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Evaluation report

Evaluation of the Extractive Industries Program in Cambodia 2009-2012

30/08/2013

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80 pages long

Languages: English

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A report outlining the findings from the external evaluation of the Extractive Industries Program in Cambodia.

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Briefing paper

Keeping the Lifeline Open: Remittances and markets in Somalia

31/07/2013

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36 pages long

Languages: English

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Each year, Somali migrants around the world send approximately $1.3bn to Somalia in an expression of solidarity, faith, patriotism, and generosity. These flows represent a significant share of Somalia’s economy and help to reduce Somalia’s reliance on assistance from foreign governments and international organizations. Continued support from the Somali diaspora is essential for Somalia to […]

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Briefing paper

A Quiet Renaissance in American Aid: How US reforms are making America a better partner in the fight against poverty

10/04/2013

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4 pages long

Languages: English

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For too long, United States government development efforts have worked at cross purposes with the very people who are trying to lead lasting change in poor countries. For at least two decades, US assistance has been rightly derided as opaque, supply driven, and not focused on delivering the results that people in poor countries say […]

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Briefing note

Human Rights and Social Conflict in the Oil, Gas, and Mining Industries

09/04/2013

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100 pages long

Languages: English

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Policy recommendations for national human rights institutions

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Briefing paper

Colombia: Contested spaces briefing paper

01/03/2013

2 documents

17 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Colombia has one of the longest-running armed conflicts in the world. This briefing paper draws on Oxfam’s research in Colombia in late 2011 into the impacts of Colombia’s stabilization programme, the National Consolidation Plan (NCP). Interviewees clearly indicated that the NCP and other stabilization efforts had failed to make communities more secure, often leaving them […]

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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

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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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Research report

Community Consent Index 2012

26/09/2012

1 documents

114 pages long

Languages: English

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Oil, gas and mining company public positions on free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC)

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Research report

From Controversy to Consensus?

24/09/2012

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38 pages long

Languages: English

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Lessons learned from government and company consultations with indigenous organizations in Peru and Bolivia

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Case study

Women Leading Change: Experiences promoting women’s empowerment, leadership, and gender justice

21/03/2012

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80 pages long

Languages: English

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Four case studies describe experiences from Cambodia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Indonesia in promoting women’s political and economic empowerment and leadership. Drawn from Oxfam partner organizations which operate in unique environments and have their own approaches, the case studies reveal a number of common themes. They describe the context in which women live, what […]

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Research report

The Politics of Partnership: How donors manage risk while letting recipients lead their own development

13/12/2011

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36 pages long

Languages: English

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This paper provides recommendations for the US government as it continues grappling with ways of improving foreign aid, taking lessons from successful donor partnerships with recipient countries. The underlying field research comes from Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania. Our research findings suggest that aid works best through genuine partnerships; partnerships that truly support the visions and […]

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