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Research report

Finance for a Fruitful Future: Dutch aid for agriculture 2005-2015

30/06/2017

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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Dutch oofficial development assistance (ODA) for agriculture has been on the rise in the last five years. However, it remains unclear whether Dutch ODA expenditures on agriculture are reaching female smallholder farmers. Empowering smallholders, especially women, is a proven solution for reducing hunger and poverty. This is particularly true of the rural poor, who are the […]

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Evaluation report

Governance in Tajikistan: Evaluation of the women smallholder farmer advocacy campaign

28/06/2017

2 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English

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This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2015/16, randomly selected for review under the good governance thematic area. This report documents the findings of a qualitative impact evaluation, carried out in May 2016. The evaluation used process tracing to assess the effectiveness of the GROW campaign in Tajikistan. In an effort […]

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Evaluation report

Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance: Phase 2 Synthesis Evaluation, final report

23/06/2017

3 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

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ACCRA, which began implementing its programme in Mozambique, Uganda and Ethiopia in 2009, works with national and local governments and civil society groups in the countries where its programmes are implemented to tackle complex climate change issues and work towards increasing community adaptive capacities, transforming governance systems and achieving climate justice. This evaluation of phase […]

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Briefing note

The AIIB’s Energy Opportunity: How the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s energy lending can chart a new path of sustainable development

15/06/2017

2 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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The new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will be a major new funder of infrastructure in developing Asia, where demand for power is growing faster than any other region in the world. Done right, its energy lending could promote an inclusive and sustainable Asian energy transition. This report sets out a vision for an AIIB […]

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Case study

Enhancing the Evidence Base for Vulnerability and Risk Assessment in Badin, Pakistan

23/05/2017

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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In Pakistan, thousands of people are affected by the impacts of climate change. District Badin (Sindh) is one of the most vulnerable areas, where coastal communities are affected by sea intrusion which has damaged natural resources and productive assets, such as water resources, cultivable land and associated livelihood opportunities. Insufficient investment in district annual development […]

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Media briefing

A Climate in Crisis: How climate change is making drought and humanitarian disaster worse in East Africa

27/04/2017

3 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Nearly eleven million people in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia are dangerously hungry and in need of humanitarian assistance. The worst drought-affected areas in Somalia are on the brink of famine. There is growing scientific analysis suggesting that the impacts of current and recent droughts in East Africa are likely to have been aggravated by climate […]

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Case study

A Resilient Present and Future are Possible

21/04/2017

1 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English

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Asia is exposed and vulnerable to a wide range of natural and manmade hazards. In many respects, it is the global epicenter for disasters. Its location makes it prone to destructive hazards that are exacerbated by climate change, leading to an increasing number of cyclones, sea level rises, severe drought, and other extreme climate effects. […]

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Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Armenia: Impact evaluation of the women’s economic empowerment project in rural communities in Vayots Dzor region

16/03/2017

2 documents

51 pages long

Languages: English

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This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2015/16, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. The evaluation took place in November 2015 in Vayots Dzor region – Armenia. It intended to evaluate the success of the ‘Women’s economic empowerment in rural communities of Vayots Dzor region’ project in achieving […]

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Briefing note

Our Seeds: Lessons from the drought. Voices of farmers in Zimbabwe

15/12/2016

1 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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Zimbabwean smallholder farmers consider seed security to be an issue of national security. For them, access to the right seeds at the right time, and for the right price, is critical to being able to produce enough food to eat in the face of growing climate disruption. Farmer seed systems and community seed banks provide […]

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Evaluation report

Preparing for Transformative Senario Planing in Botswana

01/12/2016

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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The University of Botswana, together with the University of Cape Town, organised a Transformative Scenario Planning (TSP) training workshop in Botswana, facilitated by Colleen Magner and Karen Goldberg from REOS Partners in South Africa. The TSP training workshop, which took place from 29 to 30 June 2016 in Gaborone, was targeted at the ASSAR research […]

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