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Collaborating for Resilience: A practitioner’s guide

Author : Ratner, B.D.[Author]; Smith, W.E.[Author]
Publisher : WorldFish
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Collaborating for Resilience: A practitioner’s guide by : Ratner, B.D.[Author]; Smith, W.E.[Author]

Download or read book Collaborating for Resilience: A practitioner’s guide written by Ratner, B.D.[Author]; Smith, W.E.[Author] and published by WorldFish. This book was released on with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many countries, resource conflict is a leading risk to livelihoods. For some communities, it is a matter of survival. Yet, many development interventions aiming to address these challenges fail or fall far short of their potential. Common reasons include conflicting agendas, power and politics; poor local commitment and leadership; lack of coordination; plus high costs and low sustainability, as programs often unravel when development finance ends. Overcoming these obstacles requires a shift from typical approaches to planning, implementing and evaluating rural development and natural resource management initiatives. This manual introduces one approach to achieving such breakthroughs in collective action, called "Collaborating for Resilience.” The manual presents a set of principles and field-tested guidance on exploring the potential for collaboration, facilitating dialogue and action, evaluating outcomes, and sustaining collaboration over time.

Collaborating for Climate Resilience

Author : Ann Goodman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000407284
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Collaborating for Climate Resilience written by Ann Goodman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supporters of environmental well-being and climate resilience are awakening and mobilizing – cities, states, business, academia, community-based organizations, and the military. They understand the imminent and long-term risks of climate deterioration and they are creating new structures beyond the top-down government policy efforts of the past. This highly practical book provides a clear insight into these collaborative solutions by real organizations in real time. It demonstrates how people from disparate fields and stakeholders cooperate to address climate issues at ground level and reveals how this can be undertaken effectively. Through case studies of key organizations such as the NYC Sustainability Office, Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice, IBM, and West Point Military Academy, readers will understand each party’s role in a cooperative enterprise and the means by which they support climate resiliency, their institutional goals, and their communities. Of particular value, the book illustrates the co-benefits of multi-party resilience planning: faster approval times; reduced litigation; ability to monetize benefits such as positive health outcomes; the economic benefits of cooperation (for example, capacity building through financing climate planning and resilience across public, private, and other sources of funding); and developing a shared perspective. The book will be of great interest to business managers, policymakers, and community leaders involved in combating climate change, and researchers and students of business, public affairs, policy, environment, climate, and urban studies.

Dialogue to address the roots of resource competition: Lessons for policy and practice

Author : Ratner, B.D.[Author]; Burnley, C.[Author]; Mugisha, S.[Author]; Madzudzo, E.[Author]; Oeur, Il[Author]; Mam, K.[Author]; Rüttinger, L.[Author]; Chilufya, L.[Author]; Adriázola, P.[Author]
Publisher : WorldFish
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Dialogue to address the roots of resource competition: Lessons for policy and practice by : Ratner, B.D.[Author]; Burnley, C.[Author]; Mugisha, S.[Author]; Madzudzo, E.[Author]; Oeur, Il[Author]; Mam, K.[Author]; Rüttinger, L.[Author]; Chilufya, L.[Author]; Adriázola, P.[Author]

Download or read book Dialogue to address the roots of resource competition: Lessons for policy and practice written by Ratner, B.D.[Author]; Burnley, C.[Author]; Mugisha, S.[Author]; Madzudzo, E.[Author]; Oeur, Il[Author]; Mam, K.[Author]; Rüttinger, L.[Author]; Chilufya, L.[Author]; Adriázola, P.[Author] and published by WorldFish. This book was released on with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conflict management is an intrinsic element of natural resource management, and becomes increasingly important amid growing pressure on natural resources from local uses, as well as from external drivers such as climate change and international investment. If policymakers and practitioners aim to truly improve livelihood resilience and reduce vulnerabilities of poor rural households, issues of resource competition and conflict management cannot be ignored. This synthesis report summarizes outcomes and lessons from three ecoregions: Lake Victoria, with a focus on Uganda; Lake Kariba, with a focus on Zambia; and Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia. Partners used a common approach to stakeholder engagement and action research that we call “Collaborating for Resilience.” In each region, partners assisted local stakeholders in developing a shared understanding of risks and opportunities, weighing alternative actions, developing action plans, and evaluating and learning from the outcomes. These experiences demonstrate that investing in capacities for conflict management is practical and can contribute to broader improvements in resource governance.

From conflict to collaboration in natural resource management

Author : R�ttinger, L.
Publisher : WorldFish
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book From conflict to collaboration in natural resource management written by R�ttinger, L. and published by WorldFish. This book was released on with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ÿNatural resource management is closely linked to conflict management, prevention and resolution. Managing natural resources involves reconciling diverging interests that often lead to conflict, which can undermine management institutions and lead to exploitation, environmental destruction and deteriorating livelihoods. If conflicts turn violent, they can rip apart the entire fabric of society. Thus, managing conflicts in a peaceful manner is decisive not only for successful and sustainable resource management but for societal stability in general. Despite this connection, the knowledge and experience gained in the fields of conflict transformation and peacebuilding in the last decades are often not used by natural resource managers. One reason is that this knowledge has not been translated into user-friendly resources that can be easily understood by practitioners without prior experience in these fields. This handbook and toolkit helps fill this gap, providing an orientation to the issues and a suite of practical exercises and tools to support participatory processes.

Strengthening collective action to address resource conflict in Lake Kariba, Zambia

Author : Madzudzo, E.[Author]; Chilufya, L.[Author]; Mudenda, H.G.[Author]; Ratner, B.D.[Author]
Publisher : WorldFish
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Strengthening collective action to address resource conflict in Lake Kariba, Zambia by : Madzudzo, E.[Author]; Chilufya, L.[Author]; Mudenda, H.G.[Author]; Ratner, B.D.[Author]

Download or read book Strengthening collective action to address resource conflict in Lake Kariba, Zambia written by Madzudzo, E.[Author]; Chilufya, L.[Author]; Mudenda, H.G.[Author]; Ratner, B.D.[Author] and published by WorldFish. This book was released on with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where natural resources are a key component of the rural economy, the ability of the poor to realize their visions for the future depends significantly on institutional structures that govern resource access and management. This case study reports on an initiative on the shores of Lake Kariba in Zambia, where lakeshore residents face competition over fishing, tourism, and commercial aquaculture. Multistakeholder dialogue produced agreements with investors and increased accountability of state agencies and traditional leaders, enabling communities to have greater influence over their futures through improvements in aquatic resource governance. The report documents the rationale for the approach followed and steps in the capacity-building process, discusses obstacles encountered, and identifies lessons for policymakers and practitioners seeking to implement a similar approach.

Governing Complexity

Author : Andreas Thiel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108419984
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Governing Complexity written by Andreas Thiel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains why governance is polycentric and what that means in practice, using examples of complex natural resource management.

Strengthening community roles in aquatic resource governance in Uganda

Author : Burnley, C.[Author]; Adriázola, P.[Author]; Comardicea, I.[Author]; Mugisha, S.[Author]; Mushabe, N.[Author]
Publisher : WorldFish
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Strengthening community roles in aquatic resource governance in Uganda by : Burnley, C.[Author]; Adriázola, P.[Author]; Comardicea, I.[Author]; Mugisha, S.[Author]; Mushabe, N.[Author]

Download or read book Strengthening community roles in aquatic resource governance in Uganda written by Burnley, C.[Author]; Adriázola, P.[Author]; Comardicea, I.[Author]; Mugisha, S.[Author]; Mushabe, N.[Author] and published by WorldFish. This book was released on with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lake Victoria fisheries face severe environmental stresses. Stocks are declining in a context of increasing population and growing demand for the lake’s resources. Rising competition between users is putting conservation goals and rural livelihoods at risk. While Uganda’s co-management policy framework is well-developed, key resources for implementation are lacking, enforcement is poor, and the relations between stakeholders are unequal. Poor rural resource users face significant challenges to effectively participate in fisheries decision-making. This case study demonstrates the progress that can be made using a collaborative approach to catalyze community-led actions linking public health, sanitation and environmental conservation in difficult circumstances, even over a relatively short time period. Multistakeholder dialogue can bring to light the sources of conflict, pinpoint governance challenges, and identify opportunities for institutional collaboration to address community needs. At the same time, the process can help build trust, confidence in collective action and public accountability.

How are we doing? A tool to reflect on the process, progress and priorities of your multi-stakeholder forum

Author : Sarmiento Barletti, J.P.
Publisher : CIFOR
ISBN 13 : 6023871399
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (238 download)

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Book Synopsis How are we doing? A tool to reflect on the process, progress and priorities of your multi-stakeholder forum by : Sarmiento Barletti, J.P.

Download or read book How are we doing? A tool to reflect on the process, progress and priorities of your multi-stakeholder forum written by Sarmiento Barletti, J.P. and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2020-11-11 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook explains how to implement How are we doing?, a tool that enables participatory reflective monitoring in multi-stakeholder forums (MSFs). MSFs are spaces that include a wide range of stakeholders in a topic or region, to engage in dialogue, decision making and/or the implementation of activities for common landscape goals. How are we doing? supports enabling conditions to allow the MSF to achieve its goal(s) equitably and effectively. Here we provide a step-by-step process on how to do that. MSFs have gained much attention around the world because of their potential to improve collaboration between different actors, sectors and governance levels to address complex challenges, which cannot be resolved by one actor alone. They can also include actors that, throughout history, have not been able (or allowed) to participate in decision making on land use and land-use issues and/or the design of initiatives that may affect their rights, territories, lives and livelihoods. This handbook is the product of collaboration between members of MSFs and researchers from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). The collaboration emerged from the identification of the need for a simple tool to allow MSF participants to monitor their forums, and reflect upon and improve their processes and results. In response, CIFOR held a series of participatory workshops in Indonesia and Peru to develop How are we doing?, to reflect on and learn from what the MSF has been doing well (and not so well); examine progress toward the objective(s), including the challenges faced and the ones still ahead; and support the annual planning process. How are we doing? has three main features that set it apart from other tools. First, it was developed together with members of several subnational MSFs. Second, it was designed to be used by MSF participants themselves, not to be applied by external evaluators. And, third, its objective goes beyond a simple assessment of indicators, rather inviting participants to discuss and reflect on their answers. The purpose of this reflection is to learn from the past, consider progress and obstacles to further progress, and collectively plan how to achieve the MSF’s goals in the future.

Innovations to strengthen aquatic resource governance on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake

Author : Oeur,IL[Author]; Mam, K.[Author]; Sour, K.[Author]; Ratner, B.D.[Author]
Publisher : WorldFish
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovations to strengthen aquatic resource governance on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake written by Oeur,IL[Author]; Mam, K.[Author]; Sour, K.[Author]; Ratner, B.D.[Author] and published by WorldFish. This book was released on with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cambodia’s recent freshwater fishery sector reform, instigated at the top level of government, is one of the country’s most significant contemporary policy developments addressing natural resources management and rural development. Implemented in two main waves, the reforms culminated in the complete removal of inland commercial fishing lots. Yet serious problems still need to be addressed, including reportedly widespread illegal fishing, difficulties in protecting critical habitats, and competition among state agencies over resource management authority. This report summarizes the context of the recent fishery reforms, analyzes challenges and opportunities for policy implementation after the reforms, and details the outcomes of local institutional innovations in Kampong Thom Province, followed by a discussion of the implications for ongoing efforts aimed at reducing resource conflict and building livelihood resilience.

Collaborating for Climate Equity

Author : Vivek Shandas
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000631982
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Collaborating for Climate Equity written by Vivek Shandas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-05-19 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the capacity of different stakeholders to work together and build urban resilience to climate change through an equity-centered approach to cross-sectoral collaboration. Urban areas, where the majority of the global population dwells, are particularly vulnerable to a myriad of climate stressors, the effects of which are acutely present in places and to communities that have been largely excluded from decision-making processes. Our need for working and learning together is at a critical threshold, yet at present, the process for and understanding of inter-sectoral collaborations remains a theoretical ideal and falls short of the broad appeal that many have claimed. Collaborating for Climate Equity argues that researcher–practitioner partnerships offer a promising pathway toward ensuring equitable outcomes while building climate resilience. By presenting five case studies from the United States, Chile, and Mexico, each chapter explores the contours of developing robust researcher–practitioner collaborations that endure and span institutional boundaries. The case studies included in the book are augmented by a synthesis that reflects upon the key findings and offers generalizable principles for applying similar approaches to other cities across the globe. This work contributes to a nascent knowledge base on the real-world challenges and opportunities associated with researcher–practitioner partnerships. It provides guidance to academics and practitioners involved in collaborative research, planning, and policymaking.

The Organizational Resilience Handbook

Author : Graham Bell
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1789661854
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book The Organizational Resilience Handbook written by Graham Bell and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For businesses to grow and be successful their approach to resilience must be defined by a holistic and risk-focused outlook, rather than one which is narrow and dominated by event-oriented continuity practices. The Organizational Resilience Handbook shows that success is as much to do with innovation and the speed with which new products are brought to market as it is with organizations having to deal with unexpected crisis situations. It comprehensively covers the full breadth and depth of the field and introduces related topics such as security, safety, e-commerce, emerging technologies and customer experience. Through adopting a strategic and progressive approach, practitioners can apply the book's methodology to develop an in-depth understanding of resilience within their own organization and use it to effectively engage with the board and senior management in developing strategies for achieving greater resilience capability. A range of high-profile case studies, such as Mercedes, the UK's National Health Service, Alibaba and BP, help to illustrate the concept of resilience by detailing characteristics and behaviours which confirm its meaning. The Organizational Resilience Handbook is a practical guide to self-assessment, benchmarking performance and implementing resilience frameworks in any organization.

Practitioner's Guide to Ethics and Mindfulness-Based Interventions

Author : Lynette M. Monteiro
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319649248
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Book Synopsis Practitioner's Guide to Ethics and Mindfulness-Based Interventions by : Lynette M. Monteiro

Download or read book Practitioner's Guide to Ethics and Mindfulness-Based Interventions written by Lynette M. Monteiro and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the role of ethics in the application of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) and mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) in clinical practice. The book offers an overview of the role of ethics in the cultivation of mindfulness and explores the way in which ethics have been embedded in the curriculum of MBIs and MBPs. Chapters review current training processes and examines the issues around incorporating ethics into MBIs and MBPs detailed for non-secular audiences, including training clinicians, developing program curriculum, and dealing with specific client populations. Chapters also examine new, second-generation MBIs and MBPs, the result of the call for more advanced mindfulness-based practices . The book addresses the increasing popularity of mindfulness in therapeutic interventions, but stresses that it remains a new treatment methodology and in order to achieve best practice status, mindfulness interventions must offer a clear understanding of their potential and limits. Topics featured in this book include: • Transparency in mindfulness programs.• Teaching ethics and mindfulness to physicians and healthcare professionals. • The Mindfulness-Based Symptom Management (MBSM) program and its use in treating mental health issues.• The efficacy and ethical considerations of teaching mindfulness in businesses. • The Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Program. • The application of mindfulness in the military context. Practitioner’s Guide to Mindfulness and Ethics is a must-have resource for clinical psychologists and affiliated medical, and mental health professionals, including specialists in complementary and alternative medicine and psychiatry. Social workers considering or already using mindfulness in practice will also find it highly useful.

Collaborative Resilience

Author : Bruce Evan Goldstein
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262516454
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Collaborative Resilience written by Bruce Evan Goldstein and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines a range of efforts to enhance resilience through collaboration, describing communities that have survived and even thrived by building trust and interdependence. A resilient system is not just discovered through good science; it emerges as a community debates and defines ecological and social features of the system and appropriate scales of activity. Poised between collaborative practice and resilience analysis, collaborative resilience is both a process and an outcome of collective engagement with social-ecological complexity.

Stronger collaboration for an equitable and resilient recovery towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals

Author :
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9240026207
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Stronger collaboration for an equitable and resilient recovery towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals written by and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second, annual Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All (SDG3 GAP) progress report illustrates how the SDG3 GAP is providing an important, long-term improvement platform for collaboration among 13 agencies in the multilateral system as they support countries on the path towards an equitable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and further progress towards the health-related SDGs.

Practitioner's Guide to Empirically Based Measures of Social Skills

Author : Douglas W. Nangle
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441906096
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)

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Book Synopsis Practitioner's Guide to Empirically Based Measures of Social Skills by : Douglas W. Nangle

Download or read book Practitioner's Guide to Empirically Based Measures of Social Skills written by Douglas W. Nangle and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-12-16 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social skills are at the core of mental health, so much so that deficits in this area are a criterion of clinical disorders, across both the developmental spectrum and the DSM. The Practitioner’s Guide to Empirically-Based Measures of Social Skills gives clinicians and researchers an authoritative resource reflecting the ever growing interest in social skills assessment and its clinical applications. This one-of-a-kind reference approaches social skills from a social learning perspective, combining conceptual background with practical considerations, and organized for easy access to material relevant to assessment of children, adolescents, and adults. The contributors’ expert guidance covers developmental and diversity issues, and includes suggestions for the full range of assessment methods, so readers can be confident of reliable, valid testing leading to appropriate interventions. Key features of the Guide: An official publication of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Describes empirically-based assessment across the lifespan. Provides in-depth reviews of nearly 100 measures, their administration and scoring, psychometric properties, and references. Highlights specific clinical problems, including substance abuse, aggression, schizophrenia, intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and social anxiety. Includes at-a-glance summaries of all reviewed measures. Offers full reproduction of more than a dozen measures for children, adolescents, and adults, e.g. the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire and the Teenage Inventory of Social Skills. As social skills assessment and training becomes more crucial to current practice and research, the Practitioner’s Guide to Empirically-Based Measures of Social Skills is a steady resource that clinicians, researchers, and graduate students will want close at hand.

Organizational Resilience

Author : James J. Leflar
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439841373
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Organizational Resilience written by James J. Leflar and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving towards resiliency is more than just implanting policy and procedure; it is a process that takes organizations on a winding path requiring patience and tolerance. A good deal of learning will have to take place during the trip and that is why it is necessary to have patience and tolerate the learning process. Organizational Resilience: Managing the Risks of Disruptive Events - A Practitioner’s Guide provides essential management tools that ensure you will succeed in moving an organization towards becoming more resilient. The book explains organizational resilience and how to manage risk through the use of the ANSI/ASIS SPC.1-2009 Standard. It outlines a concise, clearly understandable approach to successfully addressing the various challenges and techniques necessary to plan, prepare, and implement organizational resilience management in any organization. The authors cut through the complexities and identify the key issues and methods for successful implementation. They focus on organizational resilience management as an integral component of an overall business and risk management strategy. They also explore how organizational resilience creates value for the organization and can be applied to both the private and public sectors. Building a resilient organization is a cross-disciplinary and cross-functional endeavor; therefore "practitioners" may come from a variety of disciplines, all of which contribute to helping the organization achieve its objectives. This book provides valuable and much-needed guidance that enables practitioners to achieve the desired goals of effective organizational resilience through cost-effective methods.

Developing sustainable and resilient agrifood value chains in conflict-prone and conflict-affected contexts

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251379637
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Developing sustainable and resilient agrifood value chains in conflict-prone and conflict-affected contexts written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2023-07-05 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agrifood systems in the Near East and North Africa are characterized by increasingly degraded natural resources and vulnerability to climate change, rapid population growth and protracted crises. In addition, the region has been affected by conflict that has further exposed the fragilities and worsened the challenges already faced by communities. Conflict negatively affects the poverty rate, the economic capacity and functioning of agrifood value chains and people’s ability to produce, distribute and access food. In volatile operating environments, resources, government spending and private investment are frequently diverted or reduced, with lasting impact on agri-food value chains and consequently nutrition and food security. Uncertainties inherent to these contexts can further undermine the relevance, efficiency and effectiveness of agri-food value chain development interventions, programmes and projects.Investigating the connection between sustainable, resilient agrifood value chain development and the unique characteristics of the highly volatile situations in which they are operating, these practitioner guidelines propose a four-step approach for selection, analysis and design of agrifood value chains in conflict prone and conflict affected contexts. The approach aims to strengthen the resilience of agri-food value chains through systems-based solutions, adopting a context-sensitive programming approach and ensuring an adaptive programming effort through a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) framework, to facilitate testing and scaling-up.