Presentation on Framework and methods for integrating gender in REDD(+) by Delia Catacutan (ICRAF) for a workshop on Gender and Environmental Change held by IIED in London, UK on 17-18 March 2014. For more info: http://iied.org/gender
Gender, participation and cimate changeCIFOR-ICRAF
This document discusses gender and participation in climate change and REDD+ processes. It notes that women often lack participation in REDD+ programs in countries like Nepal and the DRC. However, simply increasing participation may not ensure equitable benefit-sharing, as participation can mean different things and deeper social and institutional barriers may prevent women's meaningful engagement. Lessons from studying gender and forest governance emphasize understanding why women do not participate more fully, what difference their participation could make, and how to improve participation through strategic alliances and deliberative, autonomous spaces that address underlying social norms. Participation alone may not remedy unequal gender relations or benefit all heterogeneous women's groups.
Gender, participation and cimate changeCIFOR-ICRAF
This session of the 2014 IUFRO World Congress focused on challenges, opportunities, and outcomes of securing women’s participation in forest governance, linking them with issues and experiences in climate change adaptation and mitigation.
[IFPRI Gender Methods Seminar] Gender and Collective Lands: Good practices an...IFPRI Gender
Presentation by Elisa Scalise and Renee Giovarelli
Co-founders of Resource Equity
Global awareness of two land tenure issues--the importance of recognizing and promoting land rights for women and the problem of insecure collective land and resource tenure rights--is rising. The importance of managing collectively held land, both for those who use it and for the environment, has grown increasingly clear. In fact, studies have estimated that as much as 65 percent of the world’s land is held under collective tenure—customary, community-based tenure systems. Securing that tenure is important for protecting the rights of those communities, and has been shown to improve resource management.
However, efforts to secure community land tenure, generally through documenting and registering rights, are still new. In particular, to date, the conversation around securing collective rights to land has paid little attention to women’s rights, and the effects of formalizing the rights of the collective on women are not well studied. Focusing on securing collective land and resource rights without considering gender differences within communities has the potential to severely disadvantage women who are very often socially, economically, and politically excluded.
This report on gender issues and best practices in collective land tenure projects seeks to begin filling this gap, by taking a detailed look at how six collective tenure land projects addressed gender differences. The six case studies include projects in China, Ghana, India, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, and Peru. The case studies are program assessments focusing primarily on how each project approached gender, what the gender-differentiated impacts have been in terms of project participation and benefits, and what lessons can be learned and best practices can be drawn from these projects.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rraj5rz8kip9t70/2016-03-14%2012.01%203_14%2012pm-1pm%20Room%208A%20Gender%20Methods%20Seminar%20with%20Resource%20Equity%20.mp4?dl=0
Presented at the CAPRi International Workshop on Collective Action, Property Rights, and Conflict in Natural Resources Management. June 28th to July 1st, 2010, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
http://www.capri.cgiar.org/wks_0610.asp
This document discusses power distance in different cultures. Power distance refers to how people view power relationships and inequality. Countries with high power distance like China accept large inequalities and a hierarchical structure, while low power distance countries like the U.S. minimize differences and view bosses and employees as equals. China scores high on power distance with formal relationships and bosses expected to direct all initiatives, unlike the U.S. which scores lower and emphasizes delegation and informal relationships. The reasons for these differences include a country's politics, economics, and traditional concepts.
Environmental justice in the redd+ frontierCIFOR-ICRAF
1. The document summarizes research on indigenous experiences with REDD+ initiatives and identifies challenges regarding environmental justice.
2. It finds that while REDD+ emphasizes indigenous rights, many initiatives have failed to ensure access to land tenure, participation in decision-making, and address gender inequality.
3. The researchers argue REDD+ must do more than avoid harm and instead enable access to rights through strengthened safeguards that recognize indigenous peoples as rights-holders rather than just beneficiaries.
A transdisciplinary approach to understanding complex social problems in coas...weADAPT
This document discusses developing a conceptual framework and twin modeling approach to understand the complex relationships between coastal ecosystems, human livelihoods, and poverty. It involves modeling both the coastal ecosystems and human decision-making across multiple scales. The goals are to represent how social-ecological interactions produce feedbacks that impact sustainability, learn from other agent-based models, use local stakeholder knowledge, and investigate how ecosystem models can reflect dynamic social factors. The twin modeling approach involves an agent-based model of decision-making by human actors and their relationships, and a model of coastal ecosystem interrelationships and their interactions with humans.
Power distance refers to the degree to which less powerful members of a society accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. Research among IBM employees in 50 countries developed a power distance index to measure inequality based on factors like dependence on bosses, decision making styles, and occupational differences. A country's power distance is reflected in relationships at work, school, and in families, and is determined by attributes like population size, wealth, and geography. Over time, power distance may decrease as education increases independence and nations become more interconnected globally, though poorer countries may not experience a reduction.
Gender, participation and cimate changeCIFOR-ICRAF
This document discusses gender and participation in climate change and REDD+ processes. It notes that women often lack participation in REDD+ programs in countries like Nepal and the DRC. However, simply increasing participation may not ensure equitable benefit-sharing, as participation can mean different things and deeper social and institutional barriers may prevent women's meaningful engagement. Lessons from studying gender and forest governance emphasize understanding why women do not participate more fully, what difference their participation could make, and how to improve participation through strategic alliances and deliberative, autonomous spaces that address underlying social norms. Participation alone may not remedy unequal gender relations or benefit all heterogeneous women's groups.
Gender, participation and cimate changeCIFOR-ICRAF
This session of the 2014 IUFRO World Congress focused on challenges, opportunities, and outcomes of securing women’s participation in forest governance, linking them with issues and experiences in climate change adaptation and mitigation.
[IFPRI Gender Methods Seminar] Gender and Collective Lands: Good practices an...IFPRI Gender
Presentation by Elisa Scalise and Renee Giovarelli
Co-founders of Resource Equity
Global awareness of two land tenure issues--the importance of recognizing and promoting land rights for women and the problem of insecure collective land and resource tenure rights--is rising. The importance of managing collectively held land, both for those who use it and for the environment, has grown increasingly clear. In fact, studies have estimated that as much as 65 percent of the world’s land is held under collective tenure—customary, community-based tenure systems. Securing that tenure is important for protecting the rights of those communities, and has been shown to improve resource management.
However, efforts to secure community land tenure, generally through documenting and registering rights, are still new. In particular, to date, the conversation around securing collective rights to land has paid little attention to women’s rights, and the effects of formalizing the rights of the collective on women are not well studied. Focusing on securing collective land and resource rights without considering gender differences within communities has the potential to severely disadvantage women who are very often socially, economically, and politically excluded.
This report on gender issues and best practices in collective land tenure projects seeks to begin filling this gap, by taking a detailed look at how six collective tenure land projects addressed gender differences. The six case studies include projects in China, Ghana, India, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, and Peru. The case studies are program assessments focusing primarily on how each project approached gender, what the gender-differentiated impacts have been in terms of project participation and benefits, and what lessons can be learned and best practices can be drawn from these projects.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rraj5rz8kip9t70/2016-03-14%2012.01%203_14%2012pm-1pm%20Room%208A%20Gender%20Methods%20Seminar%20with%20Resource%20Equity%20.mp4?dl=0
Presented at the CAPRi International Workshop on Collective Action, Property Rights, and Conflict in Natural Resources Management. June 28th to July 1st, 2010, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
http://www.capri.cgiar.org/wks_0610.asp
This document discusses power distance in different cultures. Power distance refers to how people view power relationships and inequality. Countries with high power distance like China accept large inequalities and a hierarchical structure, while low power distance countries like the U.S. minimize differences and view bosses and employees as equals. China scores high on power distance with formal relationships and bosses expected to direct all initiatives, unlike the U.S. which scores lower and emphasizes delegation and informal relationships. The reasons for these differences include a country's politics, economics, and traditional concepts.
Environmental justice in the redd+ frontierCIFOR-ICRAF
1. The document summarizes research on indigenous experiences with REDD+ initiatives and identifies challenges regarding environmental justice.
2. It finds that while REDD+ emphasizes indigenous rights, many initiatives have failed to ensure access to land tenure, participation in decision-making, and address gender inequality.
3. The researchers argue REDD+ must do more than avoid harm and instead enable access to rights through strengthened safeguards that recognize indigenous peoples as rights-holders rather than just beneficiaries.
A transdisciplinary approach to understanding complex social problems in coas...weADAPT
This document discusses developing a conceptual framework and twin modeling approach to understand the complex relationships between coastal ecosystems, human livelihoods, and poverty. It involves modeling both the coastal ecosystems and human decision-making across multiple scales. The goals are to represent how social-ecological interactions produce feedbacks that impact sustainability, learn from other agent-based models, use local stakeholder knowledge, and investigate how ecosystem models can reflect dynamic social factors. The twin modeling approach involves an agent-based model of decision-making by human actors and their relationships, and a model of coastal ecosystem interrelationships and their interactions with humans.
Power distance refers to the degree to which less powerful members of a society accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. Research among IBM employees in 50 countries developed a power distance index to measure inequality based on factors like dependence on bosses, decision making styles, and occupational differences. A country's power distance is reflected in relationships at work, school, and in families, and is determined by attributes like population size, wealth, and geography. Over time, power distance may decrease as education increases independence and nations become more interconnected globally, though poorer countries may not experience a reduction.
This document discusses culture and its role in multinational operations. It defines culture as acquired knowledge that people use to interpret experiences and generate social behavior. The nature of culture is that it is learned, shared, trans-generational, symbolic, and patterned. Hofstede's cultural dimensions of power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism vs collectivism, and masculinity vs femininity are explained. Country scores on these dimensions are provided. Trompenaars' additional cultural dimensions of universalism vs particularism, individualism vs communitarianism, neutral vs emotional, specific vs diffuse, achievement vs ascription, time orientation, and environment are defined. The document discusses how cultural values affect managerial approaches in areas
CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS IN THE EXPATRIATE CONTEXT Peter Woods
This document outlines a framework for the key performance elements relevant to expatriate managers working cross-culturally. It defines performance elements and discusses three approaches from previous research. It identifies individual managerial performance as including task and contextual performance. The framework proposes six elements: personality, engagement/experience, attitudes, knowledge/awareness, skills/competencies, and other external factors. Bennett's model of intercultural sensitivity is provided as an example of assessing attitudes. The conclusion states that to adequately assess cross-cultural management performance, criteria should include aspects of personality, experience, attitudes, knowledge and skills.
Conservation for/by Whom? Social Controversies and Cultural Contestations regarding National Parks in the ‘Malay Archipelago’. International workshop jointly sponsored by the Asia Research Institute, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Law, all at the National University of Singapore, 16-18 May 2005, NUS, Singapore.
A Gender Transformative Approach: Why what and how?CGIAR
This presentation was given by Cynthia McDougall (WorldFish Center), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
The document discusses decision making processes and culture. It explains that managers have the function of making decisions. The decision making process involves generating criteria to select alternatives through communication before, during and after. Group decisions have benefits like more input but also drawbacks like taking more time. Communication is key when making decisions in multicultural teams as different cultures approach decision making differently.
Paul Cowles: The role of capacity development in unleashing community respons...AfricaAdapt
The document discusses the role of capacity development in supporting autonomous climate change adaptation. It defines capacity development as a continuous process that fosters abilities and agency to overcome challenges and contribute to positive social change. The document provides examples of capacity development work in Sudan, South Africa, and Kenya, including in conflict management, monitoring and evaluation, and managing partnerships for long-term benefits. It concludes that capacity development is an ongoing process that creates lasting capacity beyond individual projects and links to enabling social change.
Vibrant Communities Canada: Measuring Impact Social Finance
This document summarizes the Vibrant Communities Canada initiative, which aimed to reduce poverty through local multi-sector collaboration. It discusses:
1) The initiative was launched in 2002 by three national partners to test an experimental approach to poverty reduction through local action guided by five principles.
2) Thirteen communities participated as "Vibrant Communities" to build collaborations across sectors including government, business, non-profits and citizens with lived experience.
3) Evaluating the comprehensive initiative's impact proved challenging due to its emergent nature, attribution issues, and differences across sites. Developmental evaluation accommodated these challenges by focusing on communities' evolving theories of change.
A Framework For Evaluating Cross Cultural ManagementPeter Woods
The document presents a framework for evaluating the performance of cross-cultural managers. It outlines definitions, problems with existing models, and the study's aims and methodology. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups with expatriates and host country nationals identified key performance elements in personality, experience, attitudes, knowledge, and skills. Results showed open-mindedness, adaptability, respect for locals, cultural awareness, language skills, and experience interacting with locals as important. The implications discuss how personality, experience, attitudes, knowledge and skills impact performance and how the framework could be tested further.
Contesting gender: The translation of gender commitments into action in small...CGIAR
This presentation was given by Sarah Lawless (ARC Centre for Coral Reef Studies), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
Values and Beliefs are specific to each culture and their impact on decision choice and decision processes differ from one country to another. This presentation explores various dimensions of this issue and and illustrates how Cultural Factors can be addressed in System Design through examples.
decentralization and delegations of authorityMeghaAmmu3
This document discusses decentralization and delegation of authority. It defines decentralization as shifting control from one main group to smaller groups, such as giving more power to individual states. The advantages of decentralization include relieving higher executives and increasing organizational effectiveness through quicker decision making. However, decentralization can also lead to a lack of uniformity and difficulty coordinating. Delegation is defined as sharing work and authority between managers and subordinates. The importance of delegation is that it allows superiors to focus on more important tasks while enhancing subordinates' skills. Key elements of delegation and its advantages, such as motivating subordinates and developing leadership, are also outlined, along with potential disadvantages like misunderstanding and poor results.
The document discusses several concepts related to adaptive governance including adaptive co-management, social networks, bridging organizations, and polycentric governance. It emphasizes that adaptive governance is needed to address rapid global change, uncertainty, and surprise. Adaptive governance links evolving knowledge and actions through concepts like collective action, social networks, and transformations. However, relating these concepts and applying them across scales remains a challenge. The document examines how institutions, networks, and bridging organizations at various levels could support adaptive governance of complex social-ecological systems like the Great Barrier Reef, but also acknowledges open questions around power dynamics, governance trade-offs, and institutionalizing
watch on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jITLRiDkXQE
Presentation given at the "Global and European Studies Institute - Universität Leipzig" as part of the seminar "Regional Powers: Fundamentals, Strategies, Theories"
Access of Rural People Living in Poverty to Local and National Policy ProcessesBASIS AMA Innovation Lab
A presentation by Khalid El Harizi from the 2009 BASIS Conference on "Escaping Poverty Traps: Connecting the Chronically Poor to the Economic Growth Agenda."
The document discusses networking with farmers and farmer groups. It addresses questions around how to feed the world sustainably and equitably while supporting small farmers. It describes communities of practice as groups that come together to share knowledge and experiences. Effective knowledge management relies on creating, embedding, disseminating, and organizing knowledge through communities. Networking involves relationships between different stakeholders in agriculture, including informal agreements between groups, communities, and networks.
This document discusses research questions around how income and wealth are allocated and distributed. It examines whether allocation relies on individual country situations or is more universal. The document concludes that the gap between rich and poor is an economic issue and that zakat, a charitable contribution, can significantly impact poverty reduction by distributing resources to the poor and needy in a way that meets basic needs and encourages productivity. It suggests using an allocation system called Had-Kifayah to achieve these goals of distribution.
This document discusses emergency coordination in Nigeria. It defines coordination as the intelligent sharing of information and discussion of issues among independent organizations with a common purpose. The key points are:
1) Nigeria's coordination system is called NEMANEMA and involves coordination at the federal, state, and local levels between government agencies, NGOs, and community groups.
2) Effective coordination requires clear communication, transparency, establishing mandates with the government, and recognizing different capacities and competencies.
3) Challenges to coordination include fragmentation, lack of understanding between groups, and competitiveness over funds. Trust, shared vision, and ground rules can help support effective collaboration.
IFPRI Gender Breakfast with CARE and WorldFish: Measuring Gender-Transformati...IFPRI Gender
Measuring Gender-Transformative Change in Agriculture: A review of the literature and promising practices
February 16, 2017
Presenters: Steven Cole, Cynthia McDougall, & Afrina Choudhury from WorldFish & the FISH CGIAR Research Program; Emily Hilenbrand & Pranati Mohanraj from CARE USA
Discussant: Ruth Meinzen-Dick (IFPRI)
Gender inequalities are recognized as both a major driver of poverty and an impediment to agricultural development. Understanding complex processes of social change remains a critical challenge for effective agricultural development programming that advances gender equality. Gender transformative approaches represent a move beyond “business as usual” gender integration in programming towards the creation of an enabling social environment and more equitable formal and informal institutions that expand life choices for women and men.
At the heart of their work, WorldFish (in particular, through its FISH and Aquatic Agricultural Systems cross-cutting research program) and CARE USA (through its global Pathways to Empowerment agriculture program) strive to apply gender transformative approaches (GTA) in designing, implementing, and learning from agricultural development interventions. However, committing to GTA implementation approaches also requires a transformation of measurements and indicators of change, an area of research that remains relatively under-developed in the agriculture sector.
In this webinar, CARE and WorldFish Center jointly present a literature review of promising indicators and tools for measuring gender-transformative change in agriculture, along with some practical case studies and the implications of applying such approaches in practice.
This document outlines key concepts in materials and methods for teaching English as a foreign language. It discusses frameworks for EFL teaching including context, syllabus, and communicative language teaching. It also covers learner and setting variables, different types of syllabi, implications and phases of CLT, claims about current materials, task-based learning, perspectives on learners and learning, and related developments in EFL. The document references theories and literature on EFL materials and methodology.
The document discusses the process and approaches for evaluating instructional materials. It describes the selection process as having 7 steps: 1) identifying program aims and objectives, 2) analyzing the teaching and learning situation, 3) finding or designing an evaluation checklist, 4) limiting criteria, 5) creating a shortlist, 6) in-depth evaluation using the checklist, and 7) making a selection decision. It also outlines two main evaluation approaches - impressionistic overview and in-depth evaluation, and notes that combining both forms a sound evaluation basis. Several evaluation methods are mentioned, including piloting materials, gathering teacher and student opinions, and detailed analysis.
This document discusses culture and its role in multinational operations. It defines culture as acquired knowledge that people use to interpret experiences and generate social behavior. The nature of culture is that it is learned, shared, trans-generational, symbolic, and patterned. Hofstede's cultural dimensions of power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism vs collectivism, and masculinity vs femininity are explained. Country scores on these dimensions are provided. Trompenaars' additional cultural dimensions of universalism vs particularism, individualism vs communitarianism, neutral vs emotional, specific vs diffuse, achievement vs ascription, time orientation, and environment are defined. The document discusses how cultural values affect managerial approaches in areas
CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS IN THE EXPATRIATE CONTEXT Peter Woods
This document outlines a framework for the key performance elements relevant to expatriate managers working cross-culturally. It defines performance elements and discusses three approaches from previous research. It identifies individual managerial performance as including task and contextual performance. The framework proposes six elements: personality, engagement/experience, attitudes, knowledge/awareness, skills/competencies, and other external factors. Bennett's model of intercultural sensitivity is provided as an example of assessing attitudes. The conclusion states that to adequately assess cross-cultural management performance, criteria should include aspects of personality, experience, attitudes, knowledge and skills.
Conservation for/by Whom? Social Controversies and Cultural Contestations regarding National Parks in the ‘Malay Archipelago’. International workshop jointly sponsored by the Asia Research Institute, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Law, all at the National University of Singapore, 16-18 May 2005, NUS, Singapore.
A Gender Transformative Approach: Why what and how?CGIAR
This presentation was given by Cynthia McDougall (WorldFish Center), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
The document discusses decision making processes and culture. It explains that managers have the function of making decisions. The decision making process involves generating criteria to select alternatives through communication before, during and after. Group decisions have benefits like more input but also drawbacks like taking more time. Communication is key when making decisions in multicultural teams as different cultures approach decision making differently.
Paul Cowles: The role of capacity development in unleashing community respons...AfricaAdapt
The document discusses the role of capacity development in supporting autonomous climate change adaptation. It defines capacity development as a continuous process that fosters abilities and agency to overcome challenges and contribute to positive social change. The document provides examples of capacity development work in Sudan, South Africa, and Kenya, including in conflict management, monitoring and evaluation, and managing partnerships for long-term benefits. It concludes that capacity development is an ongoing process that creates lasting capacity beyond individual projects and links to enabling social change.
Vibrant Communities Canada: Measuring Impact Social Finance
This document summarizes the Vibrant Communities Canada initiative, which aimed to reduce poverty through local multi-sector collaboration. It discusses:
1) The initiative was launched in 2002 by three national partners to test an experimental approach to poverty reduction through local action guided by five principles.
2) Thirteen communities participated as "Vibrant Communities" to build collaborations across sectors including government, business, non-profits and citizens with lived experience.
3) Evaluating the comprehensive initiative's impact proved challenging due to its emergent nature, attribution issues, and differences across sites. Developmental evaluation accommodated these challenges by focusing on communities' evolving theories of change.
A Framework For Evaluating Cross Cultural ManagementPeter Woods
The document presents a framework for evaluating the performance of cross-cultural managers. It outlines definitions, problems with existing models, and the study's aims and methodology. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups with expatriates and host country nationals identified key performance elements in personality, experience, attitudes, knowledge, and skills. Results showed open-mindedness, adaptability, respect for locals, cultural awareness, language skills, and experience interacting with locals as important. The implications discuss how personality, experience, attitudes, knowledge and skills impact performance and how the framework could be tested further.
Contesting gender: The translation of gender commitments into action in small...CGIAR
This presentation was given by Sarah Lawless (ARC Centre for Coral Reef Studies), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
Values and Beliefs are specific to each culture and their impact on decision choice and decision processes differ from one country to another. This presentation explores various dimensions of this issue and and illustrates how Cultural Factors can be addressed in System Design through examples.
decentralization and delegations of authorityMeghaAmmu3
This document discusses decentralization and delegation of authority. It defines decentralization as shifting control from one main group to smaller groups, such as giving more power to individual states. The advantages of decentralization include relieving higher executives and increasing organizational effectiveness through quicker decision making. However, decentralization can also lead to a lack of uniformity and difficulty coordinating. Delegation is defined as sharing work and authority between managers and subordinates. The importance of delegation is that it allows superiors to focus on more important tasks while enhancing subordinates' skills. Key elements of delegation and its advantages, such as motivating subordinates and developing leadership, are also outlined, along with potential disadvantages like misunderstanding and poor results.
The document discusses several concepts related to adaptive governance including adaptive co-management, social networks, bridging organizations, and polycentric governance. It emphasizes that adaptive governance is needed to address rapid global change, uncertainty, and surprise. Adaptive governance links evolving knowledge and actions through concepts like collective action, social networks, and transformations. However, relating these concepts and applying them across scales remains a challenge. The document examines how institutions, networks, and bridging organizations at various levels could support adaptive governance of complex social-ecological systems like the Great Barrier Reef, but also acknowledges open questions around power dynamics, governance trade-offs, and institutionalizing
watch on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jITLRiDkXQE
Presentation given at the "Global and European Studies Institute - Universität Leipzig" as part of the seminar "Regional Powers: Fundamentals, Strategies, Theories"
Access of Rural People Living in Poverty to Local and National Policy ProcessesBASIS AMA Innovation Lab
A presentation by Khalid El Harizi from the 2009 BASIS Conference on "Escaping Poverty Traps: Connecting the Chronically Poor to the Economic Growth Agenda."
The document discusses networking with farmers and farmer groups. It addresses questions around how to feed the world sustainably and equitably while supporting small farmers. It describes communities of practice as groups that come together to share knowledge and experiences. Effective knowledge management relies on creating, embedding, disseminating, and organizing knowledge through communities. Networking involves relationships between different stakeholders in agriculture, including informal agreements between groups, communities, and networks.
This document discusses research questions around how income and wealth are allocated and distributed. It examines whether allocation relies on individual country situations or is more universal. The document concludes that the gap between rich and poor is an economic issue and that zakat, a charitable contribution, can significantly impact poverty reduction by distributing resources to the poor and needy in a way that meets basic needs and encourages productivity. It suggests using an allocation system called Had-Kifayah to achieve these goals of distribution.
This document discusses emergency coordination in Nigeria. It defines coordination as the intelligent sharing of information and discussion of issues among independent organizations with a common purpose. The key points are:
1) Nigeria's coordination system is called NEMANEMA and involves coordination at the federal, state, and local levels between government agencies, NGOs, and community groups.
2) Effective coordination requires clear communication, transparency, establishing mandates with the government, and recognizing different capacities and competencies.
3) Challenges to coordination include fragmentation, lack of understanding between groups, and competitiveness over funds. Trust, shared vision, and ground rules can help support effective collaboration.
IFPRI Gender Breakfast with CARE and WorldFish: Measuring Gender-Transformati...IFPRI Gender
Measuring Gender-Transformative Change in Agriculture: A review of the literature and promising practices
February 16, 2017
Presenters: Steven Cole, Cynthia McDougall, & Afrina Choudhury from WorldFish & the FISH CGIAR Research Program; Emily Hilenbrand & Pranati Mohanraj from CARE USA
Discussant: Ruth Meinzen-Dick (IFPRI)
Gender inequalities are recognized as both a major driver of poverty and an impediment to agricultural development. Understanding complex processes of social change remains a critical challenge for effective agricultural development programming that advances gender equality. Gender transformative approaches represent a move beyond “business as usual” gender integration in programming towards the creation of an enabling social environment and more equitable formal and informal institutions that expand life choices for women and men.
At the heart of their work, WorldFish (in particular, through its FISH and Aquatic Agricultural Systems cross-cutting research program) and CARE USA (through its global Pathways to Empowerment agriculture program) strive to apply gender transformative approaches (GTA) in designing, implementing, and learning from agricultural development interventions. However, committing to GTA implementation approaches also requires a transformation of measurements and indicators of change, an area of research that remains relatively under-developed in the agriculture sector.
In this webinar, CARE and WorldFish Center jointly present a literature review of promising indicators and tools for measuring gender-transformative change in agriculture, along with some practical case studies and the implications of applying such approaches in practice.
This document outlines key concepts in materials and methods for teaching English as a foreign language. It discusses frameworks for EFL teaching including context, syllabus, and communicative language teaching. It also covers learner and setting variables, different types of syllabi, implications and phases of CLT, claims about current materials, task-based learning, perspectives on learners and learning, and related developments in EFL. The document references theories and literature on EFL materials and methodology.
The document discusses the process and approaches for evaluating instructional materials. It describes the selection process as having 7 steps: 1) identifying program aims and objectives, 2) analyzing the teaching and learning situation, 3) finding or designing an evaluation checklist, 4) limiting criteria, 5) creating a shortlist, 6) in-depth evaluation using the checklist, and 7) making a selection decision. It also outlines two main evaluation approaches - impressionistic overview and in-depth evaluation, and notes that combining both forms a sound evaluation basis. Several evaluation methods are mentioned, including piloting materials, gathering teacher and student opinions, and detailed analysis.
This document discusses various frameworks for evaluating and adapting English language teaching materials. It begins by outlining the advantages and disadvantages of using textbooks, as well as some criteria for evaluating materials such as appearance, teacher-friendliness, and suitability for learners' levels. The document then examines different methods for adapting materials, including editing, adding, replacing, and deleting content. It analyzes frameworks from Dalby (2009), McDonough and Shaw (2003), and Islam and Mares (2003) for adapting materials through techniques like expanding, subtracting, modifying, simplifying, and reordering. The document concludes by exploring approaches to materials evaluation, such as pre-use, while-use, and post-use evaluation, and
This document provides instructions for a student to adapt an article about blind men describing different parts of an elephant to be more suitable for their students' level. The student is asked to state the adaptation steps taken and suggest an activity using the adapted article, specifying the student level and skill focused. The original article tells the story of six blind men who each touch a different part of an elephant and come to different conclusions about what an elephant is like based on only experiencing one part. It is then provided for the student to adapt.
Course Outline - Materials Development & AdaptationSalina Saharudin
This document outlines a course on materials development and adaptation for teaching English as a second language. The 3-credit course is offered through the Department of English at a Malaysian university. Key elements of the course include evaluating existing teaching materials based on established criteria, adapting materials to suit different student groups and skills, and developing original instructional materials. Assessment consists of evaluating an existing textbook, creating and presenting adapted materials, tests, and compiling a portfolio of class materials. The goal is for students to learn skills in appraising, selecting, adapting and developing materials to effectively teach English.
This presentation slide is submitted by Pradana Akbar T (16716251022), Simon Petrus Kita Ngatu (16716251008), and Adi Kurniawan (1671251016) in order to fulfill the task requirement of Resource-based learning materials development class.
Extreme sports like white water rafting and parkour became popular in the UK in the 1980s attracting thrill-seekers and adrenaline junkies. The adapted listening discusses white water rafting expert Pas Blackwell explaining that he enjoyed the challenge, freedom, and rush of rafting down rapids. It also profiles parkour practitioner Rebecca Ahmed noting that parkour provides fun, fitness, and a test of overcoming one's fears through movement.
Materials development for language learning and teachingBike
The document discusses the history and evolution of literature on materials development for language learning. It covers several key topics:
1) The types and purposes of instructional materials.
2) The growth of publications on materials development, evaluation, and adaptation from the 1970s to present.
3) Frameworks and guidelines for evaluating materials, moving from checklists to more principled approaches considering context and beliefs.
4) Reports on evaluating currently used materials and adapting materials to make them more suitable for different contexts and learners.
5) Calls for more research on the actual effects of materials on learners and the processes involved in writing materials.
The document discusses the role of textbooks and materials in English language teaching. It addresses both the advantages and disadvantages of using textbooks in the classroom. Some key points made include:
- Textbooks are widely used but also debated in the ELT field due to issues around how well they guide learning and represent language/culture.
- Advantages of textbooks include helping students measure progress, being time/cost effective for teachers, and supporting less experienced instructors.
- Disadvantages include textbooks sometimes being too rigid or reflecting author biases, and unnatural language models.
- Effective adaptation of materials is important to achieve congruence between variables like objectives, students' needs, and teaching style. Teachers should analyze when and how
The document discusses the differences between traditional and authentic assessment. Traditional assessment uses standardized tests to measure correctness, while authentic assessment aims to measure thinking processes and meaningful application of skills through tasks like portfolios, discussions, and interviews. It provides steps for creating authentic assessments, including identifying standards, selecting real-world tasks, establishing criteria, and designing rubrics to evaluate student performance holistically or analytically.
1Gender and Land Use and Soil Management ProjectsNancy Drost
This document discusses mainstreaming gender equality in soil management projects in Ghana. It provides guidance on integrating a gender perspective throughout the project cycle, including problem identification, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Case studies are presented on projects that have improved women's access to land and skills in soil management. These led to increased crop yields for women and changed social norms about women's roles in agriculture. The document emphasizes analyzing gender issues, consulting both men and women, and ensuring projects benefit and empower both genders.
Innovating for impact in aquatic agricultural systems - transformative approa...WorldFish
This document discusses innovating approaches for closing gender gaps in aquatic agricultural systems through transformative research and development.
The key points are:
1) The authors propose a gender transformative approach to research and development that integrates technical interventions with those aimed at transforming social norms and gender relations.
2) This approach involves understanding local social and gender contexts, engaging both women and men, enabling critical reflection, and using iterative and participatory methods.
3) The goal is to test how combinations of technical and transformative interventions can lead to changes in gender roles/norms, access to resources, and ultimately improved livelihoods and development outcomes like reduced poverty and increased food security.
1) The document discusses a gender transformative approach to closing gender gaps in agricultural development. It focuses on integrating interventions that transform social norms and gender relations with agricultural systems interventions.
2) A theory of change is presented where gender analysis and transformative strategies are used to design interventions, which aim to change gender roles and norms, and ultimately improve outcomes like poverty reduction and food security.
3) Examples of potential transformative change mechanisms are provided, like working with faith leaders or schools, as well as the need to test combinations of interventions and measure their impact on development outcomes.
This document provides an overview of key gender concepts and considerations for integrating gender equality into REDD+ programs. It defines terms like gender, gender equality, and women's empowerment. Main points include:
- Understanding roles of men and women in forests is important for defining drivers of deforestation and identifying potential REDD+ strategies.
- Gender-sensitive approaches promote human rights and lead to more effective REDD+ outcomes.
- Key entry points include engaging both women and men in decision-making, conducting gender analyses, establishing gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation, and allocating adequate funding for gender activities.
This document discusses pathways for recognizing customary tenure in the Mekong region. It describes customary tenure as the rules and norms that govern a community's relationship to and use of forest and land resources. There are three main pathways for recognizing customary tenure: self-recognition by communities, co-recognition between communities and external actors, and legal/statutory recognition by the state. Both informal pathways like community mapping and formal agreements, and formal pathways like community forestry programs and land titling, have challenges and opportunities to secure communities' tenure rights and livelihoods. Formal recognition of customary tenure is still limited in providing full rights and can be complex, but opportunities exist to better support self- and co-recognition and increase statutory recognition
Presentation by Raymond Brandes from the Development Connect, at the workshop on Gender and Climate-Smart Agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa Region: Case studies and lessons from 02 to 04 November 2016, Nairobi, Kenya
This document summarizes the Dryland Systems Gender Strategy and Work Plan for implementing gender mainstreaming in the Dryland Systems CGIAR Research Program. It discusses the goals of promoting gender equity and reducing gender gaps. Key activities include mainstreaming gender within flagship technologies, undertaking strategic gender research, building gender awareness and capabilities, and integrating gender considerations into organizational structures, implementation, and the action plan. The strategy is aimed at making research and innovations more gender-aware and transformative to improve livelihoods and resilience for vulnerable households and communities.
During the webinar, the speakers promoted a set of training materials that is freely available for those interested in learning more about the implementation of NDCs in the agriculture sector in Africa.
More info about the webinar: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/implementing-ndcs-agriculture-sector-across-africa-what-directions-capacity-building#.XxaxH_gzbfZ
Fortifying the foundations for gender in AR4DCGIAR
This presentation was given by Lone Badstue (CIMMYT/GENNOVATE), as part of the Annual Gender Scientific Conference hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on 25-27 September 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, hosted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and co-organized with KIT Royal Tropical Institute.
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-conference-2018/
GENNOVATE is a global research initiative examining how gender norms and agency influence innovation in agriculture across 135 rural communities in 26 countries. The study involves interviews and focus groups with approximately 6,000 women and men. It aims to understand how gender norms impact peoples' ability to access, adopt and benefit from new technologies and practices. The research uses qualitative case studies to compare social groups within communities, selecting sites based on diversity of economic and gender contexts. Standardized tools are used to collect data from focus groups, interviews and literature reviews. The large, comparative study aims to provide evidence on gender and innovation and strengthen capacities for inclusive agricultural development.
Research investments in institutional innovations: The case of rangeland gove...ILRI
This document summarizes research on rangeland governance in Tunisia conducted by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas. The research examines pathways to enhance rangeland governance under different land tenure systems, assesses the performance of rangeland governance groups, and identifies strategies for private and collective rangeland restoration. The research also provides inputs for Tunisia's new pastoral code based on analyses of rangeland governance failures. Results have been implemented through trainings, manuals, and workshops to validate findings with development partners. Moving forward, the researchers aim to develop a toolbox to strengthen community organizations and networks to support more effective pastoral investment projects.
This document summarizes the findings of a study on gender-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices in coordination mechanisms for climate change and disaster risk reduction in the Caribbean. The study surveyed 112 respondents from 9 Caribbean countries. It found gaps in knowledge of gender issues and approaches. While respondents were aware of the gender dimension of resilience, workplace culture was not always respectful and women felt more disrespected. There were also gaps in institutional mechanisms for integrating gender. The study provides an opportunity to address these issues by tackling discriminatory policies and promoting continuous gender training, safe workplaces, and accountability.
This document summarizes discussions from a national conference on women-led water management in rural India. [1] Key frameworks and strategies were discussed to promote women's participation in water sustainability efforts, including policy changes, capacity building, institutional support, and ensuring economic independence. [2] Groups also discussed the roles of government institutions, civil society, and enabling an environment for women in decision-making around water management and sanitation. [3] Research needs identified included better understanding women's water roles at the community level, the link between water security and development, and developing gender-friendly sanitation technologies.
2 lone badstue on gennovate study on gender norms and agencyVincent Trousseau
This document provides information about GENNOVATE, a project led by CIMMYT that aims to understand how gender norms and agency influence people's ability to adopt agricultural innovations. It conducts 137 case studies across 26 countries. The project uses qualitative, comparative, and large-scale approaches to study how gender norms shape opportunities and how both men and women exercise agency, though their agency is highly gendered. It collects standardized data through interviews and focus groups to gain insights into local gender norms and innovation processes in agricultural communities. The case studies were selected based on principles of maximum diversity across levels of gender gaps and economic dynamism.
Presentation by Jemimah Njuki at the FAO-ILRI Workshop on Integrating Gender in Livestock Projects and Programs, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 22-25 November 2011.
This poster was presented by Bimbika Sijapati Basnett (CIFOR) for the pre-Annual Scientific Conference meeting organized for the CGIAR research program gender research coordinators on 4 December.
The annual scientific conference of the CGIAR collaborative platform for gender research took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
Gender quality and social inclusion in the CGIAR Research Program on Forests,...CGIAR
This poster was presented by Marlene Elias (Bioversity International), as part of the Gender Research Coordinators' meeting (4 December 2017), related to Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
This document summarizes a presentation on implementing the Gender Strategy for the Dryland Systems CRP. It discusses:
- The process of developing, implementing, and updating the Gender Strategy through stakeholder participation.
- Key gaps in knowledge about gender roles and inequalities in dryland systems.
- The goal and objectives of the Gender Strategy to promote gender equity.
- Priority actions like mainstreaming gender in research and undertaking strategic cross-Flagship studies.
- Plans for capacity building, management, monitoring and evaluation, and budgeting to support gender integration in the CRP's work.
Similar to Framework and methods for integrating gender in REDD(+) - Delia Catacutan (ICRAF) (20)
Women paying the health cost of the climate crisisIIED
The impacts of climate change result in both economic and non-economic losses and damages. While economic impacts often receive attention through policy and programming, the non-economic losses remain largely invisible and unaddressed, particularly in climate finance.
The presentation by IIED principal researcher Ritu Bharadwaj, from an online event in March 2024, focuses on the loss and damage faced by women battling drought, debt bondage and migration in Beed, India.
The presentation examines how women are disproportionately affected by climate change, looking at the connections between climate-induced droughts and debt bondage, and significant impacts on women's physical and mental health – leading to drastic health decisions.
It introduces the innovative C-CIQ methodology, which is a comprehensive approach allowing for in-depth assessment of climate change impacts, encompassing not only physical and economic aspects but also the social, cultural and psychological wellbeing of individuals and communities.
The C-CIQ methodology, with its emphasis on simplicity, replicability and clarity, aims to provide a framework for quantifying non-economic loss and damage through composite indices, making it a valuable tool for practitioners and policymakers in diverse contexts.
More information: https://www.iied.org/women-paying-health-cost-climate-crisis
This report provides an overview of the International Institute for Environment and Development's carbon emissions for 2022/23, and details plans to reduce its impact across our operations.
Emphasising transparency and accountability, the report underscores IIED's dedication to creating a more sustainable and equitable world.
The report highlights ways IIED has changed to reduce its environmental impact and promote positive changes in social, financial and governance operations.
As an organisation IIED is committed to becoming a net-zero organisation, aligning with science-based targets and reflecting short- and long-term emission reduction targets, which will be monitored annually.
Summary presentation on the case study on approaches for supporting pastorali...IIED
This is a presentation of the report 'Case study on approaches for supporting pastoralists groups facing climate change effects in Tanzania'.
Published June 2015
Further information: https://www.iied.org/climate-learning-partnership
Cities for refugees: places of economic productivity, participation and wellb...IIED
This is a presentation by Lucy Earle, director of the Human Settlements research group at the International Institute for Environment and Development, showing results of research into protracted displacement in an urban world.
The presentation was given on 6 December 2022.
This presentation (in English and French) was delivered during an IIED webinar on Wednesday, 21 September, which discussed the topic of special economic zones and the broader questions they raise, particularly in Senegal and Madagascar.
This presentation was delivered by Mamy Rakotondrainibe, president of the collective for the Defense of Malagasy Land (TANY). TANY is a civil society organisation that fights against land grabs that affect citizens and farmers in Madagascar.
More information: https://www.iied.org/special-economic-zones-global-trends-issues-senegal-madagascar
Special economic zones in Senegal: characteristics, land ans socio-economic i...IIED
This presentation (in English and French) was delivered during an IIED webinar on Wednesday, 21 September, which discussed the topic of special economic zones and the broader questions they raise, particularly in Senegal and Madagascar.
This presentation was delivered by Dr Alpha Ba, lecturer and researcher at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Agriculture (ENSA), University of Thiès. Alpha holds a PhD in Sociology. As a consultant specialised in agricultural, land, gender and human rights issues, he has more than 15 years of experience and has accompanied many public organisations in Senegal, as well as NGOs and international institutions, in research and training sessions on those topics.
More information: https://www.iied.org/special-economic-zones-global-trends-issues-senegal-madagascar
Investment zones in Madagascar: characteristics and land implicationsIIED
This presentation (in English and French) was delivered during an IIED webinar on Wednesday, 21 September, which discussed the topic of special economic zones and the broader questions they raise, particularly in Senegal and Madagascar.
This presentation was delivered by Dr Perrine Burnod and Heriniaina Rakotomalala, respectively researcher at CIRAD; and land expert and PhD candidate at the Institut d’Agro from Montpellier and Antananarivo University.
More information: https://www.iied.org/special-economic-zones-global-trends-issues-senegal-madagascar
Special economic zones and land tenure: global trends and local impacts in Se...IIED
This presentation (in English and French) was delivered during an IIED webinar on Wednesday, 21 September, which discussed the topic of special economic zones and the broader questions they raise, particularly in Senegal and Madagascar.
This presentation is by Lorenzo Cotula, principal researcher and head of law, economies and justice programme in IIED's Natural Resources research group, and Thierry Berger, associate (law, economies and justice programme) in IIED's Natural Resources research group.
More information: https://www.iied.org/special-economic-zones-global-trends-issues-senegal-madagascar
Adaptability of peri-urban agricultural workers towards resilienceIIED
This case study highlights the way that women working in peri-urban agriculture in India have to adapt to changing circumstances in order to sustain themselves and their families.
It was produced by Siddharth Agarwal, Kanupriya Kothiwal, Shabnam Verma and Sampurna Kundu of the Urban Health Resource Centre, India.
Conclusions include agricultural work being one of the major forms of livelihood for peri-urban workers. Many peri-urban workers chose this form of work because they already had the skills from their native rural farms.
Women find agricultural work convenient because of its self-paced nature and because farms are mostly close to where they live. Food security is another benefit, as many women are able to procure vegetables and food grains from their farming work.
Peri-urban women workers are resilient, adapting to an ever-changing peri-urban ecosystem and often pursuing an additional livelihood in seasons when agricultural work is not available. Their strategy of forming links with more than one employer offering different forms of work is key to this resilience.
They are also preparing themselves for a future when farms will be sold to developers and builders, and express anxiety about the uncertainty of sustaining agriculture work in the future.
The adaptability and resilience shown by the workers can be tailored to other situations and promoted among vulnerable urban women workers.
More information: https://www.iied.org/resilience-through-flexibility-story-peri-urban-agricultural-workers-india
Stitching their trajectories with determination: stories from Indore, IndiaIIED
Many women in Indore work as informal home-based garment workers. This case study demonstrates their commitment to investing in equipment and learning new skills in order to contribute to the family income.
Behind closed doors lies a vast segment of largely invisible women and girls working in India’s flourishing garment industry.
Women working from home account for about 14% of urban employment in India. In low- and middle-income countries, outsourced garment production thrives on account of cheap labour to keep the levels of production high and costs low.
Through pursuing sewing, women can overcome the limitations of little or no education or formal training. Most women stitchers enhance their skills through experience. This helps them get regular and progressively higher paying piece-rate work.
More information: https://www.iied.org/stitching-determination-stories-women-garment-workers-indore-india
Improving strategy and uptake of cleaner cooking in Kitui, KenyaIIED
This presentation contains a brief overview of work to understand households’ cooking needs that can help improve the uptake of improved cooking devices and promote gender justice in the cooking space.
The presentation is by Enzo Leone, a researcher in the Shaping Sustainable Markets research group at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).
IIED is working with Caritas Kitui, Access to Energy Institute (A2EI), African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) and Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS).
More information: https://www.iied.org/tailored-cooking-solutions-close-gender-gap
Placing COVID-19 and the wildlife trade within the bigger pictureIIED
This presentation by EJ Milner-Gulland was delivered during the online event 'Why eat wild meat? Insights from Africa and lessons for COVID-19 responses' on Wednesday, 4 August.
The event explored why people eat wild meat and how to design interventions that can help improve sustainability and safety.
EJ Milner-Gulland is director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science at University of Oxford.
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on wild meat use and perception in communiti...IIED
The document summarizes a study on the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on wild meat use and perceptions in communities near the Dja Faunal Reserve in Cameroon. The study found that the pandemic increased difficulties in accessing schools, income, travel, customers, work and food for many communities. It also found that wild meat consumption remained important despite Covid-19 risks. Most respondents disagreed with proposals to close wild meat markets due to livelihood dependencies and a lack of alternatives. The conclusion was that pandemic impacts on livelihoods seemed more concerning than health risks from wild meat, and findings could help policymaking support communities.
Drivers of wild meat consumption steph brittainIIED
Dr. Stephanie Brittain conducted research on the drivers of wild meat consumption in Cameroon through a literature review and fieldwork interviewing 542 people in four villages. Key findings included: 1) availability and affordability are primary drivers of wild meat consumption, while health benefits and culture are secondary; 2) consumption rates varied between villages and demographics; and 3) preferences for wild meat centered on taste and ease of access, while avoidance was due to taste, health, and tradition. The research provided insights into designing alternative food projects that consider local tastes, traditions, and access to markets and resources.
This presentation by Stephanie Brittain was delivered during the online event 'Why eat wild meat? Insights from Africa and lessons for COVID-19 responses' on Wednesday, 4 August.
The event explored why people eat wild meat and how to design interventions that can help improve sustainability and safety.
Stephanie Brittain is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford focusing on local knowledge and drivers of wild meat consumption in Cameroon.
Multifaceted approach to transition from emergency aid and rehabilitation to ...IIED
This document summarizes Friendship's approach to transitioning vulnerable communities from emergency aid to resilience and development. It uses a holistic approach involving community groups, local government, and NGOs. Interventions include capacity building, demonstrations, savings programs, and advocacy. Outcomes include infrastructure development, increased savings and assets, and more families accessing social programs. Challenges include low literacy rates and needing more advocacy meetings.
Sociétés Coopératives de cacao et Différentiel du revenu Décent : Leçons de l...IIED
This presentation was made by Pauline Zei at a webinar on Wednesday, 2 June that discussed the challenges around, and opportunities for, producer voice and agency in the design and implementation of the new Living Income Differential (LID) in Ghana and the Côte d'Ivoire.
The online event on 'Cocoa producer agency and the living income differential: lessons from civil society organisations' was organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).
Zei is director of Inades-Formation Cote d'Ivoire. She holds a degree in agronomy from the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët Boigny in Yamoussoukro, specialising in crop protection. Inades-Formation is a network of pan-African associations that works for equitable and sustainable development in Africa.
This was the seventh in a series of events organised under the IIED-led Empowering Producers in Commercial Agriculture (EPIC) project.
EPIC is funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office through its Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness (CASA) programme, though the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the UK government. CASA seeks to increase economic opportunities for smallholders by demonstrating the commercial viability of businesses with significant smallholder supply chains and attracting more investment into the sector.
More details: https://www.iied.org/cocoa-producer-agency-living-income-differential-lessons-civil-society-organisations
Innovating to improve the ownership, sustainability and multi-actor nature of...IIED
This presentation by Stephen Bright Sakwa, of Tree Adoption Uganda, features the 'Waste management for flood control' project which is being implemented in Bwaise, an urban slum in Kampala, Uganda.
It focuses on tackling floods and creating livelihoods in informal settlements. It showcases how the community has been trained to manage waste appropriately and make valuable products out of it so that it doesn't end up in drainage channels to cause floods that devastates the community.
This presentation features as part of the Marketplace area of the 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation (CBA15). The event takes place online from 14-18 June, 2021.
More details: https://cba15.iied.org/atrium
This is a presentation from the final event of an online learning series for the East African Community region on communities combating illegal wildlife trade.
The event discussed the future of the ‘Local communities: First Line of Defence against Illegal Wildlife Trade (FLoD)’ methodology, which aims to support designers and implementers of anti-poaching and anti-wildlife trafficking strategies and projects to effectively engage local communities as partners.
The events are organised by IUCN, together with the International Institute for Environment and Development and IUCN CEESP/SSC Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group. They are supported by USAID Kenya and East Africa through the Conserving Natural Capital and Enhancing Collaborative Management of Transboundary Resources (CONNECT) project, and will supplement the comprehensive training course on FLoD, which is currently under development with support from the BIOPAMA programme, supported by the European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
More information: https://www.iucn.org/regions/eastern-and-southern-africa/our-work/conservation-areas-and-species/local-communities-first-line-defence-against-illegal-wildlife-trade-flod
Organisational innovations that make community forestry prosperousIIED
This is a presentation by Duncan MacQueen, principal researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), about the importance of including smallholder producers and producer organisations in sustainable value chains to strengthen local resilience to external shocks.
Macqueen used the example of his work with the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) program at the FTA Science Conference 2020. The presentation focuses on the role of commercial organisation around accountable finance systems at four tiered levels: local producer groups, regional aggregators and processors, national advocacy federations, international alliances.
More details: https://www.iied.org/locally-controlled-forestry
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
How to Build a Module in Odoo 17 Using the Scaffold MethodCeline George
Odoo provides an option for creating a module by using a single line command. By using this command the user can make a whole structure of a module. It is very easy for a beginner to make a module. There is no need to make each file manually. This slide will show how to create a module using the scaffold method.
Executive Directors Chat Leveraging AI for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionTechSoup
Let’s explore the intersection of technology and equity in the final session of our DEI series. Discover how AI tools, like ChatGPT, can be used to support and enhance your nonprofit's DEI initiatives. Participants will gain insights into practical AI applications and get tips for leveraging technology to advance their DEI goals.
This presentation includes basic of PCOS their pathology and treatment and also Ayurveda correlation of PCOS and Ayurvedic line of treatment mentioned in classics.
This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 42001, and GDPR: Best Practices for Implementation and...PECB
Denis is a dynamic and results-driven Chief Information Officer (CIO) with a distinguished career spanning information systems analysis and technical project management. With a proven track record of spearheading the design and delivery of cutting-edge Information Management solutions, he has consistently elevated business operations, streamlined reporting functions, and maximized process efficiency.
Certified as an ISO/IEC 27001: Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) Lead Implementer, Data Protection Officer, and Cyber Risks Analyst, Denis brings a heightened focus on data security, privacy, and cyber resilience to every endeavor.
His expertise extends across a diverse spectrum of reporting, database, and web development applications, underpinned by an exceptional grasp of data storage and virtualization technologies. His proficiency in application testing, database administration, and data cleansing ensures seamless execution of complex projects.
What sets Denis apart is his comprehensive understanding of Business and Systems Analysis technologies, honed through involvement in all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). From meticulous requirements gathering to precise analysis, innovative design, rigorous development, thorough testing, and successful implementation, he has consistently delivered exceptional results.
Throughout his career, he has taken on multifaceted roles, from leading technical project management teams to owning solutions that drive operational excellence. His conscientious and proactive approach is unwavering, whether he is working independently or collaboratively within a team. His ability to connect with colleagues on a personal level underscores his commitment to fostering a harmonious and productive workplace environment.
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A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
How to Add Chatter in the odoo 17 ERP ModuleCeline George
In Odoo, the chatter is like a chat tool that helps you work together on records. You can leave notes and track things, making it easier to talk with your team and partners. Inside chatter, all communication history, activity, and changes will be displayed.
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Framework and methods for integrating gender in REDD(+) - Delia Catacutan (ICRAF)
1. Framework and methods for integrating
gender in REDD (+)
Gender & Environmental Change Conference
IIED, London
Dr. Delia C. Catacutan
ICRAF-Vietnam
2. Our challenge
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• There is lack of tools to elicit and understand
gender-specific preferences over REDD
benefits, and the distribution of those
benefits.
• REDD implementers often do not have time
to apply available tools.
• Gender equity is not an explicit goal of REDD.
3. Equity Framework
• Equity framework promoted by McDermott et al (2012)
• 3 dimensions of framework:
Distributive equity—the costs of REDD are not
disproportionately passed on to women; benefits are
proportionately distributed to women and men.
Procedural equity---procedures that facilitates
inclusiveness and fairness in the REDD process;
Contextual equity-- overall capacity of men and women to
participate and capture program benefits, e.g.,
information, knowledge, networks, land, technology,
culture, rights.
Together, they describe the substantive content of equity.
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4. Meta-order equity questions
• Target of equity---equity for whom? At what
scale?
• Goal of equity----ignore equity? Do no harm?
Ensure that women are not worse off?
advance equity?
• Parameters of equity---conflicting views of
equity prevailing in societies and cultural
contexts.
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5. Project
Dimensions of equity
Distributive Procedural Contextual
RUPES,
Indonesia
Women’s participation
conform to traditional gender
roles; Women not enlisted as
co-signatories on HKm
contracts; Women’s
representation on
management board token
Women were consulted
and their views were
sought
Contextual barriers to
women’s participation
identified
REALU/RED
D+, Vietnam
Separate consultation with
women to ensure their
voice in program design
Contextual barriers to
women’s participation
identified
RUPES,
Philippines
Women’s participation
conforms traditional gender
roles
Women were consulted Contextual barriers to
women’s participation
identified
PRESA,
Tanzania
Threats to women’s land
rights
No special procedures to
identify women who might
be disadvantaged
Social context, women’s
resource rights situation
not assessed adequately
PRESA,
Kenya
Women’s bids honored &
women awarded contracts
Special care to invite
women to PES auctions
Barriers to women’s
participation identified
and incorporated into
procedures
6. Some methods used
• Structured Decision-Making (SDM)--- an organized, inclusive and
transparent approach to understanding complex problems and
generating and evaluating creative alternatives (Vietnam).
• Modified REDD Game---elicits preferences over payment or benefits
to a hypothetical village when they were conditional on the quality
outcomes of a hypothetical forest of 500 hectares (Vietnam).
• Role Play Game (RPG)—players assume roles or characters, and take
control of their real-life roles/characters in a fictional setting. RPG was
used to observe and document the behaviours of men and women
toward land use decision-making in rubber agroforest landscapes and
its implications to REDD+ (Indonesia).
• Gender purposive conservation auctions—an economic approach
that uses a discriminatory price to determining the cost of
environmental service provision (Kenya).
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7. Sample result in Bac Kan province,
Northwest Vietnam---a UN-REDD pilot
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• High poverty
• Heavily forested
• Mountainous
• ICRAF’s REALU demonstration site;
pilot payment scheme for
agroforestry and farmer-managed
natural forest regeneration
9. Sample result of RPG application in Jambi
Province, Sumatra, Indonesia
Women from both the upland and lowland villages
approached land use change in a more dynamic way than men
from the same villages, reacting more positively to external
investors proposing logging or oil palm conversion.
Contrary to expectations and gender stereotypes, the
increased involvement of women in landscape-level decision
making may serve to increase emissions from deforestation
and forest degradation in the area, thus posing further
challenges to emission reduction efforts.
Villamor et al. 2013
10. Sample result in Kenya
• Women’s bids where lower than men.
• 55% of contracts were awarded to women;
they were helped to implement the contracts
through training and support on tree-planting
and care.
11. Key messages
• While the distributional and procedural equity
dimensions of a REDD+ project fall within the
scope and control of its proponents, the capacity
to achieve distributional and procedural equity is
conditioned by context, which is not amenable to
control.
• Nonetheless, achieving procedural equity
through gender transformative approaches
engenders distributive equity and alleviates
contextual inequity.
12. • Identification of inequity ensures deployment of
procedural measures that facilitates equitable
distribution of outcomes.
• REDD benefits and distribution should be gender-
specific.
• One-off or recurrent carbon payments
(2USD/ton) do not make sense. Paying 2USD/ton
+ differential incentive may be attractive to men
and women.
• Governments and partners pursuing REDD need
to be explicit about incorporating gender as a
goal at the onset.
13. Thank you for your attention
For more information, please contact:
D. C. CATACUTAN@CGIAR.ORG