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Implementing the Urban Community Resilience Assessment in Vulnerable Neighborhoods of Three Cities

Reports & Research
December, 2018
Brazil, Indonesia, India
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
capacity development
climate change
environment
local communities
poverty
sustainable land management
urban areas
urban population
Climate change affects poor and marginalized communities first and hardest. Particularly in cities, a lack of access to basic services, a long history of unsustainable urban development, and political exclusion render the urban poor one of the most vulnerable groups to climate induced natural hazards and disasters. Yet strategies focused on reducing these people’s vulnerability to climate change often overlook crucial differences in their needs and situations.
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Sistematización de la metodología utilizada en el curso para el desarrollo de las capacidades de los pueblos indígenas sobre las directrices voluntarias sobre la gobernanza responsable de la tenencia de la tierra, la pesca y los bosques

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2018
Tanzania, Yemen, Nigeria, Nepal, Somalia, Ecuador, Chile, Guatemala, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Australia, Bolivia, Nicaragua, India, Sudan, Namibia, Uruguay
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land governance
land tenure
capacity development
Indigenous Peoples
En 2016, el Centro para la Autonomía y el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas (CADPI), junto con el equipo de Pueblos Indígenas de FAO y el apoyo técnico del equipo de Tenencia de la Tierra de FAO, implementaron un programa de desarrollo de capacidades para y con los pueblos indígenas de Mesoamérica sobre las Directrices voluntarias sobre la gobernanza responsable de la tenencia de la tierra, la pesca y los bosques en el contexto de la seguridad alimentaria nacional (VGGT).<p></p>El presente manual sistematiza todo el material didáctico y la experiencia recopilada durante el pro
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Designing and scaling-up productive natural resource management programs: decentralization and institutions for collective action

Reports & Research
December, 1997
Burkina Faso, Switzerland, Chile, Zimbabwe, Austria, Costa Rica, Thailand, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Tajikistan, Italy, Tanzania, Brazil, India, Mexico, Norway
decentralization
natural resources management
land policies
capacity development
The focus of this report is on NRM activities broadly defined as those that promote sustainable agricultural production through improvements in on-farm soil and water management, such as social forestry, micro-watershed management, irrigation water management, and soil conservation.
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La nouvelle génération de programmes et projets d’aménagement des bassins versants

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2008
Germany, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Honduras, United States of America, Rwanda, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Guatemala, Indonesia, Canada, Congo, Costa Rica, Niger, Kenya, Pakistan, Italy, Nepal, Ghana, Vietnam, Myanmar, Ecuador, Cuba, India, Bhutan, France, Europe, Africa, Americas, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary law
capacity development
customary tenure
land tenure
land rights
Indigenous Peoples
land degradation
land tenure systems
indigenous people's tenure
Durant l’Année internationale de la montagne en 2002, la FAO et ses partenaires ont lancé une évaluation à grande échelle et un examen mondial de l’état actuel et des tendances futures de l’aménagement intégré et participatif des bassins versants. Les objectifs généraux étaient de promouvoir l’échange et la diffusion d’expériences dans la mise en œuvre de ces projets durant la décennie 1990–2000, et d’aider à identifier une vision pour une nouvelle génération de programmes et projets.
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La nueva generación de programas y proyectos de gestión de cuencas hidrográficas

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2007
Germany, France, Bangladesh, Honduras, United States of America, Nepal, Israel, Burundi, Zimbabwe, China, Guatemala, Indonesia, Jamaica, Bolivia, Ghana, Costa Rica, Colombia, Kenya, Rwanda, Italy, Vietnam, Myanmar, Ecuador, India, Bhutan, Cuba, Europe, Africa, Americas, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary law
capacity development
customary tenure
land tenure
land rights
Indigenous Peoples
land degradation
land tenure systems
indigenous people's tenure
Con ocasión del Año Internacional de las Montañas (2002), la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) y sus asociados emprendieron una sistematización mundial en gran escala de la situación actual y futuras tendencias de la gestión integrada y participativa de las cuencas hidrográficas. Los objetivos generales eran promover el intercambio y la difusión de experiencias de gestión de cuencas de 1990 a 2000, y determinar un paradigma para una nueva generación de programas y proyectos de gestión de cuencas.
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The new generation of watershed management programmes and projects

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
Germany, France, United States of America, Kenya, Burundi, Zimbabwe, China, Guatemala, Indonesia, Ghana, Costa Rica, Colombia, Nepal, South Africa, Vietnam, Italy, Ecuador, India, Bhutan, Mexico, Cuba, Europe, Asia, Africa, Americas
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary law
capacity development
customary tenure
land tenure
land rights
Indigenous Peoples
land degradation
land tenure systems
indigenous people's tenure
On the occasion of the International Year of Mountains-2002, FAO and its partners undertook a large-scale assessment and global review of the current status and future trends of integrated and participatory watershed management. The overall objectives were to promote the exchange and dissemination of experiences in implementing watershed management projects in the decade from 1990 to 2000 and to identify the vision for a new generation of watershed management programmes and projects.
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Understanding Access to Seeds and Plant Genetic Resources: What Can a Livelihoods Perspective Offer?

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2003
Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Laos, Honduras, Kenya, Uganda, Mali, Zimbabwe, China, Kyrgyzstan, Ghana, India, Sierra Leone, Vietnam
capacity development
land governance
rural development
right of access
land tenure
This study uses a livelihoods perspective to facilitate understanding of the role played by seeds and PGRs in rural people’s livelihoods and considers how a livelihood perspective may strengthen understanding of issues of access. A sustainable livelihoods perspective offers a way of thinking about the linkages among vulnerability, poverty and environmental or natural resource management.
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Training guide on gender and climate change research in agriculture and food security for rural development

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2013
Bangladesh, Honduras, United States of America, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Jamaica, Pakistan, Niger, Nepal, Japan, South Africa, Vietnam, Somalia, Tanzania, Botswana, India, Armenia, Kenya
natural resources management
capacity development
The guide is an important resource for development professionals and researchers working with households and communities. The objective of the gender and climate training guide is to address the lack of information on how men and women adapt to, and mitigate climate change. The Participatory Action Research methods and activities of the guide help ensure that gender is reflected in research activities and outcomes. The guide will help promote gender-sensitive adaptation and mitigation activities in projects for agriculture and food security.
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Improving Energy Access to the Urban Poor in Developing Countries

Reports & Research
March, 2014
Brazil, Colombia, Bangladesh, India
Urban Tenure
capacity development
eviction
land tenure
local communities
natural disasters
slums
squatters
urban areas
urban population
urbanization
The case studies documented in this
report aim to inform the energy access community (including
practitioners, civil society groups, project planners, end
users) about best practices of successful energy access
initiatives targeted at slum dwellers. Eight case studies
focusing on electrification and household energy were
selected from India, Bangladesh, Colombia and Brazil, all
countries that have had varying success in providing access