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Briefing paper

Pitfalls and Potentials: The role of bioenergy in the EU climate and energy policy post-2020

28/04/2015

1 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

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European Governments are increasingly relying on bioenergy as a cheap way to meet targets for renewable energy. Bioenergy represented 62 percent of the EU’s renewable energy use in 2012. But new evidence on the real climate impacts and other environmental and social impacts of bioenergy has made its use increasingly controversial. Sustainable bioenergy has a […]

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Briefing paper

Strengthening Frameworks to Monitor and Evaluate Climate Adaptation in Uganda

01/04/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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Uganda’s reliance on natural resources renders its economy extremely vulnerable to climate change. This makes it essential to track progress on adaptation initiatives and ensure the whole country is on a path towards climate resilience. This briefing examines monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks currently used by the Government of Uganda and considers how they could […]

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Evaluation report

Resilience in Niger: Evaluation of improving livelihoods through integrated water resource management

26/03/2015

3 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English

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This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the resilience thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in March 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the project ‘Improving Livelihoods through Integrated Water Resource Management in Niger’. […]

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Evaluation report

Resilience in Mali: Evaluation of increasing food security

26/03/2015

5 documents

65 pages long

Languages: English, French

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This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the resilience thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in March/April 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the ‘Increasing Food Security’ project. This project includes two related initiatives […]

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Education resource

Close up on Climate: Join Oxfam and the Climate Coalition for a film challenge

17/03/2015

4 documents

Languages: English

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The Close-up on Climate project aims to amplify the voice of 11-16 year olds in the run-up to the Paris UN Climate Change Conference in November 2015. Young people will learn more about climate change, make a short film to communicate their ideas, and show it to their political representative. These resources will help guide […]

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Research report

The Welsh Doughnut: A framework for environmental sustainability and social justice

09/03/2015

3 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English, Welsh

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The world faces twin challenges: delivering a decent standard of living for everyone, while living within our environmental limits. These two interwoven concerns are captured in Oxfam’s Doughnut model, which offers a framework to create a safe and just space for humanity to exist within. At the national level, the Welsh Doughnut model suggests areas […]

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Research report

The UK Doughnut: A framework for environmental sustainability and social justice

19/02/2015

2 documents

72 pages long

Languages: English

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The world faces twin challenges: delivering a decent standard of living for everyone, while living within our environmental limits. These two concerns are brought together in Oxfam’s Doughnut model, which visualizes a space between planetary boundaries and a social floor where it is environmentally safe and socially just for humanity to exist. Here, The UK […]

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Education resource

Climate Challenge for 11-14 years: Explore the human impact of climate change

16/02/2015

18 documents

Languages: English, Welsh

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Our Climate Challenge resources for 11–14 years old focus on the human impact of climate change: how communities around the world are being affected by climate change and how people are responding and adapting to these challenges. The activities link to a number of curricular areas including science, English and geography. Explore and develop existing […]

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Evaluation report

Oxfam Sense Making Exercise for a Selection of Evaluations 2013-2014

01/02/2015

4 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This document reviews a sample of evaluations carried out between January 2013 and October 2014; it is an exercise required by Oxfam’s Policy of Program Evaluation. The findings tell us about the nature of Oxfam’s programming, helping identify strengths and weaknesses, and lessons, from our programs; the report includes remarks on our evaluation quality. The review is motivated […]

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Education resource

Climate Challenge for 7-11 years: Explore the human impact of climate change

12/01/2015

18 documents

Languages: English

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Overview

Our Climate Challenge resources for 7–11 year olds focus on the human impact of climate change: how communities around the world are being affected by climate change and how people are responding and adapting to these challenges. The activities link to a number of curricular areas including science, English and geography. Explore and develop existing […]

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