Resultados de búsqueda - "civil society"

Improving the effectiveness of collective action: sharing experiences from community forestry in Nepal por Acharya, Krishna P., Gentle, Popular

“…This paper is based on the findings from six forest users groups implementing a program aimed at strengthening governance at the local level through increased women’s participation and increased advocacy skills and capacity of selected civil society groups. It presents the process of women’s empowerment in forest user groups by describing changes made in those groups once women begin participating and holding key decision-making positions. …”
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Reforming the agricultural extension system in India: What do we know about what works where and why? por Raabe, Katharina

“…Conclusions regarding the importance (1) of implementing both decentralized, participatory, adaptive, and pluralistic demand- and supply-side extension approaches; (2) of involving the public, private, and third (civil society) sectors in extension service provision and funding; and (3) of strengthening the capacity of and the collaboration between farmers, researchers, and extension workers are necessarily tentative and require further quantification. …”
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Key principles for country theory of change for food systems transformation anchored in CAADP strategic and action plan (2026-2035) por Ulimwengu, John M., Mutyasira, Vine, Keizire, Boaz

“…The 2024 Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) saw a greater commitment from global leaders, Africa Heads of States, private sector, civil society, and international organizations to scale up investment in the transformation of Africa’s food systems to ensure food and nutrition security in Africa while creating jobs and opportunities youth and women. …”
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Beyond the Banks: paving the way for environmental flows in Nepal por Tachamo-Shah, R. D., Nepal, Santosh, Shah, D. N., Eriyagama, Nishadi

“…The key challenges identified include (a) inadequate follow-up on environmental impact assessments (EIAs), (b) weak regulatory enforcement, (c) insufficient civil society oversight for ensuring compliance with EIA recommendations, (d) limited technical expertise, and (e) the absence of user-friendly e-flow estimation methods. …”
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From Policy to Practice: The Uganda Climate-Smart Agriculture Multistakeholder Platform Annual Review 2025 por Barungi, Julian, Okonya, Joshua, Anyango, Prossy, Recha, John W.M.

“…The event brought together 84 stakeholders implementing CSA initiatives (34 females, 50 males) from Government Ministries, Agencies and departments, International and national research institutes, UN agencies, farmer organizations, private companies, civil society organizations and universities who reflected on progress of implementation of CSA initiatives in the country, identified challenges to adoption of CSA technologies and innovations, and proposed strategies for scaling, monitoring and reporting on climate actions in the agricultural sector. …”
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Co-production of climate services: Challenges and enablers por Jacob, Daniela, Lera St Clair, Asun, Mahon, Roche, Marsland, Simon, Ndebele Murisa, Mzime, Buontempo, Carlo, Pulwarty, Roger S, Siddiqui, Md Rezwan, Grossi, Amanda, Steynor, Anna, Mugandani, Raymond, Alexander, Lisa V, Ruane, Alex C, Doblas Reyes, Francisco J, Wolff, Maria, List, Geneva, Noori, Sameera

“…For these processes, it is key to also address and further minimize or overcome barriers of co-production, while supporting enabling and accelerating mechanisms, better preparation of climate services providers including National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, private actors, civil society, and academia for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work, enhanced individual and institutional capacity development and governance mechanisms.…”
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The agrifood system in South Asia: Pathways to sustainable healthy diets por International Food Policy Research Institute, Scott, Samuel P., Kishore, Avinash, Headey, Derek D.

“…Moreover, that evidence must serve as a catalytic driver of change, which further requires strong partnerships between donors, researchers, civil society, industry, and policymakers. This report begins with a summary of the latest evidence on diets in the region, and then traces the drivers of current diets, starting from the food environment experienced by consumers, back through the diverse markets and farm production, and finally looks at the role of social protection and agrifood policy. …”
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Forests of learning: Experiences from research on an Adaptive Collaborative Approach to community forestry in Nepal por McDougall, C., Ojha, H., Banjade, M.R., Pandit, B.H., Bhattarai, T., Maharjan, M.R., Rana, S.

“…This book is intended as a resource for policy makers and civil society practitioners alike, as well as researchers and others interested in pro-equity and livelihood innovations in community forestry. …”
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Enhancing the sustainability of commodity supply chains in tropical forest and agricultural landscapes por Agrawal, A., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Newton, Peter

“…The rapid expansion of the production of agricultural commodities such as beef, cocoa, palm oil, rubber and soybean is associated with high rates of deforestation in tropical forest landscapes. Many state, civil society and market sector actors are engaged in developing and implementing innovative interventions that aim to enhance the sustainability of commodity supply chains by affecting where and how agricultural production occurs, particularly in relation to forests. …”
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Adaptation Learning Programme (ALP) por Harvey, Blane, Ensor, Jonathan, Garside, Ben, Woodend, John, Naess, Lars Otto, Carlile, Liz

“…CARE International launched the five-year Adaptation Learning Programme (ALP) for Africa in 2010, implemented in Ghana, Niger, Mozambique and Kenya, in partnership with local civil society and government institutions. The programme seeks to identify successful approaches to Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) for vulnerable communities through working directly with 40 communities as well as learning with other organisations practising CBA, and support incorporation of these approaches into development policies and programmes in the four countries and their regions in Africa. …”
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Sustainability assessment of Vietnam's electricity planning: Using section 1 of the 2009 hydropower sustainability assessment protocol por Dao Trong Tu, Le Thi Thuy Quynh, Pham Quang Tu, Bach Tan Sinh

“…Although the structure of HSAP is relatively complex and new to Vietnam, the participants (from Government agencies, experts, investors, and Vietnamese and international civil society organizations) had the impression that the HSAP has the potential to be a useful tool for participatory assessment of the sustainability of a hydropower project and broader planning. …”
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Multi-actor scenarios to build capacity for food systems governance at the sub-continental level por Vervoort, Joost M., Ingram, J., Ericksen, Polly J., Chaudhury, M., Förch, Wiebke, Thornton, Philip K., Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…CCAFS uses multi-actor scenarios development processes to bring together regional actors from civil society, NGOs, the private sector, national governments, regional governance institutions, media and research. …”
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Reducing vulnerability to hydro-meteorological extremes in Africa. A qualitative assessment of national climate disaster management policies: accounting for heterogeneity por Tall, Arame, Patt AG, Fritz, Steffen

“…It offers a qualitative method to continually assess developing countries′ progress in achieving the Hyogo Framework for Action goals, one that straddles top-down country self-reporting and bottom-up civil society assessment.…”
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Cultivating equality: delivering just and sustainable food systems in a changing climate por CARE, Rawe T, Food Tank, Deering, Karl, Echols W, Nierenberg D, Nink E, Ahern, C., Small S

“…T oday, the world faces a greater challenge perhaps than ever before: tackling hunger and malnutrition in the face of climate change and increasing natural resource scarcity. Civil society, governments, researchers, donors, and the private sector are simultaneously debating and collaborating to find solutions. …”
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Reducing deforestation and enhancing sustainability in commodity supply chains: interactions between governance interventions and cattle certification in Brazil por Alves Pinto, H.N., Newton, Peter, Guedes Pinto, L.F.

“…We conducted semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders from government, private sector, and civil society organizations. We found that multiple interventions are acting in a complementary manner to enhance sustainability and therefore enable the scaling up of the SAN program, by aiding compliance with environmental laws, adoption of good production practices, and improved monitoring. …”
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Using scientific evidence to link private and public sectors in the planning process: observations from coffee sector engagement in Nariño, Colombia. por Sheridan, Michael, Montenegro, Andrés, Rodríguez Camayo, Fernando, Lundy, Mark M., Eitzinger, Anton, González, Carolina, Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando

“…This policy brief describes how a participatory multi-stakeholder planning process in Nariño’s coffee sector in 2012–2013, facilitated by credible third parties, succeeded in both introducing result-based evidence into the decision-making process and aligning the interests of the public and private sectors and civil society around a shared strategy to increase the sector’s competitiveness. …”
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Is there a need for a forest restoration certification scheme? por Loo, J.A., Jalonen, R., Thomas, E., Bozzano, M.

“…Restoration success needs to be evaluated in a holistic way by restoration practitioners, government institutions, civil society organizations, private sector and, importantly, funding agencies. …”
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CIAT in Ethiopia: Science for Impact por International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…Our cutting-edge science helps policymakers, the private sector, scientists, civil society, and farmers respond to the pressing challenges of our time. …”
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Multi-Level policy dialogues, processes, and actions: Challenges and opportunities for national REDD+ safeguards Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) por Jagger, P., Brockhaus, Maria, Duchelle, Amy E., Gebara, M.F., Lawlor, K., Resosudarmo, I.A.P., Sunderlin, William D.

“…This paper reviews the evolution of multi-level policy dialogues, processes, and actions related to REDD+ social safeguards (e.g., Cancun Safeguards 1–5) among policy makers, civil society organizations, and within the media in Brazil, Indonesia and Tanzania, three countries with well advanced REDD+ programs. …”
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Institutional arrangements in the promotion of sustainable livestock: an approach from the case of beef and dairy cattle production chains in Jalisco, Chiapas, and Campeche por Avalos, Ileana, Sepulveda, Claudia, Betanzos, Juan Edduardo, Jimenes-Trujillo, Jose Antonio, Pérez-Sánches, Edwin, Escobedo, Adriana

“…Additionally, semi-structured information-gathering protocols were developed and, in conjunction with participant observation, administered to approximately 30 key stakeholders from public, private, academic, research centers, international cooperation, and civil society sectors involved in institutional arrangements in the aforementioned states. …”
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