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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

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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 […]

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Case study

Women’s Collective Action: Findings and recommendations

01/02/2013

5 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English, French

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In this final briefing, we highlight key findings and recommendations from Phase III of the Researching Women’s Collective Action (WCA) project, and share information on stakeholder events in the three focus countries. Quantitative and qualitative analysis was undertaken in one sub-sector per country: honey in Ethiopia, vegetables in Tanzania and shea butter in Mali. The […]

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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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Issue briefing

You Have Been Warned: One year on from UN declaration of famine, Somalia faces worsening food crisis

17/07/2012

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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In 2011 the world waited for the UN to declare famine before providing assistance on the level needed to save lives in Somalia – this delayed response wasted lives and money. We are now seeing warnings of Somalia slipping back into crisis and cannot afford to make the same mistake again – governments and agencies […]

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Briefing note

Sahel Markets Under Pressure

31/05/2012

2 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English, French

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The people of Africa’s Sahel region are facing an increasing risk of widespread food crisis, following a series of crises over recent years which has slashed incomes, undermined livelihoods and reduced their borrowing capacity. Low rainfall, abnormally high grain prices and increased insecurity in part of the region have contributed to their vulnerability. It is […]

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Case study

Myanmar Case Study: Putting women at the centre of disaster risk reduction

15/05/2012

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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Men and women in Myanmar have, in principle, equal rights and women play a role in all spheres of society. However, gender discrimination is still widespread. There are very limited opportunities for women’s leadership at all levels. Gender-based violence, mostly against women, is widespread, particularly in conflict areas. In the aftermath of cyclone Nargis, Oxfam […]

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Case study

Indonesia Case Study: Jenggala’s women living close to disaster

15/05/2012

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam Indonesia has been working with local partner organisation Koslata to change attitudes which leave people vulnerable to disaster and to assist the community of Jenggala with disaster risk reduction (DRR). The aim of DRR activities is to help the community to better prepare for floods and landslides and to reduce the negative impacts of […]

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Case study

Viet Nam Case Study: Participatory disaster preparation and mitigation project

15/05/2012

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam in Vietnam has supported and implemented emergency response projects as a reaction to a range of natural disasters, including floods, droughts, typhoons and landslides, as well as implementing community-based disaster preparedness projects in a number of provinces. The project’s primary socio-cultural impacts were achieved through enhanced participation, particularly by women. It provided participatory methods, […]

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Case study

Empowerment of Pastoralist Women

03/05/2012

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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Poor pastoralist women in Eastern Sudan have improved their livelihoods by producing alternative animal feed from local resources. They are able to do so after receiving training from a local pastoralist organisation, supported by Oxfam Novib’s partner PENHA. The women managed to improve the productivity of their goats so that they produce more milk and […]

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Briefing paper

A Dangerous Delay: The cost of late response to early warnings in the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa

18/01/2012

6 documents

34 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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More than 13 million people are still affected by the crisis in the Horn of Africa. There were clear early warning signs many months in advance, yet there was insufficient response until it was far too late. This briefing, published jointly by Oxfam and Save the Children, examines the factors that allowed a drought in […]

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