Water and sanitation
- How can communities in Viet Nam adapt to recurring droughts?
- R. Shaw; S., V., R., K. Prabhakar; H. Nguyen; P. Mondal / Oxfam, 2007
- This paper presents a study on the impacts of recurring droughts on communities in the Ninh Thuan province of Viet Nam. It examines the root causes of drought in the region, people's perceptions of drought-related vulnerabilities...
- Assessing the effects of livelihood strategies on vulnerable groups in Afghanistan
- I. Nyborg; J. Akramy; A. Gotehus / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of L, 2008
- The main purpose of this study was to gain an in-depth understanding of the livelihoods of selected communities of Dai Kundi, Afghanistan and to identify key areas where Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) partner activities could focus in ord...
- How can integrated water resource management be made more people-centered?
- D., J. Merrey; P. Drechsel; F., W., T. Penning de Vries / Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2007
- Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is now the dominant paradigm for water management in both rich and poor countries. This paper examines the weaknesses in the current understanding of IWRM from a livelihoods perspective. Em...
- Social and enviromental costs of the World Bank's hydropower project in Laos
- S. Lawrence / International Rivers Network, 2007
- This trip report provides information on the implementaiton of the Nam Theum 2 (NT2) agreement with respect to hydropower development in Laos. The report summarises the social and environmental impacts of the hydro project implemented...
- Evaluation of multidonor aid to Afghanistan
- A. Strand; G. Olesen / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2005
- This paper presents findings from the 2005 Multidonor Evaluation of the emergency and reconstruction aid that had been provided to Afghanistan between 2001 to early 2005, on behalf of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the ...
- Making Asian aquaculture more pro-poor
- N. Bestari / Operations Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank, 2004
- Linking aquaculture development approaches to viable livelihood opportunities for the rural poor remains a challenge. The poor face many constraints to participation in aquaculture, primarily due to a lack of access to capital and res...
- Lessons and insights from bottom-up community-led sanitation programmes
- K. Kamal; K. Pasteur / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005
- This paper is an updated version of an IDS working paper focusing on processes of Community Led Total Sanitation, or CLTS - an approach which facilitates a process of empowering local communities to stop open defecation and to build a...
- Freshwater conservation benefits livelihoods
- K. Schuyt / WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2005
- Using four case studies, this report analyses how better management of freshwater resources contributes to the improvement of livelihoods of poor local communities. All four studies (in South Africa, Colombia, China and Brazil) confir...
- Rights-based approaches to water management in Zimbabwe
- B. Derman; A. Hellum; P. Sithole / Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2005
- Does a human rights approach to water actually support to the multiple ways in which men and women actually share and manage water in rural contexts? This papers looks at how local norms and practices include water can be included wit...
- The potential impacts of Watershed Development as a facilitator of sustainable development in India.
- V.R. Reddy; M.G. Reddy; Y.V.M. Reddy; J. Sussan / Centre For Economic And Social Studies, India, 2004
- It is argued that resource endowments determine the level and dynamics of livelihoods at the household level rather than policy interventions per se. On the other hand, policy interventions, given the status and structure of the econo...
- Assessing the effects of livelihood strategies on vulnerable groups in Afghanistan
- I. Nyborg; J. Akramy; A. Gotehus / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of L, 2008
- The main purpose of this study was to gain an in-depth understanding of the livelihoods of selected communities of Dai Kundi, Afghanistan and to identify key areas where Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) partner activities could focus in ord...
- How can integrated water resource management be made more people-centered?
- D., J. Merrey; P. Drechsel; F., W., T. Penning de Vries / Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2007
- Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is now the dominant paradigm for water management in both rich and poor countries. This paper examines the weaknesses in the current understanding of IWRM from a livelihoods perspective. Em...
- Social and enviromental costs of the World Bank's hydropower project in Laos
- S. Lawrence / International Rivers Network, 2007
- This trip report provides information on the implementaiton of the Nam Theum 2 (NT2) agreement with respect to hydropower development in Laos. The report summarises the social and environmental impacts of the hydro project implemented...
- Evaluation of multidonor aid to Afghanistan
- A. Strand; G. Olesen / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2005
- This paper presents findings from the 2005 Multidonor Evaluation of the emergency and reconstruction aid that had been provided to Afghanistan between 2001 to early 2005, on behalf of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the ...
- Making Asian aquaculture more pro-poor
- N. Bestari / Operations Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank, 2004
- Linking aquaculture development approaches to viable livelihood opportunities for the rural poor remains a challenge. The poor face many constraints to participation in aquaculture, primarily due to a lack of access to capital and res...
- Lessons and insights from bottom-up community-led sanitation programmes
- K. Kamal; K. Pasteur / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005
- This paper is an updated version of an IDS working paper focusing on processes of Community Led Total Sanitation, or CLTS - an approach which facilitates a process of empowering local communities to stop open defecation and to build a...
- Freshwater conservation benefits livelihoods
- K. Schuyt / WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2005
- Using four case studies, this report analyses how better management of freshwater resources contributes to the improvement of livelihoods of poor local communities. All four studies (in South Africa, Colombia, China and Brazil) confir...
- Rights-based approaches to water management in Zimbabwe
- B. Derman; A. Hellum; P. Sithole / Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2005
- Does a human rights approach to water actually support to the multiple ways in which men and women actually share and manage water in rural contexts? This papers looks at how local norms and practices include water can be included wit...
- The potential impacts of Watershed Development as a facilitator of sustainable development in India.
- V.R. Reddy; M.G. Reddy; Y.V.M. Reddy; J. Sussan / Centre For Economic And Social Studies, India, 2004
- It is argued that resource endowments determine the level and dynamics of livelihoods at the household level rather than policy interventions per se. On the other hand, policy interventions, given the status and structure of the econo...
- How is democratic decentralisation progressing in South Africa?
- Z. Ntshona; E. Lahiff / Environment Team, IDS Sussex, 2003
- This paper looks at the case of Mdudwa village in the Eastern Cape to explore the processes and impacts of democratic decentralisation. Through an examination of contests over land, forest and water resources, the paper looks at the e...
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) helps rural people in India to alleviate poverty through participatory watershed development and management.
