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Evaluation report

Using Community-Centred Approaches to Build Resilience at Scale

28/08/2018

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

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This Evidence Brief synthesises evidence of how Oxfam is working to support community-centred approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, delivering outcomes for people who are at risk from disasters and climate change. It highlights how such efforts have improved accountability between communities and governments to achieve impacts beyond the local level, influencing […]

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Evaluation report

Using Climate and Disaster Risk Information to Build Resilience

28/08/2018

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

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Climate and disaster risk information are important tools for resilient development. Combining such information with participatory analysis and planning can create effective early warning systems, and inform forward-looking decision making at household and community levels. Through its programmes, Oxfam has built links with government agencies and local non-government organizations (NGOs) to ensure that information related to […]

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Evaluation report

Building Resilience Through Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships

28/08/2018

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

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Partnerships are at the core of Oxfam’s work to bring about sustainable and transformative change. Oxfam is working in partnership with governments, civil society and the private sector to build the resilience of poor women and men in the Asia-Pacific region. Investment in these partnerships is delivering positive impact, ensuring locally relevant and innovative approaches to […]

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Resilience in Zambia: Impact evaluation of the ‘Citizen Participation in Adaptation to Climate Change’ project

31/05/2018

2 documents

82 pages long

Languages: English

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The ‘Citizen Participation in Adaptation to Climate Change’ (CPACC) project aimed to build the resilience of farming households to climate shocks, through promoting conservation farming techniques and livelihood diversification, and through supporting disaster-planning activities and early-warning systems at the community level. This Effectiveness Review used a quasi-experimental approach to assess the impact of the project […]

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Briefing note

IFI Energy Investments in Bangladesh: A way forward to SDG 7

21/05/2018

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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Bangladesh is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, yet at the same time it has demonstrated climate leadership, particularly in pioneering solar energy for all. The government has committed to ensuring access to affordable and reliable electricity for all citizens by 2021. This briefing note examines how appropriate lending for energy projects by international […]

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Evaluation report

Resilience in Burkina Faso: Impact evaluation of the ‘Resilience, Food security and Nutrition’ project

14/05/2018

4 documents

121 pages long

Languages: English, French

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The Resilience, Food Security and Nutrition Project (Projet de Resilience, Securite Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle, PRSAN) was carried out in the North and Centre-North regions of Burkina Faso between 2013 and 2017 by Oxfam and Christian Aid, together with two implementing partners, the Alliance Technique d’Assistance au Developpement (ATAD) and the Office de Developpement des Eglises […]

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Evaluation report

Resilience in Kenya: Impact evaluation of the ‘Building Resilience in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of Northern Kenya’ project

09/05/2018

2 documents

69 pages long

Languages: English

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The ‘Building Resilience in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of Northern Kenya’ project was implemented in Turkana County, in Northern Kenya, between July 2012 and April 2015. The project was designed to build the resilience of project participants to a number of shocks and stresses: droughts – which threaten the area annually – floods and […]

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Briefing paper

Climate Finance Shadow Report 2018: Assessing progress towards the $100 billion commitment

03/05/2018

3 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Climate finance efforts by developed countries are at a critical juncture. There are only two years before the deadline by which developed countries have committed to jointly mobilize $100bn per year to support climate action in developing countries. This $100bn commitment has a pivotal role to play in supporting developing countries to reduce their emissions […]

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Briefing paper

Facing Risk: Options and challenges in ensuring that climate/disaster risk finance and insurance deliver for poor people

16/04/2018

4 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Reducing the impacts of disasters on poor people is absolutely vital. Climate/disaster risk financing could play a useful role if it is part of an approach that includes risk reduction, if it strengthens social protection, and if it has real participation from civil society. Insurance, as one component of risk financing, could play a supportive […]

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Evaluation report

Governance in Ethiopia: Impact evaluation of the African Climate Change and Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) project

09/02/2018

2 documents

90 pages long

Languages: English

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This report presents the findings of the impact evaluation of the project ‘African Climate Change and Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) in Ethiopia (phase 2)’, which ran from 1 November 2011 to 31 December 2016 as part of the Oxfam GB’s global CHASE Programme Partnership Arrangement (PPA4) portfolio. The project aimed to enhance governance systems and climate […]

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