This paper presents experimental evidence on a one-year pilot programme in rural Nicaragua aimed at improving households’ risk-management through income diversification. The programme took place between November 2005 and December 2006 in the aftermath of a severe drought in the northwest of the country. The intervention targeted agricultural households exposed to weather shocks ...» more
Library
This e-library contains more than 4500 external publications on governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian issues. It includes academic and grey literature selected for its basis in good quality research and coverage of a range of perspectives. Policy-oriented summaries of each document are provided, plus links to the full text.
Gender, Fragility and the Politics of Statebuilding
This report examines how the international community can better integrate gender into its statebuilding support. In particular, it focuses on how international actors can promote the participation of women in the core politics of statebuilding, i.e. the negotiation of the political settlement, democratisation processes, the development of civil society’s voice and engagement ...» more
Resilience: New Utopia or New Tyranny? Reflection about the Potentials and Limits of the Concept of Resilience in Relation to Vulnerability Reduction Programmes.
Resilience is becoming influential in development and vulnerability reduction sectors such as social protection, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. In that context, the objective of this paper was to assess in a critical manner the advantages and limits of resilience. While the review highlights some positive elements –in particular the ability of the term ...» more
Shocks and social protection in the horn of Africa: Analysis from the productive safety net programme in Ethiopia
Using panel data from the Ethiopian Productive Safety Net Program, this paper explores the degree to which this social protection programme has been successful in protecting its beneficiaries against the various shocks that have affected the Horn of Africa in the recent past. The analysis suggests that although the PSNP has managed to improve households’ food security and ...» more
Gender in value chains: Practical toolkit to integrate a gender perspective in agricultural value chain development.
This toolkit intends to motivate and help practitioners in integrating a gender perspective in agricultural value chain development, by providing practical tools for all stages of the value chain intervention. It follows the logic of the value chain development project cycle, structuring practical tools for all stages accordingly. The toolkit provides an overview of material ...» more