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G01275

Gender, markets and livelihoods in the context of globalisation. A study of the cashew sector in Mozambique

… Globalisation processes and economic liberalisation are leading to fundamental changes in the livelihood sources and strategies of different groups all over the … India, has developed a research programme on gender, markets and livelihoods in the context of globalisation. The programme responds to a …
Report/paper
  • Carin Vijfhuizen
  • Carla Braga
  • Luis Artur
  • Nazneen Kanji
16673IIED

Food systems and climate change

… is both a negative outcome of environmentally damaging food systems, and a threat to the future of food production and the livelihoods that depend on it. The Sustainable Diets for All (SD4All) …
Project material
  • Giulia Nicolini
  • Nout van der Vaart
  • Alejandro Guarín
  • Carol Gribnau
  • Frank Mechielsen
  • Hugo Verkuijl
G01532

PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 21 Livelihoods, livestock and change: the versatility and richness of historical matrices

… Document begins: PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988­2001 21 Livelihoods, livestock and change: the versatility and richness of … larger trends in activities in the household economy and how people's lives. these have changed over time. We asked our informants to limit …
Journal article
17717IIED

Investing in locally controlled natural resource use

… danger of losing the struggle to protect vital biodiversity, on land and in the ocean. A false choice between people and environment is … conservation efforts to overlook communities and lay waste to local livelihoods, as well as failing to protect wildlife. Meanwhile, … heart of IIED. We believe solutions to the untenable pressures on the living planet must also be built on foundations of social justice. This …
  • IIED
17569IIED

Chinese views of African forests: Evidence and perception of China-Africa links that impact the governance of forests and livelihoods

… appear to comply with corporate social responsibility requirements and contribute to the welfare of local communities, and there is some evidence of increasing concern over forest … in Africa to explore how Chinese investments support forest livelihoods and sustainability. It is hoped that this report can …
Issue paper
  • Xiufang Sun
  • Peng Ren
  • Marissa Van Epp
10888IIED

Getting housing back onto the development agenda in the time of COVID-19

… This Brief considers the large range of services and other benefits that should ideally be associated with housing residence or title – and their importance for health and wellbeing, safety, social and … facilities, and electricity within the accommodation;sufficient living space for privacy, quiet space and homework; secure tenure; and a …
Briefing
  • David Satterthwaite
17723IIED

Why communities are key to protecting Congo Basin forests

… Congo Basin, community forestry has the potential to improve rural living conditions, help protect and sustainably manage natural resources (including trees) and … Fern and its partners engaged in the CoNGOs project to improve the livelihoods of forest-dependent communities in the Congo Basin through …
IIED Briefing
  • Marie-Ange Kalenga
10751IIED

Urbanisation and Rural Development in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta: revisiting livelihood transformations in three fruit-growing settlements, 2006-2015

… Rapid urbanisation and industrialisation have had multiple impacts on rural Vietnam since … in the area often described as Vietnam’s rice bowl and where livelihoods and the nature of the local economic base, including … and Rural Development in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta: revisiting livelihood transformations in three fruit-growing settlements, 2006-2015 …
Working paper
  • Hoang Xuan Thanh
  • Dinh Thi Thu Phuong
  • Dang Thi Thanh Hoa
  • Le Dinh Lap
G02822

Rain calendars: a tool for understanding changing rainfall patterns and effects on livelihoods (PLA 60)

… CARE and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) … of rainfall patterns, to determine the parameters for good, average, and bad years in terms of rainfall, and to provide a platform for discussing risk management strategies to … a tool for understanding changing rainfall patterns and effects on livelihoods (PLA 60) …
Journal article
  • Cynthia Awuor
  • Anne Hammill
G04413

Déclaration de Yaoundé : déclaration sur la foresterie communautaire dans le bassin du Congo

… February 6th to 8th in Yaoundé, Cameroon. We, the organisations and individuals from Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central … in the context of the projects funded through DFID’s Improving Livelihoods and Land Use in the Congo Basin (ILLUCBF) programme. …
Report/paper
  • CoNGOS consortium