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This paper sets out Oxfam International's position on disaster risk reduction.
Disasters are increasing in both their frequency and ferocity. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is essential if lives are not to be lost unnecessarily and developmental gains are to be secured.
The international community has recognised the importance of reducing disaster risk, and moving away...
The present contribution is an attempt to understand the conditions that impede some households and social groups in securing a decent livelihood by drawing on ‘purported’ facilitating institutions. It is generally agreed that access to livelihood assets is negotiated through institutions. However, the way in which these institutions operate in everyday practice and in specific...
This poster draws attention to the dinimishing forests in Pakistan, highlighting the work several donor agencies is doing to help restructure the Forest Department and reintroduce participatory approaches on a local level. A study by NCCR North-South tries to understand why they have failed.
Forests play many roles in the development of a country, and especially in securing the livelihoods of people who live in and around them. Forest ecosystems are one of the greatest sources of biodiversity, but they are more fragile than many know. In particular, the natural forests of South and Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America are rapidly vanishing. Although the international...
The process of institutional changes in the forestry sector of Pakistan was initiated by the Government of Pakistan with support from different donor agencies during the mid-1990s. This paper analyses a participatory forest management initiative in the milieu of local social realities (such as customary forest use, power relations and livelihood concerns) and the actors who are part of these...
The natural forests of Pakistan are mostly located in the hilly areas of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP)1, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Northern Areas. These forests are vanishing at a rate that is one of highest2 in the world (FAO, 2007) and forest depletion is one of the most serious environmental concerns for Pakistan since it is accompanied by many...
This booklet contains a small selection from 20,000 entries in the "Climate is changing, so is our life" competition for students throughout Viet Nam.
In collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Training and Save the Children, Oxfam organised this competition as part of the climate change awareness raising campaign.
The messages are aimed at policymakers and...
Nepalese society is going through a phase of rapid disintegration, integration and reintegration. The Constituent Assembly overthrew the 240 years old Hindu Monarchy through its declaration on 28 May, 2008, and established a Democratic Republic. Not only did this break away from history and traditional values and norms, but it also directed the nation towards a new epoch in its history. The...
The links between human rights and biodiversity and natural resource conservation are many and complex. The conservation community is being challenged to take stronger measures to respect human rights and is taking opportunities to further their realisation. ‘Rights-based approaches’ (RBAs) to conservation are a promising way forward,...
The poster is about conserving the biodiversity of the Kanchenjunga landscape and improve local livelihoods in the Kanchenjunga region.
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