Small reservoirs are a critical coping mechanism in water-stressed rural areas in Africa, providing immense livelihood benefits that include improved food and water security, entrepreneurial activities and climate resilience. Challenges associated with the implementation of investments in small r...
Saruchera, Davison
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Lautze, Jonathan
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[Small reservoirs in Africa: a review and synthesis to strengthen future investment]
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Small reservoirs in Africa: a review and synthesis to strengthen future investment
Understanding the gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance is important because men and women differ in their need for and having access to groundwater, and their participation in the development, management and monitoring of the resource. The leading role played by women in ob...
Nigussie, Likimyelesh
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Barron, Jennie
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Haile, Alemseged Tamiru
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Lefore, Nicole
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Gowing, J.
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[Gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance in Ethiopia: using citizen science as an entry point]
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Gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance in Ethiopia: using citizen science as an entry point
At the global, regional and national levels, governments, donors, research institutions, non-government organizations and private companies are more strategically linking climate change and agriculture development activities, through initiatives such as the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agric...
Duffy, Colm
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Murray, Una
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Nowak, Andreea
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Huyer, Sophia
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Jarvis, Andy
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Spillane, Charles
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[National level indicators for gender, poverty, food security, nutrition and health in Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) activities]
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National level indicators for gender, poverty, food security, nutrition and health in Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) activities
Interventions aimed at increasing water availability for livelihood and domestic activities have great potential to improve various determinants of undernutrition, such as the quantity and diversity of foods consumed within the household, income generation, and women’s empowerment. However, curre...
Domenech Descarrega, L.
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[Is reliable water access the solution to undernutrition? A review of the potential of irrigation to solve nutrition and gender gaps in Africa South of the Sahara]
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Is reliable water access the solution to undernutrition? A review of the potential of irrigation to solve nutrition and gender gaps in Africa South of the Sahara
In this paper, the authors assess the extent to which the inclusion of learning cycles in community development projects can contribute to local people’s increased capacity to initiate action. A case study approach was used to test the hypothesis that: Participatory environment and development pr...
Hiyama, C.
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Keen, M.
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[Analysis of learning cycles in participatory environment and development projects: lessons from Nepal]
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Analysis of learning cycles in participatory environment and development projects: lessons from Nepal
Merrey, D. J.
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Lefore, Nicole
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[Improving the availability and effectiveness of rural and “Micro” finance for small-scale irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of lessons learned]
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Improving the availability and effectiveness of rural and “Micro” finance for small-scale irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of lessons learned
Douthwaite, Boru
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Apgar, J.M.
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Schwarz, A.
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McDougall, C.
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Attwood, S.
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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Clayton, T.
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[Research in development: learning from the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems]
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Research in development: learning from the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems
Mairena, E.
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Lorio, G
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Hernández, X.
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Wilson, C.
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Müller, P.
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Larson, A.M.
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[Gender and forests in Nicaragua's indigenous territories: From national policy to local practice]
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Gender and forests in Nicaragua's indigenous territories: From national policy to local practice
Women’s empowerment is a driving concept in feminist and gender scholarship and is seen as an indicator of a woman’s agency in social and economic spheres. Yet, there is much debate over what this term actually means, how it should be operationalized as a concept in development research. This has...
McOmber C
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D'Auria Riley, T.
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McKune, Sarah
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Russo, Sandra
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[Community concept drawing: Application of a participatory tool for analyzing empowerment across African contexts]
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Community concept drawing: Application of a participatory tool for analyzing empowerment across African contexts