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Contribution to Change: An approach to evaluating the role of intervention in disaster recovery

22/11/2013

3 documents

122 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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As the number of people affected by disasters has risen, so have the expectations placed on humanitarian agencies by donors, the public and the affected populations themselves. Agencies must now provide evidence of the impact of their interventions. But applying conventional evaluation methods can pose problems. How can we assess the difference that intervention makes? […]

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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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From Poverty to Power, 2nd Edition: How active citizens and effective states can change the world

23/10/2012

14 documents

488 pages long

Languages: English

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Seismic events have convulsed global markets since 2008, when From Poverty to Power was first published. World news has been full of stories reflecting a profound sense of uncertainty about global futures. In response, this new edition of From Poverty to Power has been fully revised and now includes an in-depth analysis of the human […]

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Small Farmers, Big Change: Scaling up impact in smallholder agriculture

29/09/2011

1 documents

142 pages long

Languages: English

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Support for smallholder agriculture is increasingly important, both to boost productivity during food crises and to raise the incomes of rural poor people. However, in order to maximize the potential of agricultural investment, NGOs and other development organizations need to act as facilitators of multistakeholder processes that establish new types of farmer organization; to create […]

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Gender and the Economic Crisis

10/02/2011

1 documents

178 pages long

Languages: English

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The current global economic crisis is expected to lead to millions more people being pushed into extreme poverty. The effects are profoundly different for women and men, and the existing gender inequalities and power imbalances mean that additional problems are falling disproportionately on those who are already structurally disempowered and marginalised. The economic crisis is […]

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Deconstructing Development Discourse: Buzzwords and Fuzzwords

01/11/2010

1 documents

333 pages long

Languages: English

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Development methods

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Writing from diverse locations, contributors critically examine some of the key terms in current development discourse. Why should language matter to those who are doing development? Surely, there are more urgent things to do than sit around mulling over semantics? But language does matter. Whether emptied of their original meaning, essentially vacuous, or hotly contested, […]

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Emergency Market Mapping and Analysis Toolkit

08/02/2010

1 documents

231 pages long

Languages: English

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Markets are a crucial component of how people survive. Understanding how markets are functioning and disrupted in emergencies is critical to any analysis of hunger, and to food and livelihood security. The Emergency Market Mapping and Analysis Toolkit (EMMA) is a guidance manual to assist front-line staff to do rapid assessments of market systems in […]

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Climate Change and Gender Justice

09/11/2009

1 documents

240 pages long

Languages: English

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Climate change is often framed as a problem that needs mainly technical and economic solutions. Climate Change and Gender Justice considers how gender issues are entwined with people’s vulnerability to the effects of climate change, and how gender identities and roles may affect women’s and men’s perceptions of the changes. The vivid case studies in […]

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Women’s Leadership and Participation: Case studies on learning for action

09/11/2009

1 documents

144 pages long

Languages: English

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Women across the world bear a disproportionate burden of poverty in terms of material deprivation, discrimination, and denial of their basic rights. This means they often have little opportunity to influence the processes and institutions which shape their lives. The under-representation of women’s voices in decision-making and agenda-setting at all levels mean that their interests […]

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Speaking Out: Case studies on how poor people influence decision-making

09/11/2009

1 documents

176 pages long

Languages: English

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Many poor people around the world are denied the opportunity to have their say. Politics generally works well for those in power, but those in poverty are often excluded from forums that directly affect their welfare and so are unable to hold decision-makers to account. Speaking Out describes different ways to strengthen the participation of […]

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