest resources and to hold […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Introducing the SWIFT Tool for Environmental Assessment and Risk Screening for Rural Water Supply

01/08/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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Achieving long-term increases in rural water-supply coverage depends on many factors. A new tool developed for the SWIFT Consortium supports environmental assessment and risk screening activitiesfor rural water supplies in low-income contexts. When conducting a detailed hydrogeological survey is not an option, the SWIFT tool provides simple guidance to help identify and mitigate environmental risks to long-term water […]

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Briefing paper

Harmless Harvest: How sustainable agriculture can help ASEAN countries adapt to a changing climate

25/05/2015

1 documents

22 pages long

Languages: English

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A better way of growing food is the best bet against climate change for Southeast Asia’s small-scale food producers. Sustainable agriculture – agriculture that can meet the needs of present and future generations, ensures the efficient production of safe, high-quality agricultural products in a way that protects the natural environment, and improves on the economic […]

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Briefing paper

Mines and Minerals Bill: Disempowering the community

24/03/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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For over five years, the central government has been in the process of framing and enacting new legislation to develop and regulate India’s mines and minerals. However, within the span of less than two months the NDA government published an Ordinance both introducing and passing a new version of a Bill in both Houses of […]

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Evaluation report

Oxfam Sense Making Exercise for a Selection of Evaluations 2013-2014

01/02/2015

4 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This document reviews a sample of evaluations carried out between January 2013 and October 2014; it is an exercise required by Oxfam’s Policy of Program Evaluation. The findings tell us about the nature of Oxfam’s programming, helping identify strengths and weaknesses, and lessons, from our programs; the report includes remarks on our evaluation quality. The review is motivated […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

The Climate Forecast Model: Lessons from ACCRA Uganda

10/09/2014

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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In Uganda, roughly 70 percent of households are dependent on rain-fed agriculture. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization determined that the drop in the growth of the Ugandan economy from 6.6 percent in 2004–05 to 5.3 percent in 2005–06 was largely due to the variability of the weather, specifically its impact on agriculture. It is […]

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Briefing paper

Delivering Prosperity in Myanmar’s Dryzone: Lessons from Mandalay and Magwe on realizing the economic potential of small-scale farmers

28/08/2014

2 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

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Myanmar is undergoing intense and rapid changes. Policies formulated today will determine the future path of political and economic development. Modernization of the country’s agricultural sector is, rightly, a priority. However, mechanization and large-scale agricultural investment is not the only option. Small farm development provides a commercially viable option with better outcomes in terms of […]

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