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The Last Straw? The additional burden of climate change on food security in the Himalaya | GRID-Arendal - Publications - The last straw
GRID Arendal, 2013The food price spikes of 2007–08 brought food security into sharp focus on the global agenda. Declines in international commodity markets, financial speculation in low cereal stocks, dramatic weather events, soaring oil prices, and growth in biofuels competing for cropland merged to produce a global crisis.DocumentStrengthening responses to climate variability in South Asia
International Alert, 2013This executive summary is based on the findings from desk and field research conducted by International Alert and the South Asia Network for Security and Climate Change (SANSaC) in nine sub-national locations across Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan.DocumentThe “We Can” Campaign in South Asia, 2004-2011. External evaluation report
Oxfam, 2011This evaluation was commissioned by Oxfam GB to measure the impact of the We Can campaign, which ran from 2004-2010 in six countries across south Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka). The overall goal of the We Can programme was to reduce the social acceptance of violence against women across the six countries. There were four objectives:DocumentThe “We Can” Campaign in South Asia, 2004-2011. External evaluation report
Oxfam, 2011This evaluation was commissioned by Oxfam GB to measure the impact of the We Can campaign, which ran from 2004-2010 in six countries across south Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka). The overall goal of the We Can programme was to reduce the social acceptance of violence against women across the six countries. There were four objectives:DocumentTransboundary landscape management framework for ecological and socioeconomic resilience
2012Current land management approaches focus on achieving ecological resilience for natural resources and biological diversity, and socioeconomic resilience for the people who depend on the land for their livelihoods and wellbeing.DocumentServices trade agreement in South Asia: contours and modalities
South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment, 2009The services sector is the largest productive sector in all the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) economies (except Afghanistan), accounting for more than half of domestic output and an even larger share in economic growth..DocumentInformation and Communication Technology for Education in India
infoDev, 2010The main objective of the Survey is to create a consolidated source of information on the experiences of using ICTs for Education in the South Asian region, as a baseline for future work, and to provide a framework of reference for policy-makers.DocumentWater and energy dynamics in the Greater Himalayan region: opportunities for environmental peacebuilding
Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, 2011The water crisis in the Greater Himalayas constitutes an enormous challenge for the region and a growing, if still under-reported, concern in the West. Elements of the crisis include floods and droughts, unpredictable changes in the timing of water flows, hydropower rivalries and persistently unsafe drinking water.DocumentThe global financial and economic crisis and its impact on women: a human rights perspective
Programme on Women's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 2011How has the global financial and economic crisis impacted on south Asian countries, and how has it affected women and men differently? Common economic analyses have highlighted the social impact using financial indicators. But this approach ignores those sections of society not counted in traditional economic spheres, including many women.DocumentAdaptive social protection: mapping the evidence and policy context in the agriculture sector in South Asia
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2010The concept of Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) refers to a series of measures which aims to build resilience of the poorest and most vulnerable people to climate change by combining elements of social protection (SP), disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) in programmes and projects. While these approaches have much in common, because they have developed separatelPages