Publications
Gender, culture and workplace health and safety in the Marshall Islands (A social sustainability management plan - March 2024)
01/11/2024
This study was undertaken as part of the FISH4ACP programme. FISH4ACP is an initiative of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) to support sustainable fisheries and aquaculture development. This five-year value chain (VC) development programme (2020–2025) is implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with funding from the European Union (EU) and Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). 83 p.
Supporting Gender-Responsive Adaptation to Climate Change in Kenya - UNJP/KEN/100/UWN
01/11/2024
The project aimed to address critical challenges posed by climate change in Kenya, particularly in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). In recent years, Kenya has experienced prolonged droughts, frosts in some of the productive agricultural areas, hailstorms, extreme floods, receding lake levels, drying up of rivers and other wetlands, etc., resulting in large economic losses, affecting food security and exacerbating poverty. 2 p.
Strengthening Rural Populations’ Livelihoods Resilience through the Promotion Of Nonagricultural Short Circuits in the Post COVID-19 Pandemic - TCP/BRA/3802
01/11/2024
From the first months of 2020, rural populations in Brazil were confronted with a sudden disruption of their commercialization channels by the COVID-19 pandemic. They were among the most affected by the sanitary crisis due to trade, mobility and sanitary restrictions. As a result, rural producers, including traditional communities and indigenous peoples, both women and men, saw their monetary income generation jeopardized. 11 p.
Empowering women in the Western Balkans
01/11/2024
Women’s economic empowerment is essential in promoting equality between women and men and a precondition for sustainable development. Women’s economic empowerment can be achieved through equal access to and control over economic resources and opportunities and the elimination of structural gender inequalities. 5 p.
Theory of change for gender transformative programming for food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture
01/10/2024
This technical note presents the theory of change for gender transformative programming for food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture. It aims to provide the rationale for development actors and practitioners to adopt the theory of change for gender transformative change in interventions contributing to the achievement of SustainableDevelopment Goal 2 – Zero Hunger. 24 pp.
Empowering Women’s Livelihoods in Small-Scale Fisheries in Liberia During and After COVID-19 - GCP/LIR/031/JPN
01/10/2024
In 2019, the world was struck by the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected all sectors, including the livelihoods of rural communities. In Liberia, as in many countries, the government imposed restrictions and other public health measures to contain the spread of the virus. These measures rendered women vulnerable to shocks, thus creating the need for livelihood improvement at different levels. 2 p.
Climate technologies for agrifood systems transformation - Placing food security, climate change and poverty reduction at the forefront
01/10/2024
The global community has committed to responding to climate change while ensuring decent livelihoods and healthy food for everyone, keeping within planetary boundaries. Transforming agrifood systems is essential to meeting these challenges, with climate response being an intrinsic element. The need for more resilient systems that can sustain increasing demands in a setting of tightening constraints is evident. 126 p.
Promoting sustainable agricultural mechanization for smallholder farmers
01/10/2024
This five-step guide helps practitioners and project managers improve rural livelihoods by creating or improving business models for sustainable agricultural mechanization for smallholder farmers. 14 p.