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Evaluation report

Resilience in Nicaragua: Impact evaluation of climate change adaptation among small scale producers

14/12/2015

5 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2014/15, selected for review under the resilience thematic area. The report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in December 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the climate change adaptation among small scale producers project. The project was carried about […]

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Media briefing

Extreme carbon inequality: Why the Paris climate deal must put the poorest, lowest emitting and most vulnerable people first

02/12/2015

5 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Climate change is inextricably linked to economic inequality: it is a crisis that is driven by the greenhouse gas emissions of the ‘haves’ that hits the ‘have-nots’ the hardest. While COP21 in Paris will see a deal negotiated between governments on the basis of the total emissions produced in their territories, the real winners and […]

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Briefing paper

Influencing the Development and Integration of National Standard Climate Change Indicators into the Monitoring and Reporting Frameworks in Uganda

01/12/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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This paper documents the results of the process of developing and selecting national standard climate change indicators for integration into two national monitoring and evaluation frameworks in Uganda: the Output Budgeting Tool (OBT) and the Local Government Assessment tool (LGAT). The OBT is used by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) to […]

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Research report

Impacts of Low Aggregate INDCs Ambition: Research commissioned by Oxfam

25/11/2015

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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Ahead of COP21 in Paris, countries have tabled their emissions reductions pledges in the form of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). New Oxfam-commissioned research, carried out by Climate Analytics, uses modelling to assess the impact of aggregate INDC ambition. It estimates that 3 C of warming, compared with 2 C of warming, could mean that […]

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Media briefing

Game-Changers in the Paris Climate Deal: What is needed to ensure a new agreement helps those on the front lines of climate change

25/11/2015

3 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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There is likely to be a climate deal in Paris. The emission pledges that more than 150 governments have put on the table this year show that global climate ambition is increasing. But much more is needed, as it’s a deal that could still lead to around 3 C of warming. New Oxfam-commissioned research estimates […]

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Journal article

Introduction: Gender and Resilience

23/11/2015

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

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This article does not have a description. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the Gender and Development website.

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Journal article

Gender equality, resilience to climate change, and the design of livestock projects for rural livelihoods

23/11/2015

15 pages long

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Gender equality, resilience to climate change, and the design of livestock projects for rural livelihoods

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Currently, there is growing interest in how livestock projects can contribute to resilience to the effects of climate change. In this article we recommend a shift away from gross productivity to sustainability, via the use of thrifty local breeds, with an additional emphasis on improving survival of young animals. These animals, due to their local […]

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Journal article

What if gender became an essential, standard element of Vulnerability Assessments?

23/11/2015

15 pages long

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What if gender became an essential, standard element of Vulnerability Assessments?

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Vulnerability Assessments (VAs) can be useful tools for providing key insights for nongovernment organisations and other development actors, including governments. Not only can they provide an extensive, ‘landscape-wide’ understanding of vulnerability and its underlying causes in a specific context, but this understanding can be jointly owned by all participants. They can thus be used for […]

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Education resource

Making the Change – Female Climate Fighters: Learn how climate change impacts on people’s lives

23/11/2015

4 documents

Languages: English

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Climate change is already having a huge impact on millions of people all over the world. These resources for ages 11-16 use a film narrated by poet Roger McGough to look at how women in Bolivia, Philippines, Zimbabwe and the UK have been affected by climate change, and how they are responding. Watch the film […]

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Issue briefing

El Nino Key Messages: Urgent action now can prevent major suffering and loss

20/11/2015

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Millions of poor and vulnerable people face hunger and poverty this year and next because of record global temperatures, droughts and erratic rains in 2014 and 2015, followed by the development of possibly the most powerful El Niño on record. This briefing makes the case to urgently scale up humanitarian response in countries already in […]

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