Approaches to participation
- Community wildlife management in Tanzania
- F. Nelson / Drylands Programme, IIED, 2007
- As the country known around the world as the home of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, few natural resources are more closely associated with Tanzania than its wildlife populations. By the 1980s, Tanzania’s wildlife managemen...
- Enabling forest communities in Ghana to participate in benefits from timber
- D.M. Ayine / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2008
- In Ghana, legislation requires logging firms to commit a portion of their financial resources towards the provision of social amenities to local forest communities. Logging firms must perform this legal obligation by signing and imple...
- Evaluating Indian self help groups
- R. B. Swain; A. Varghese / Collegium for Development Studies, University of Uppsala, 2008
- In January 2008, Indian policymakers released a report on financial inclusion. This report reviewed various mechanisms including bank-correspondent models and traditional microfinance institutions. Of all the proposed delivery mechani...
- Steps to becoming climate neutral
- A Kirby / Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2008
- This guide advises how to live a greener and cleaner life. Its particular focus is on carbon neutrality. The guide aims to explain in practical terms how individuals, corporations, cities and countries can start to change. ...
- Participatory conservation in protected areas: lessons learnt from 13 case studies
- M. Galvin (ed); T. Haller (ed) / NCCR North South, 2008
- This document compares findings from in-depth research on protected area (PA) management in Latin America Africa, Asia and Europe. It describes how PAs have been managed over the last 50-100 years and considers the ecological, social ...
- The African Institute for Community-Driven Development (Khanya-aicdd)
- Sustainable development in Africa
- Integrating ecological dimensions into development actions
- Y. Laumonier; R. Bourgeois; J., L. Pfund / Ecology and Society, 2008
- At the interface of environmental and social issues, not enough is known about the links between policies, regionally important biophysical factors, local natural resource management sustainability, and livelihoods. This pap...
- Evaluating participation in Tanzania
- Z.S. Masanyiwa; G.F. Kinyashi / Eldis Document Store, 2008
- Participation has now become an established orthodoxy in development thinking and practice. But what exactly is it and how best should be pursued in development interventions to improve the livelihoods of the poor remains contestable....
- Key ways of reducing impacts of climate change in the Arctic
- J. Ford; T. Pearce; B. Smit / Arctic Institute of North America, 2008
- Existing policy responses to climate change in Nunavut, Canada have largely focused on mitigation. However, because of the likelihood of adverse climate change impacts there has been a growing push for adaptation policies. This paper ...
- Conducting participatory assessments with refugees
- United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees, 2006
- Refugees, internally displaced persons and returnees must be at the centre of decision-making concerning their protection and well-being. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the protection problems they face, it is essential to...
- Enabling forest communities in Ghana to participate in benefits from timber
- D.M. Ayine / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2008
- In Ghana, legislation requires logging firms to commit a portion of their financial resources towards the provision of social amenities to local forest communities. Logging firms must perform this legal obligation by signing and imple...
- Evaluating Indian self help groups
- R. B. Swain; A. Varghese / Collegium for Development Studies, University of Uppsala, 2008
- In January 2008, Indian policymakers released a report on financial inclusion. This report reviewed various mechanisms including bank-correspondent models and traditional microfinance institutions. Of all the proposed delivery mechani...
- Steps to becoming climate neutral
- A Kirby / Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2008
- This guide advises how to live a greener and cleaner life. Its particular focus is on carbon neutrality. The guide aims to explain in practical terms how individuals, corporations, cities and countries can start to change. ...
- Participatory conservation in protected areas: lessons learnt from 13 case studies
- M. Galvin (ed); T. Haller (ed) / NCCR North South, 2008
- This document compares findings from in-depth research on protected area (PA) management in Latin America Africa, Asia and Europe. It describes how PAs have been managed over the last 50-100 years and considers the ecological, social ...
- Integrating ecological dimensions into development actions
- Y. Laumonier; R. Bourgeois; J., L. Pfund / Ecology and Society, 2008
- At the interface of environmental and social issues, not enough is known about the links between policies, regionally important biophysical factors, local natural resource management sustainability, and livelihoods. This pap...
- Evaluating participation in Tanzania
- Z.S. Masanyiwa; G.F. Kinyashi / Eldis Document Store, 2008
- Participation has now become an established orthodoxy in development thinking and practice. But what exactly is it and how best should be pursued in development interventions to improve the livelihoods of the poor remains contestable....
- Key ways of reducing impacts of climate change in the Arctic
- J. Ford; T. Pearce; B. Smit / Arctic Institute of North America, 2008
- Existing policy responses to climate change in Nunavut, Canada have largely focused on mitigation. However, because of the likelihood of adverse climate change impacts there has been a growing push for adaptation policies. This paper ...
- Conducting participatory assessments with refugees
- United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees, 2006
- Refugees, internally displaced persons and returnees must be at the centre of decision-making concerning their protection and well-being. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the protection problems they face, it is essential to...
- Using funding mechanisms to support accumulation of community assets
- R. Parhanse; I. Goldman / The African Institute for Community-Driven Development (Khanya-aicdd), 2008
- Participatory approaches, decentralisation, and development of local capacity are now mainstream parts of the development toolkit. This policy briefing draws from emerging findings of a study about funding communities and demonstrates...
- How to scale up participatory methodologies: the example of CLTS
- A. Deak / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2008
- When a process leads to positive change, it is desirable to instigate that process elsewhere. This paper proposes that ‘going to scale’ though, is multi-dimensional and complex. It examines the issues through Community-led...
- Practice In Participation
- Participatory portal for community-based practices
- The African Institute for Community-Driven Development (Khanya-aicdd)
- Sustainable development in Africa
- International Conference on Engaging Communities
- 2005 UN and Queensland government organised conference resulting in the Brisbane Declaration on Community Engagement.
