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6151IIED

Capitals and Capabilities: A framework for analysing peasant viability, rural livelihoods and poverty in the Andes

… America have led many to question the future viability of peasant livelihoods in the Andes. The paper presents limitations in these … with rural livelihoods. Secondly, they imply that rural people assess livelihood options according to income criteria. Thirdly, they suggest an impermeable barrier dividing viable and non-viable units. The paper develops an analytical framework for …
Report/paper
  • Anthony Bebbington
14514IIED

Power in Global Value Chains: Implications for employment and livelihoods in the cashew nut industry in India

… Power in Global Value Chains:Implications for Employment and Livelihoods in the Cashew Nut Industry in India explores the impacts of …
Report/paper
  • K. N. Harilal
  • Nazneen Kanji
  • J. Jeyaranjan
  • Mridul Eapen
  • Padmini Swaminathan
G00357

Forest Governance Learning Group - Malawi, Improving Forest Governance - Improving Rural Livelihoods

… is comprised of forest practitioners that focus on exchanging lessons and developing ideas for improving forest governance in the country. … management of forest goods and services for improved and equitable livelihoods. Specifically, it has the following objectives: • To …
Report/paper
  • IIED
17651IIED

Is ecosystem-based adaptation effective? Perceptions and lessons learned from 13 project sites

… The global climate is changing rapidly and countries need clear direction on how best to adapt to these … in poor countries where dependence on natural resources for lives and livelihoods is high. But EbA implementation is neither widespread nor …
Research report
  • Hannah Reid
  • Xiaoting Hou-Jones
  • Ina T Porras
  • Charlotte Hicks
  • Sylvia Wicander
  • Nathalie Seddon
  • Val Kapos
  • Ali Raza Rizvi
  • Dilys Roe
G02331

Decentralisation in practice: power, livelihoods and cultural meaning in West Africa. Workshop highlights 2004

… Department of Cultural Anthropology & Ethnology at Uppsala University and the Drylands programme of IIED took place in Uppsala, Sweden on the 4-6 May 2004. Through presentations and plenary discussion, workshop participants debated factors … actually work in practice and their effects on local people’s livelihoods. The workshop demonstrated how the decentralisation …
Event/workshop report
  • IIED
  • Department of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology, University of Uppsala, Sweden
13512IIED

Associations of small and medium forest enterprise: An initial review of issues for local livelihoods and sustainability

… an introduction to recent literature on the benefits of small and medium enterprise associations and how to realise them. An introduction is given to some of the … and medium forest enterprise: An initial review of issues for local livelihoods and sustainability …
Report/paper
  • Duncan J Macqueen
10508IIED

Livelihood diversification and rural-urban linkages in Vietnam's Red River Delta and their policy implications

… … Hoang Xuan Thanh … Dang Nguyen Anh … Cecilia Tacoli … Urban … Livelihood diversification and rural-urban linkages in Vietnam's Red River Delta and their policy implications …
Briefing
  • Hoang Xuan Thanh
  • Dang Nguyen Anh
  • Cecilia Tacoli
G00414

Developing Markets for Watershed Protection Services and Improved Livelihoods. Planning workshop report 2004

… of the project "Developing Markets for Watershed Protection Services and Improved Livelihoods". The project is particularly concerned with the potential …
Event/workshop report
  • IIED
G03131

FGLG Malawi Policy Brief 4: Channelling REDD+ finance toward sustainable rural livelihoods in Malawi

… is among the most vulnerable countries on earth to climate change, and deforestation at 3.49% between 2001-2009 has all but eliminated … Policy Brief 4: Channelling REDD+ finance toward sustainable rural livelihoods in Malawi …
Briefing
  • FGLG-Malawi
G04092

Pourquoi les forêts d’Afrique sont importantes — pour les populations, pour la Chine et le monde

… the importance of Africa’s forests for its people, for China, and the world. It shows the vital role of Africa’s forests for livelihoods, biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and the global timber trade. The infographics also indicate the key …
Report/paper
  • Naazia Ebrahim
  • Xiaoxue Weng