Sustainable use of natural resources
The 2008 World Development Report stresses the importance of agriculture for many developing countries. It can however only secure the economic basis for their growing populations only if landscapes are sustainably managed. Given the increasingly acute shortage of natural resources and climate change, careful and appropriate use of soil, water and forests is vital for survival. Under this block you will find sites and publications on "Sustainable use of natural resources": |
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SDC Guidelines on Disaster Risk Reduction January 2007 Author: SDC The SDC Guidelines on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) deal with the management of disaster risks emanating from natural hazards. In particular, they focus on risks from (a) sudden onset disasters like earthquakes or hurricanes; (b) slow onset disasters like desertification, climate change or deforestation; and (c) naturally induced technical disasters like a fire in an oil refinery caused by an earthquake. The Guidelines are SDC’s response to the commitments made by the international community at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction in 2005.
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Capitalisation of Experiences of the Swiss Support to Sustainable Management (SMNR) in Bulgaria 2007 Author: Markus Giger (CDE), Dimitrina Boteva & Svetlana Aladjem (Ecologic Consultancy LTD), Nikola Yoranov, Heino Meesen Following the collapse of the communist regime in 1989, Bulgaria has undergone dramatic political, economic and social transformations. Since 1992, Switzerland has been active in Bulgaria providing assistance to the transition process, with support to Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR) starting in 1995. The SMNR Capitalisation of Experiences (CapEx) took place between March and September 2007 and has culminated in the identification of 17 lessons learnt. In the view of the CapEx team, many of these lessons are relevant for countries that are in the process of joining the EU, facing similar democratisation challenges as Bulgaria. The specificity of the Swiss support stems from an approach that combines a long-term commitment with a clear thematic focus (forestry, biodiversity conservation and organic agriculture). The multistakeholder approach and diversification of support between local, regional and national levels are also important elements that contributed to make a difference in relation to other donors supporting the Bulgarian transition.
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CGIAR Annual Report 2007 Author: The CGIAR partnership This report celebrates the partnerships through which demand-driven research is conducted to mold discoveries made in the laboratory and the field into international public goods. These public goods are the tools with which regional, national and local organizations — as well as individual farm families — help to foster economic growth and build more sustainable livelihoods for all. Millions of people worldwide benefit directly from CGIAR innovations and interventions, while thousands have a hand in producing the international public goods from which these benefits derive. But the process begins with the contributions of the few, the 64 Members of the CGIAR.
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Impact des investissements dans la gestion des ressources naturelles: rapport de synthèse December 2006 Author: Centre Régional d'Enseignement Specialisé en Agriculture (CRESA) After 20 years of projects and programmes on sustainable resource management in Niger, the authors of the study investigate impacts on the environment, agricultural production systems, food security, poverty alleviation, livelihood systems etc. Without neglegting current problems, they come up with preliminary but rather promising and positive results.
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Coping with drought August 2006 Author: SDC Coping with drought This brochure is about the harsh and increasingly difficult livelihood situations of communities in desert margins and semi-arid areas. Human induced pressures on the environment result in overgrazing, over-intensification in agriculture and loss of forests which are further enhanced by climate change. The brochure discusses along selected project examples how SDC supports rural communities, local organisations, national technical services, research institutions and networks in their endeavour to cope with recurring droughts, scarcity of water and impoverishment of soils.
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Millenium Ecosystem Assessment December 2005 Author: UN Initiated in 2001, the objective of the MA was to assess the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and the scientific basis for action needed to enhance the conservation and sustainable use of those systems and their contribution to human well-being. The MA has involved the work of more than 1,360 experts worldwide. Their findings provide a state-of-the-art scientific appraisal of the condition and trends in the world’s ecosystems and the services they provide (such as clean water, food, forest products, flood control, and natural resources) and the options to restore, conserve or enhance the sustainable use of ecosystems.
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Non-Timber Timber Forest Products between poverty alleviation and market forces November 2005 Author: Robinson, Patrick & Pfund, Jean-Laurent The wide variety of species, harvested plant parts, products, collectors and community characteristics, socio-cultural conditions, trade chain characteristics, and marketing situations in producer and destination countries makes it very difficult to draw general conclusions about NTFPs, especially on recommendations for equitable benefit distribution between the different parties involved. What the workshop has achieved is to help highlight a number of key issues around a number of important themes which must be considered carefully when embarking on NTFP related development support.
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Disaster risk reduction - a development concern: scoping study December 2004 Author: DFID This Scoping Study is part of DFID's strategic effort to assess the significance of disaster risk in its development work. It aims to explore evidence on linkages between poverty alleviation, development and disaster risk reduction, and to establish why disaster risk reduction is often not part of development policy and planning. It is aimed primarily at development professionals within bilateral donor agencies, and is intended to contribute to the development of disaster reduction strategies in the near future. Although it is not an official SDC paper, it is recognized as a SDC/HA guideline for work on disaster risk reduction issues.
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Disaster risk reduction - a development concern: policy briefing document December 2004 Author: DFID This policy briefing is an output of a scoping study on disaster risk reduction and development, commissioned by DFID in 2004. Focusing on so-called ‘natural disasters’, it examines: • the growing burden of disasters on the poor; • their adverse effects on development and on progress towards the Millennium Development Goals; • their roots in past development failures; • why development tends to overlook disasters; and • how disaster risk reduction can be better integrated into development policy and practice.
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Forests and Water: Managing Interrelations December 2004 Author: Brüschweiler, S., Höggel, U., Kläy, A. Two conferences on ”forests and water”, focussing on the multifunctionality of forests, interactions between forests and water, sustainable resource management, and on payments for environmental services, their institutional and economic perspectives, were the basis of this brochure. It offers in-depth analyses as well as additional information for local programmes at the operational and policy level.
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