Rights Talk and Rights Practice: Challenges for Southern Africa
Published by: IDS
“Rights-based approaches” are increasingly seen as a core component of development by donors, NGOs and governments alike (see, for...
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Published by: IDS
“Rights-based approaches” are increasingly seen as a core component of development by donors, NGOs and governments alike (see, for...
Published by: Edward Elgar Publishing
Chapter 11 in The International Handbook of Social Impact Assessment: This Handbook outlines a new understanding and definition of SIA and, as such, will be an invaluable reference tool for both practitioners and scholars at different levels working in the fields of SIA and environmental studies (including both impact assessment and management).
This paper offers conceptual, practical and political perspectives on issues of gender, displacement and resettlement. It argues that...
Published by: IDS
In this IDS Bulletin, we focus on local natural resource issues as one key area of environmental governance, asking how rural people sustain their livelihoods in an uncertain world and what institutional arrangements mediate their access to resources.
Published by: IDS
This Bulletin focuses on local natural resource issues as one key area of environmental governance, asking how rural people sustain their livelihoods in an uncertain world and what institutional arrangements mediate their access to resources. The articles were commissioned for a workshop on 'Institutions and Uncertainty' held at IDS in November 2000.
Despite the recent earthquake that wreaked havoc across Kutch, its people have long since learnt to cope with disasters and adapt their...
This paper critically examines some narratives of water scarcity in Kutch, western India. It argues that images of dwindling rainfall...
Kutch, a semi-arid district in the state of Gujarat in western India, is known for its water scarcity. Its panacea is made out to be the...
Sustainable Livelihoods in Southern Africa was a three-year collaborative project carried out by research partners in Mozambique, South Africa, UK and Zimbabwe, funded by the UK Department for International Development.
Published by: IDS
This paper critically reviews some of the global debates and narratives concerning water scarcity, water 'crises' and water resources management and shows what they are obscuring.