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Displaying 961 - 970 of 6947Local Democratic Governance Phase IV
General
The Local Democratic Governance (LDG) program is a program manged by a consortium of four International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) working together since 2005. This consortium includes NCA (Norwegian Church Aid-from Norway), Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation (from Switzerland), SNV (from Netherlands) and Diakonia (from Sweden). The program is led by Diakonia who will be accountable to the Embassy for program’s performance, risk and financial management. This phase has been accepted after several consultations regarding the aim of the program, its link with the 2016-2020 Swedish cooperation strategy with Mali and its operationalization as well as the duration of the Sida support to the Programme for twelve years. The two parties concluded to move towards a responsible phasing out during a final fourth phase of the program. This will be done through the set-up of a three-year program from 2018-2020. This last phase will enable to consolidate and capitalize on results, knowledge and experience acquired during previous phases of the program from 2005 to 2017. The intervention is designed to tackle issues on land and natural resources governance. This will be done by 1) Strengthening local land management arrangements as well as citizen control of natural resources management; 2) Improving performance of local government authorities in natural resources management and 3) Improving inclusive management of natural resources by local stakeholders. For tackling these issues, land commissions and other local arrangements will manage inclusively conflict related to natural resources, the intervention will feed the permanent secretariat of agricultural orientation law with support tools for setting-up and opertionalization of land commissions and CSOs will engage advocacy at the level of national and local policies. In addition, the municipalities will delegate the management of collective infrastructures previously realized by the program to socio-professional organizations and local actors. The total budget is 35 MSEK and ist is totally funded by Sida. Out of this budget, 1 MSEK will be borne by Sida for the purpose of external final evaluation
Objectives
Implemented since 2005 by four INGOs, the exit phase of the LDG program aims at contributing to equitable, peaceful and sustainable exploitation of natural resources between communities. The program intends to consolidate the results achieved so far and to transfer tools and approaches previously developed to appropriate authorities and share good practices. This will be done through 1) Strengthening local land management arrangements as well as citizens' control of natural resources management, 2) Improving the performance of local government authorities in natural resources management and 3) Improving inclusive management of natural resources by local stakeholders. The desired changes are threefold: 1) pacific access to natural resources and ensuring citizens' control over the management of natural resources, capacity of local government authorities and socio-professional organizations respectively in the management of natural resources and in the delegated management of natural resources strengthened and local stakeholders (local government authorities, socio-professional organizations, small-scale farms) are equipped with tools and approaches for sustainable management of natural resources (provision of family-farm advisory tools.
Scoping study Land-Water Nexus Vietnam
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There are huge areas in Vietnam where agriculture is not in line with the prevailing water conditions or is adversely affecting water conditions of other water users. This is compounded by climate change and land subsidence (due to groundwater extraction).Solutions from five categories are crucial: • reduction of groundwater extraction; • embracing salinity; • embracing controlled flooding/ water retention;• improving water use efficiency and the value of water; and• improving water cycle and clean process water.There are inspiring cases of how the Dutch expertise in water management and agriculture has been applied in the agricultural sector worldwide to help promote sustainability. Examples range from techniques to improve freshwater storage, use of satellite imaging and real-time information to stimulate efficient irrigation and crop management, development of water stress tolerant varieties, to approaches at a broader scale such as land use planning and management. This expertise is mobilized to address the challenges in water management and agricultural restructuring that Vietnam is facing. The aim of the study is to understand what business opportunities exist and identify leads to provide services, knowledge, to export technology and materials and to invest in the Vietnamese agro/water sector, as well as to examine the interest of the Netherlands sector (both agro and water) to develop a sustainable agricultural sector in the Mekong Delta of Viet Nam. Insight in developments, business leads and funding opportunities facilitate increased business activities between Dutch and Vietnamese companies) that emerge out of water interventions as outlined in the Mekong Delta Plan and Resolution 120. The study should result in specific business opportunities that result from the recent developments/transformations in Vietnam.
Burundi Women's Associations
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CAFOB IMPACT AND LONG-TERM OUTCOME The improved practices and policies of the Burundian government and other stakeholders such asprivate sector, allow cooperatives / farmers' organisations, especially the women farmer, to be heard and to have access to farminginputs, land and to decent work. TARGETED OUTCOMES TARGETED OUTCOME(S): Improved policies Government : (1) Legal recognition of land access/ compulsory registration of women#s/wife#s farmers on land titles; (2) Laws and regulations governing the agricultural sector are (changed) in favour of farmers and/or famers# organisations TARGETED OUTCOME: (3) Women effectively participate in governance and leadership bodies at local level, especially in the farmers associations' structure. TARGETED OUTCOME(S): Strengthened CSOs: (4) A sustainable peasant seeds system is strongly supported by enabled advisory frameworks of Civil Society Organisations, and (5) A sustainable peasant seeds system is strongly supported by enabled advisory frameworks of Civil Society Organisations. EARLY ANDINTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES 1. 1100 Improved Policies # Governments: Global Actors: # Cases of (sub) national governments or global actors adopting/implementing improved gender sensitive promoting small scale producers landrights <(>&<)> access to water (following Oxfam/partners actions) 2. 1400 Improved Policies: # of cases where Oxfam/partners influenced the Governments or global actors in adopting/implementing policies on (i) Sustainable food production and consumption, (ii) Land Rights and (iii) Climate Change with a gendersensitive lens. 3. 1440 Increased Citizen Voice: # of people (M/F) take action on (i) Sustainable food production and consumption, (ii) Land Rights and (iii) Climate Change with a gender sensitive lens following Oxfam/partners actions. 4. 1420 Strengthened CSOs: # or national CSOs increasingly participate in or initiate influencing and advocacy efforts on (i) Sustainable food production and consumption, (ii) Land Rights and (iii) Climate Change with a gender sensitive lens. 5. 1520 Strengthened CSOs: # CSOs influencing and advocating on farmers freedom to operate, positively strengthen innovation plant breeding and promote plant genetic diversity and Farmers Rights (as defined in ITPGRFA)contributing to the right to food. CAFOB'S PROJECT CONTRIBUTION The main contribution of Cafob in this project is to amplify the women's voice into policy changes to make them more gender sensitive in matters regarding accessto land, gender in action, and making gender visible.
Agricultural Producers Forum
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FOPABU IMPACT AND LONG-TERM OUTCOME The improved practices and policies of the Burundian government and other stakeholders such as private sector, allow cooperatives / farmers' organisations, especially the women farmer, to be heard and to have access to farming inputs, land and to decent work. TARGETED OUTCOMES TARGETED OUTCOME(S): Improved policies Government : (1) Legal recognition of land access/ compulsory registration of women#s/wife#s farmers on land titles; (2) Laws and regulations governing the agricultural sector are (changed) in favour of farmers and/or famers# organisations TARGETED OUTCOME(S): Strengthened CSOs: (4) A sustainable peasant seeds system is strongly supported by enabled advisory frameworks of Civil Society Organisations, and (5) A sustainable peasantseeds system is strongly supported by enabled advisory frameworks of Civil Society Organisations. EARLY AND INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES 1. 1100 Improved Policies # Governments: Global Actors: # Cases of (sub) national governments or global actors adopting/implementingimproved gender sensitive promoting small scale producers landrights <(>&<)> access to water (following Oxfam/partners actions); 2.1400 Improved Policies: # of cases where Oxfam/partners influenced the Governments or global actors in adopting/implementing policies on (i) Sustainable food production and consumption, (ii) Land Rights and (iii) Climate Change with a gender sensitive lens; 4. 1520 Strengthened CSOs: # CSOs influencing and advocating on farmers freedom to operate, positively strengthen innovation plant breeding and promote plant genetic diversity and Farmers Rights (as defined in ITPGRFA) contributing to the right to food; 5. 1520 Strengthened CSOs: # CSOs influencing and advocating on farmers freedom to operate, positively strengthen innovation plant breeding and promote plant genetic diversity and Farmers Rights (as defined in ITPGRFA) contributing to the right to food. FOPABU'S PROJECT CONTRIBUTION Fopabu will intervene in 5 provinces making a total of 41 communes: Muyinga (7 communes), Kirundo (7 communes), Ngozi (9 communes), Kayanza (9 communes) , Bujumbura Rural (9 communes). Due to its overwhelming presence all over Burundi, Adisco will play an important role in activities of nationwide coverage. With its early bird intervention in gender matters, Adisco will co-implement the campaign on Making gender visible/Gender in action nationwide. Adisco is set to intervene in activities 7 (Outcome 1), 8a (outcome 2), 10 <(>&<)>11 (outcome 4) and 16, 17, and 18 of Outcome 5.
Legal service to affected communities
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Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) contribute to this project through the empowerment of the community on land rights, especially indigenous peoples community and to strengthening laws and policies implementation through closed monitoring the development projects of private sector and government to ensure the business and human rights principles are complied with, and contribute to natural resource management. The main designed activities of the project include: 1. Community empowerment through educating human right and laws to the community at risk of their land rights and encouraging them to defend their entitled rights; 2. Investigation/information collection on land rights violation cases and intervention through legal advice, preparing petitions relevant competence authorities or filing complaints to the courts; 3. Create dialogue and workshop between grassroots communities and relevant competence authorities at provincial level seeking for appropriate resolution in response to the demand of the affected community. 4. Engagement with mass media for statement, press conference on land rights and human rights situation in Cambodia.
Coalition claim civil society space
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This 40-month Project aims to expand space for Vietnamese civil society to engage in policy processes through capacity building forseven multi-stakeholder coalitions and advocacy for improvements in laws and policies relating to cross-cutting issues that are critical to an enabling environment for civil society. Through various capacity building activities, the seven coalitions will have improved knowledge, skills, mutual value and cooperation on fundamental human rights, role of civil society in development, policy making process, advocacy and organizational improvement. They will deploy their improved capacity in collaboratively advocating for improving policies on freedom of association, rights to access to information and freedom of assembly, which will also further improve their capacity in claiming and practicing civil rights. The Project builds on and links to the results and experience of Oxfam in supporting civil society-led advocacy coalitions, which include participation of supportive government agencies, media, academic experts, and the private sector since 2013 under the Coalition Support Program. The co-applicants to this Project coordinate four such coalitions: the Coalition on Agriculture and Farmer#s Welfare, Forest Land Coalition, Mining Coalition, and the Clean Water Coalition.Three other civil society-led coalitions/ networks # the Budget Transparency Coalition, People#s Action for Health Equity, and the M.net migrant workers# rights network # will participate in capacity development activities of the Action as beneficiary groups. The Overall Objective of the Project is to contribute to increased space for Vietnamese civil society to engage in policy processes. This overall objective will be realized through a combination of policy advocacy, public education, and alliance building around three cross-cutting civic rights affecting civil society space: access to information, freedom of association, and freedom of assembly. These are basic conditions of an enabling environment for civil society participation in public life. The Action seizes opportunities in the National Assembly#s legislative agenda to raise awareness and seek to influence policy discussions surrounding the Law on Access to Information (passed in April 2016, entering into force in July 2018), proposed Law on Associations (to be considered by the NA in November 2016) and Law on Demonstrations (also known as Peaceful Assembly, to be considered in 2017), plus sub-law decrees and guiding circulars for each of theselaws. The Project has two Specific Objectives as follows: 11. Vietnamese civil society has increased capacity to influence policy decisions and implementation that affect their lives. 2. Policy processes on cross-cutting issues relating to civil societyspace are influenced by coalition members# policy recommendations. And four results as follows: Result 1: Annual plans for capacity development, cross-cutting research and advocacy among 7 multi-stakeholder coalitions are developed. Result 1 will deliver: # A political economy analysis of policy opportunities relating to Access to Information, Association, and Assembly, updated in Years 2 and 3 # Detailed schedules for capacity development and advocacy activities in Years 2 and 3 # Seven annuallyupdated advocacy strategies and plans of the seven coalitions Result 2: Coalition members have improved knowledge, skills, and mutual cooperation on cross-learning topics critical to increasing civil society space. Result 2 will make changes as follows: #560 cumulative participants in capacity development activities (50% female) # 7 coalitions complete bi-annual Qualitative Assessment Scorecards to monitor their progress # 4 coalitions have improved capacity in advocacy, campaigning, negotiation andcommunication skills, and research as assessed through a partner capacity tool. Result 3: At least 2 advocacy campaigns on cross-cutting laws and policiesrelating to rights to association, information and assembly are conducted by Oxfam and the coalitionpartners. Specifically, the Project will produce the following changes: # 6 sets of recommendations on laws and sub-laws on access to information, association and assembly are produced and signed by Oxfam and coalition members and sent to relevant policy making bodies. # 500 state officials arereached by the coalitions# joint advocacy on access to information, association and assembly # At least 250 print, online, and broadcast media products about coalition-led advocacy over the period of the Action. Result 4: An assessment on the progress of changingcivil society space in 2015#2018 is completed. Specific deliverables: # A published civil society space assessment (2000 copies in Vietnamese, 500 in English) # Assessment available online # Atleast 5 media articles about the assessment results # An academic journal article describing the findings # Findings presented at 3-5 workshops and conferences, organized by Oxfam as well as other international development partners. People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) is a Vietnamese NGO based in Hanoi. PanNature is coordinating organisation of the Mining Coalition. Other members of the coalition include environmental NGOs, research institutions, Vietnam Chamber of Commerceand Industry (VCCI) and government agencies responsible for mining licenses and inspection. PanNature and Mining coalition will contribute advocacy for rights to access information and business transparency and accountability
Urban Programme Climate Justice and a Fair City - 2016 bridge project (APOIO)
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This one-year bridge project seeks to extend the current phase of programme work on decent housing and climate change with CAFOD partners MDF and APOIO, continuing work on programmatic priority areas, incorporating a renewed focus on land tenure and use advocacy and dissemination of the pilot project on sustainable housing and urbanisation developed in 2015. This project will also incorporate lessons and recommendations from the 2013-2015 EU project external evaluation and findings, consolidating existing results in the current political and economic context and developing new areas of work to guide the next urban programme priorities from 2017 onwards. Using their past experience, participatory approaches and successful methodology of popular education, community organisation, women's participation and advocacy work, local partners APOIO and MDF will seek to influence the implementation and coordination of housing, climate change other and pro-poor urban policies. In spite of being one of the most affluent regions in Brazil, São Paulo has seen an increase in pockets of poverty and extreme poverty in the last decade, with many of the region's poorest citizens, around 30% of the population, living in favelas, informal occupations and precarious housing. The dynamic of land valorisation in the region is forcing the poorest population to live in degraded areas far away from jobs, basic services or in watershed areas and areas of environmental risk, vulnerable to flashfloods, landslides and climate impacts, aggravating existing socioeconomic vulnerabilities. The recent water supply crisis faced by São Paulo has impacted disproportionately on the poorest population, who are suffering ongoing water rationing, and higher costs of water and energy bills. Since 2011, São Paulo has seen a growth of 264% in urban occupations as a result of a housing deficit of 230,000 homes and the hike in land and rent prices which make housing unaffordable to the poor. 56% of the population living in these informal settlements lack access to water and sanitation services, which are restricted in areas that have no formal land titles. This project will tackle three inter-related problems to guarantee more effective social inclusion and urbanization: a) the lack of implementation of legal frameworks for land tenure regularization in the cities informal settlements and favelas, to reduce violent evictions, and improve land security and access to public services, such as water, sanitation and housing; b) The need for housing and social inclusion urban policies to take into account environmental factors and climate change adaptation and vice versa; c) building the awareness and capacity of women and men in the favelas, informal settlements and occupations and the housing movement leaders to know their rights and influence the above policies.
Urban Programme Climate Justice and a Fair City - 2016 bridge project (MDF)
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This one-year bridge project seeks to extend the current phase of programme work on decent housing and climate change with CAFOD partners MDF and APOIO, continuing work on programmatic priority areas, incorporating a renewed focus on land tenure and use advocacy and dissemination of the pilot project on sustainable housing and urbanisation developed in 2015. This project will also incorporate lessons and recommendations from the 2013-2015 EU project external evaluation and findings, consolidating existing results in the current political and economic context and developing new areas of work to guide the next urban programme priorities from 2017 onwards. Using their past experience, participatory approaches and successful methodology of popular education, community organisation, women's participation and advocacy work, local partners APOIO and MDF will seek to influence the implementation and coordination of housing, climate change other and pro-poor urban policies. In spite of being one of the most affluent regions in Brazil, São Paulo has seen an increase in pockets of poverty and extreme poverty in the last decade, with many of the region's poorest citizens, around 30% of the population, living in favelas, informal occupations and precarious housing. The dynamic of land valorisation in the region is forcing the poorest population to live in degraded areas far away from jobs, basic services or in watershed areas and areas of environmental risk, vulnerable to flashfloods, landslides and climate impacts, aggravating existing socioeconomic vulnerabilities. The recent water supply crisis faced by São Paulo has impacted disproportionately on the poorest population, who are suffering ongoing water rationing, and higher costs of water and energy bills. Since 2011, São Paulo has seen a growth of 264% in urban occupations as a result of a housing deficit of 230,000 homes and the hike in land and rent prices which make housing unaffordable to the poor. 56% of the population living in these informal settlements lack access to water and sanitation services, which are restricted in areas that have no formal land titles. This project will tackle three inter-related problems to guarantee more effective social inclusion and urbanization: a) the lack of implementation of legal frameworks for land tenure regularization in the cities informal settlements and favelas, to reduce violent evictions, and improve land security and access to public services, such as water, sanitation and housing; b) The need for housing and social inclusion urban policies to take into account environmental factors and climate change adaptation and vice versa; c) building the awareness and capacity of women and men in the favelas, informal settlements and occupations and the housing movement leaders to know their rights and influence the above policies.
HAY Bi-National Yanomami and Ye'kuana Forum - Brazil and Venezuela
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This project aims to support community members to participate in, and communicate the outcomes of a Bi-National Yanomami and Ye'kuana Indigenous Forum, so that challenges, problems and strategies are debated based on Yanomami and Ye'kuana needs, in the Brazilian Yanomami Territory. Key issues and threats faced by indigenous communities living in Brazil and Venezuela include: land management, youth migration to cities, organisational strengthening, illegal small-scale gold mining, and the growing threat of large scale mining projects and difficulty to access quality health care in the most remote communities. The Yanomami and Ye'kuana Binational Forum is an initiative that promotes the exchange of experiences and joint actions of the Yanomami and Ye'kuana people living on both sides of the Brazil / Venezuela border, in an area covering about 23 million hectares. By combining its nine indigenous organisations - five Brazilian and four Venezuelan - the Forum seeks to influence public policy and bi-national cooperation to respect indigenous rights guaranteed in both Constitutions, with the participation of civil society.
Securing land rights and implementing a civil policy especially for women in rural and urban areas in Northern
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Sicherung der Landrechte und Umsetzung einer Bürgerpolitik im ländlichen und städtischen Raum insbesondere für Frauen im Norden von Minas Gerais
Objectives
Sicherung der Landrechte und Umsetzung einer Bürgerpolitik im ländlichen und städtischen Raum insbesondere für Frauen im Norden von Minas Gerais