- Desertification and drought - extent and consequences proposal for a participatory approach to combat desertification
- FAO Hypermedia Collection on Desertification, 1995
- Participation of developing countries in world trade: overview of major trends and underlying factors
- World Trade Organization, 1996
- This paper provides an overview of major trends in the participation of developing countries in world trade over the past two decades, followed by a brief examination of some of the key factors that were associated with trends for dif...
- Halting degradation of natural resources: is there a role for rural communities?
- J. M. Baland; J. P. Platteau / FAO Hypermedia Collection on Desertification, 1996
- Participatory Action Research : Getting the Job Done
- K. Seymour-Rolls; I. Hughes / Action Research on Web, 1999
- This paper seeks to: 1.Describe PAR using a conceptual framework - The Moments by Definition 2.Provide a working framework to undertake PAR - The Moments by Method : 3.Propose a research project utili...
- Community based conservation
- M.C.J. Cruz / American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1995
- This overview paper stresses what most of the authors believe: that in order to successfully manage biodiversity, local residents and resource users must be involved, and the people who are affected by conservation projects must be pa...
- People, Parks and Biodiversity: Issues in Population-Environment Dynamics
- J.A. McNeely; G. Ness / American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1995
- This overview paper broadly addresses the complex relationship between biodiversity, people and protected areas. The authors see three main reasons why the relationship is problematic: first, biological diversity ("biodiversity") is a...
- West African regional security in the post Liberian conflict era : issues and perspectives
- Gani Joses Yoroms; Emmanuel Kwesi Aning / Danish Institute for International Studies, 1997
- The paper attempts to analyse ECOWAS’ security regime’s first major effort towards enforcing compliance with its norms and values. The recent resolution of the Liberian conflict and Charles Taylor’s election to the Pres...
- Guidelines for participatory research projects in health
- Institute of Health Promotion Research, University of British Columbia, 1995
- This document, produced by the Institute of Health Research, Canada, outlines a set of guidelines for participatory research in health promotion. These guidelines are intended for use by grant application reviewers to appraise whether...
- Participatory Approaches in Occupational Health Research
- R. Loewenson / African Stock Exchanges, 1996
- The paper defines and outlines the context for participatory approaches in occupational health (OH) research. Against the background of trends towards democratisation of working life and worker participation as a means to enhanced pro...
- Participation in practice: Lessons from the FAO People's Participation Programme
- People's Participation, FAO SD Dimensions, 1997
- Starting in the early '80s, the FAO People's Participation Programme (PPP) used small-scale projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America to develop strategies for organizing grass roots rural people in small, informal, self-reliant grou...
- A new global partnership: eradicate poverty and transform economies through sustainable development
- 2013
- The High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda's report sets out a universal agenda to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 through sustainable development. In the report, the Panel calls for the new post-2015 goals to drive fi...
- Case studies exploring climate change impacts on indigenous peoples in Namibia and their adaptation strategies
- U. Dieckmann; W. Odendaal; J. Tarr; A. Schreij / Legal Assistance Centre, 2013
- Through two participatory case studies, this paper examines the impact of climate change on the indigenous peoples of Namibia. The objectives of the case studies are three-fold: to document how the indigenous peoples are affected by c...
- Community participation in water and sanitation programmes
- 2013
- Gram Vikas is a voluntary organisation working in the eastern state of Orissa in India since 1979. Through the process of MANTRA (Movement and Action Network for Transformation of Rural Areas), it has been implementing a water and san...
- Gendered subjects, the state and participatory spaces
- Zed Books, 2013
- This chapter from the book, 'Spaces for Change: The Politics of Citizen Participation in New Democratic Arenas' discusses the gendered construction of participation in local institutions created by the state in India to promote develo...
- Learning Document Series 11-13
- 2013
- This document series contains three development alternatives. The first alternative talks about formation of ‘participatory video’ team, what it takes to be ‘participatory’ and how to proceed in terms of research, ...
- Social change through the info lady experience
- 2012
- This paper looks at the formation of groups and sustainability through an innovative model of ICT-based rural women's entrepeneurship in Bangladesh, known as the Info Lady Model. It looks at the selection and training of these Info La...
- Higher education and community engagement: innovative practices and challenges across ASEAN and Asia
- S. Gill 2013
- This paper is expanded from selected presentations and discussions during the 2nd UKM-AUN Regional Forum on University Social Responsibility and Sustainability (USR&S), 9th – 11th May 2011. It serves as a resource of innovati...
- AsiaEngage Conference Report 2012
- 2012
- Following the Regional Conference on Higher-Education-Community-Industry Engagement held on the 7th to 9th of May 2012, a report was subsequently written to capture the important outcomes and issues which arose from the event. The rep...
- MGNREGA Consultation Report
- 2012
- This document is a report on state level MGNREGA consultation organised by Institute of Rural Research and Development at Gurgaon in June 2012. 100 people including government officials, elected panchayat representatives, villagers an...
- Beyond NGO engagement: community mobilisation and participation for sustained development
- 2012
- This paper sets out to trace the genesis of community participation and engagement in development programmes, interaction between development organisations and the community, and the subsequent sustained participation of these communi...
- BetterEvaluation
- BetterEvaluation is an international collaboration to improve evaluation practice and theory by sharing information about options (methods or tools) and approaches. It offers online tools and materials organised into tasks: Approaches, Themes and Resources.
- Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM)
- A non-profit, independent research, policy and outreach organisation working towards achieving sustainable development in the Amazon region
- Forestry Nepal
- Gateway to forestry information on Nepal.
- Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD)
- Center for Participatory Research and Development is an independent, non-profit policy, research and implementation institute.
- Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA)
- AIDA is a non-profit environmental law organisation that works across international borders to defend threatened ecosystems and the human communities that depend on them.
- Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC)
- Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC) is formed of 17 civil society organisations committed to finding answers to climate change challenges in the region.
- Centre for Social Markets, India (CSM)
- The Centre for Social Markets (CSM) promotes a progressive social and environmental agenda by harnessing the power and potential of markets, entrepreneurs and other economic actors to do good. CSM's mission is to change the culture of markets and other social institutions to advance social justice, human rights and sustainable development. Such a culture change will not be possible with...
- Practice In Participation
- Participatory portal for community-based practices
- INFOCON
- INFOCON aims to promote a better understanding of how Civil Society Organisations representing Transnational Communities can work on preventing and resolving conflicts in Europe and worldwide. Financed by the EU under the Seventh Framework Programme, this three-year research project was launched in April 2008.
- Localis (http://localis.org.uk/)
- Localis is an independent think-tank based in Westminster, dedicated to issues related to local government and localism. Since its formation it has produced research on a variety of issues including housing, the reform of regional government, innovation in services and local government finance.
