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Briefing ‘Défis pour les PME dans le secteur agricole ACP’: Rapport et Reader disponibles

ctabrussels — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:28:33 GMT

Le Rapport et le Reader réalisés pour le Briefing «Etre plus compétitif dans un contexte mondialisé: défis et opportunités pour les PME dans le secteur agricole ACP» qui s’est tenu à Bruxelles le 23 septembre 2009 offrent un résumé des principaux points de discussion sur le sujet ainsi qu’une liste de ressources et références disponibles [...]

Briefing on challenges for SMEs in agriculture in ACP countries: Report and Reader available

ctabrussels — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:18:06 GMT

The Report and the Reader prepared for the Briefing on “Upgrading to compete in a globalised world: What opportunities and challenges for SMEs in agriculture in ACP countries?” held on 23rd September 2009 give a summary of the subject as well as resources and references available online. Consult the Reader Consult the Report Read more about the Briefing [...]

Briefing “ACP Rural Development: why Media matters?”: interviews of participants

ctabrussels — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:25:40 GMT

Mr Kole Odutola is teacher at the University of Florida. He emphasizes the need to concentrate the attention of the media on the people working in the agricultural area as they need not only mainstreaming but also support for growth. Professor Odutola questions whether the causes of the weak relationship farmers-media are due to the [...]

Briefing “Médias et développement dans les pays ACP”: interviews des participants

ctabrussels — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:00:21 GMT

M. Kole Odutola est professeur à l’Université de Florida. Il met l’accent sur la nécessité de concentrer l’attention des médias sur l’agriculture et les personnes travaillant dans ce secteur. Selon lui, les agriculteurs n’ont pas besoin que de visibilité mais aussi de support pour le développement. Le professeur Odutola met un signe d’interrogation sur la [...]

Briefing “ACP Rural Development: why Media matters?”: video material on line!

ctabrussels — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:41:45 GMT

The video recordings of the 14th Briefing session (“ACP Rural Development: why Media matters?”) are now available! (please click on the name of the speaker to watch his/her intervention): Presentation: Mrs Isolina Boto, CTA Introductory remarks: Mr Ian Barber, European Commission Dr Hansjörg Neun, CTA Synthesis of e-discussion: Mrs Susanna Thorp, Wren Media Panel 1 – Mainstreaming media in development: the way to go [...]

Briefing ‘Médias et développement dans les pays ACP’: enregistrements en ligne!

ctabrussels — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:59:58 GMT

Les enregistrements vidéo du 14ème Briefing de Bruxelles sur le développement (“Le développement rural ACP: pourquoi les médias sont-ils importants?”) sont maintenant disponibles (veuillez cliquer sur le nom de l’orateur pour visionner son intervention): Présentation: Mme Isolina Boto, CTA Remarques introductives: M. Ian Barber, Commission européenne Dr Hansjörg Neun, CTA Synthèse de la consultation électronique: Mme Susanna Thorp, Wren Media Panel 1 [...]

- Improving Drought Response in Pastoral Areas of Kenya

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The impact of recurrent drought-related crises in the Horn of Africa is rapidly escalating, with more and more people being affected each time a drought occurs. The current ability of pastoralists to respond to drought is limited not only due to the increasing frequency of drought, but also due to increasing population, a dwindling resource base, conflict, changes in access to land and water, as well as the impact of other shocks such as flooding and disease outbreaks.

In Kenya, emergency interventions that tend to be implemented in response to drought are very effective in terms of saving lives, but they are not designed to address the chronic poverty or vulnerability that characterise the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). Experience suggests that the most effective way of providing aid in such situations is through protecting people’s livelihoods. Livelihood interventions are defined as those that aim to protect or enhance livelihood assets, strategies and outcomes; they can contribute both to saving lives and to building resilience and addressing vulnerability.

This briefing paper explores the responses to the 2005–2006 drought in Kenya’s ASALs, focusing particularly on the extent to which livelihoods interventions were implemented among pastoral populations. It is based on research that analyses the contextual factors (i.e. practices, capacities, structures, policies and rationale) that influenced the actions taken in the 2005–2006 drought response, and identifies the mechanisms, systems, functions and institutions that need to be strengthened to allow for more timely and appropriate livelihood responses in future.

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ODI Blog Posts - Fighting hunger: the endless plight of pastoralists in the Horn of Africa

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Pastoralists in the Horn of Africa need support for their livelihoods, so that they can build their resilience to drought and ensure that their families have adequate nutrition.

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12th October 2009 – ACP Rural Development: why Media matters?

ctabrussels — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:33:17 GMT

The 14th Brussels Development Briefing took place on 12th October 2009 (14h30-18h30) on the role of Media in Rural Development. This Briefing examined the need to mainstream media in development and increase donor’s attention to media as well as the challenges the journalists and media specialists face when addressing agricultural and rural development issues in their work. [...]

12 octobre 2009 – Le développement rural ACP: pourquoi les médias sont-ils importants?

ctabrussels — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:59:33 GMT

Le 14ème Briefing de Bruxelles sur le développement a eu lieu le lundi 12 octobre 2009 (14h30-18h30) au Centre Borschette de la Commission européenne et a porté sur le thème «Le développement rural ACP: pourquoi les médias sont-ils importants?». Les discussions ont porté sur la nécessité d’inclure les médias dans les débats sur le développement et d‘accroître [...]

Briefing “ACP Rural Development: why Media matters?” live on Internet!

ctabrussels — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:43:54 GMT

WHEN: October, 12 – 14:30 – 19:00 (Brussels Time) This service (English and French languages) is FREE and requires simply the use of a computer connected to Internet. Please note that you will need a headset or speakers. Follow this procedure on October, 12 – 14:30 – 19:00 (Brussels Time): · Close and quit all the applications (especially [...]

Le Briefing “Médias et développement rural ACP” en direct sur Internet!

ctabrussels — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:20:12 GMT

Rendez-vous le lundi 12 octobre 2009 de 14h30 à 19h00 (Heure de Bruxelles)! Ce service, disponible en anglais et en français, est gratuit et nécessite simplement l’utilisation d’un ordinateur connecté à Internet. Un casque-micro ou des haut-parleurs sont nécessaires. Suivez la procédure suivante, le lundi 12 octobre entre 14h30 et 19h00 (heure de Bruxelles): · Fermez et quittez toutes [...]

Briefing ‘Défis pour les PME dans le secteur agricole ACP’: enregistrements en ligne!

ctabrussels — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:16:35 GMT

Les enregistrements vidéo du 13ème Briefing de Bruxelles sur le développement (“Etre plus compétitif dans un contexte mondialisé: défis et opportunités pour les PME dans le secteur agricole ACP“) sont maintenant disponibles (veuillez cliquer sur le nom de l’orateur pour visionner son intervention): Remarques introductives: S.E. Mme Brave Ndisale, Présidente du Comité des Ambassadeurs M. Luca Marangoni, Commission [...]

Briefing “Opportunities for SMEs in agriculture in ACP countries”: video material

ctabrussels — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:28:34 GMT

The video recordings of the 13th Briefing session (“Upgrading to compete in a globalised world: What opportunities and challenges for SMEs in agriculture in ACP countries?”) are now available! (please click on the name of the speaker to watch his/her intervention): Introductory remarks: H.E. Mrs Brave Ndisale, Chair of the ACP Committee of Ambassadors Mr Luca Marangoni, European [...]

HPG Commissioned Reports published by ODI - An independent evaluation of Concern Worldwide's emergency response in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: Responding to displacement with vouchers and fairs.

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In late 2008, escalated fighting among rebels and the Congolese Armed Forces (FARCD) provoked renewed and widespread displacement in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In response to the unfolding crisis, Concern Worldwide implemented the project Emergency Assistance to Newly Displaced and Host Families in Masisi Territory using funding from the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and Irish Aid.

Concern’s nine-month emergency project sought to contribute to the livelihood security of displaced and host families in Masisi territory by increasing household access to food, non-food items (NFIs) and water

A primary activity of the project was creating ‘fairs’ where beneficiaries could use vouchers to purchase non-food items (e.g. kitchen utensils, pagnes),seeds and tools from vendors, as well as to pay school fees. Concern opted to use fairs and vouchers rather than distributing NFI kits to provide beneficiaries flexibility and choice.

This report is the product of an independent, evaluation conducted in August 2009. to assess the extent to which the project achieved its objectives, with particular emphasis on the appropriateness of the voucher activities.

While the primary intended audience is Concern Worldwide, DEC Member Agencies, the DEC Secretariat and Irish Aid, the evaluation’s in-depth look at the voucher and fair methodology is intended also to be useful for other humanitarian agencies engaging in or considering using fairs in their emergency responses.

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Public event - Perpetrators or victims? Conflict and the vulnerability of Arab nomads in Sudan

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

07 October 2009 13:00-14:30
Overseas Development Institute
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At this joint ODI-Christian Aid event, Helen Young and Sara Pantuliano, two seasoned Sudan analysts, built on their extensive recent fieldwork in Darfur and Kordofan to outline the changes undergone by pastoralist groups over the past two decades and discussed the challenges they face today in the context of key political events such as the Darfur peace process and the implementation of the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the Abyei border and post 2011 border issues.

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Briefing “Défis pour les PME dans le secteur agricole ACP”: interviews des participants

ctabrussels — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:11:19 GMT

Mme Armelle de Saint Sauveur est directrice scientifique du Réseau Moringa et Plantes Ressources, Moringanews. Elle a été particulièrement intéressée par le Briefing pour ses débats sur le potentiel des marchés régionaux et nationaux. Travaillant sur les plantes locales, qui représentent un potentiel économique important pour les pays ACP, elle souligne l’importance cruciale de l’amélioration [...]

Briefing on the opportunities and challenges for SMEs in agriculture in ACP countries: interviews of participants

ctabrussels — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:04:58 GMT

Mr Alberto Portugal-Peres is an economist at the International Trade Unit-DECRG at the World Bank. He presents recent figures on the impact of the financial crisis on the world trade, which show a serious drop in ACP exports growth. He also gives us a view on the decline in FDI inflows to ACP countries mostly [...]

HPG Working Papers published by ODI - Livelihoods in crisis: a longitudinal study in Pader, Uganda

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This working paper is the third report in a three year study that has monitored changes in the livelihoods of a small group of conflict-affected households in northern Uganda since the beginnings of a peace process in 2006.

As people move on from camp-based livelihoods and return their homes, this paper looks at the continuing challenges they face in resettlement, at how the population has been supported in their recovery, at what has been effective and what more could be done.

Despite the improved security and increase in food production, many people were scarcely managing to access minimum food and non-food needs. Some households had experienced a reduction in their standard of living since 2006. The study highlights people’s vulnerability to changes in external assistance, as well as to other factors, including climatic conditions, poor access to basic services and physical insecurity.

The paper suggests a need for caution about prematurely and abruptly cutting off humanitarian aid, a need for long-term social assistance for the most vulnerable and a need for more sustained and generous recovery and livelihood support. Given the increasing insecurity, there is also a need to maintain the flexibility to respond to disruption of livelihoods resulting from a possible resumption of conflict.

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Briefing paper - RiPPLE Policy Briefs 2 - Economic benefits of access to water in Ethiopia: The case for packages of investments

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Investments in water lie at the heart of Ethiopia’s policies for poverty reduction, food security and climate change adaptation. This briefing paper draws on micro- and macro-level studies of the economic impacts of access to water in Ethiopia (Hagos et al, 2008; Andersen et al, 2008), to argue that investments in water do appear to offer economic and livelihood benefits to households, increasing their income and resilience. However, rural households also face many other constraints to income generation, including poor access to markets, lack of credit availability and limited opportunities for non-farm employment. Packages of investments, combining water supply with interventions to address these other constraints, are therefore recommended to tackle rural poverty and vulnerability and promote pro-poor growth.

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23rd September 2009: “Upgrading to compete in a globalised world: what opportunities and challenges for SMEs in agriculture in ACP countries?”

ctabrussels — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:00:33 GMT

The 13th Brussels Development Briefing took place in Brussels (European Commission, Centre Borschette) on 23rd September 2009 on “Upgrading to compete in a globalised world: What opportunities and challenges for SMEs in agriculture in ACP countries?”. This Briefing examined the effects of the financial and food crisis on enterprises in developing countries and also the opportunities this can provide to [...]

23 septembre 2009: «Etre plus compétitif dans un contexte mondialisé: défis et opportunités pour les PME dans le secteur agricole ACP»

ctabrussels — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:54:32 GMT

Le 13ème Briefing de Bruxelles sur le développement s’est tenu le mercredi 23 septembre 2009 au Centre Borschette de la Commission européenne et a porté sur le thème «Etre plus compétitif dans un contexte mondialisé: défis et opportunités pour les PME dans le secteur agricole ACP». Ce Briefing a affronté les effets de la crise financière et alimentaire [...]

Briefing ‘The role of livestock for ACP countries’: video material

ctabrussels — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:19:06 GMT

The video recordings of the 12th Briefing session (“The role of livestock for ACP countries: challenges and opportunities ahead”) are available (please click on the name of the speaker to watch his/her intervention): Welcome remarks: Mr Marc Debois, European Commission Dr Hansjörg Neun, CTA Panel 1 – The role of livestock for ACP Economies and the drivers of change Mr [...]

Issue - Disasters journal - Disasters, Theme Issue: The Politicisation of Reconstructing Conflict-Affected Countries

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Since the end of the Cold War, the West's attempts to intervene and reconstruct countries affected by conflict and other disasters have become increasingly politicised. The 'tools' for response have been expanded and strengthened by an increase in political elites' interest in the reconstruction industry. The resultant growth in funding and capacity-building activities has led to an unprecedented involvement of donor organisations, NGOs and other stakeholders in the affairs of recipient states. At the same time, many humanitarian agencies note an acute narrowing of the political space in which they operate.

Informed reflection is required to begin to make sense of these complexities. Studies of reconstruction have, despite being a critical issue for many years, long suffered from an acute disassociation between theory and practice on the one hand and academic and policy circles on the other. Recent events in Iraq and Afghanistan have exacerbated these problems, necessitating a thorough and, perhaps most pertinently, critical evaluation of both the state of the debate and the state of the art. This theme issue aims to contribute to such a process of reflection by drawing on evidence from reconstruction efforts undertaken in a wide range of local contexts.

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Briefing ‘Le rôle de l’élevage pour les pays ACP’: interviews des participants

ctabrussels — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:49:42 GMT

M. Carlos Seré est Directeur Général de l’ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute). Il présente l’objectif de son organisation d’utiliser l’élevage comme instrument de développement pour contribuer à la lutte contre la pauvreté et à la sécurité alimentaire. Il souligne le potentiel important de cette réunion à mettre en évidence les difficultés et les concessions entre [...]

Briefing ‘The Role of Livestock for ACP countries’: interviews of participants

ctabrussels — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:43:10 GMT

Mr. Carlos Seré is the Director General of the International Livestock Research Institute. He presents his organisation’s aim of using livestock as a development tool to address poverty and food security. He highlights the strong potential of this meeting to raise issues in terms of the difficulties and the trade-offs between developing domestic vs. international [...]

HPG Working Papers - Losing ground: Protection and livelihoods in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The occupation of Palestine and the conflict and violence that have attended it has had devastating implications for protection and livelihoods in the West Bank and Gaza. A series of measures have combined to create ‘a crisis of human dignity where the entire population is denied basic rights’. This Working Paper analyses the relationship between protection and livelihoods in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. It explores how threats to people’s protection are linked to their livelihoods, the impact of these threats on particular groups in the West Bank and Gaza and the strategies they employ in response. The study analyses the efforts of humanitarian organisations to link protection and livelihoods in their work, with recommendations on how this work could be expanded in the occupied Palestinian territory and elsewhere.

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Issue - Development Policy Review journal vol. 27, no. 4 - Development Policy Review, vol. 27, no. 4

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Amongst other articles in the latest issue, Jan Vandemoortele asks whether we can meet the MDG targets without missing the point. Visit Wiley-Blackwell's site for the full table of contents, information about subscribing to the journal or to submit an article.

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“Le rôle de l’élevage pour les pays ACP: nouveaux défis, nouvelles opportunités”

ctabrussels — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:46:28 GMT

Le 12ème Briefing de Bruxelles sur le Développement s’est tenu le 1er juillet 2009 (Commission européenne) et a porté sur “Le rôle de l’élevage pour les pays ACP: nouveaux défis, nouvelles opportunités”. Les discussions ont abordé les questions que pose l’élevage pour les pays ACP, sa contribution aux économies ACP et les nouveaux moteurs de [...]

Public event - Livestock interventions in disasters: new ways to improve response – the Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS)

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:30:00 GMT

04 June 2009 12:30-14:00
Overseas Development Institute

This Humanitarian Practice Network meeting launched a new book, The Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS), which has been developed by a multi-agency team as a set of international guidelines and standards to support livelihoods-based livestock interventions in emergencies. Published by Practical Action Publishing, LEGS follows the same format as the Sphere handbook and is based on broad consultation with practitioners and policy makers worldwide.

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