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March’s 39 Top Resources: Climate | Adaptation | DRR | Water | Environment | Livelihood | Farmer Markets

March’s 39 Top Resources: Climate | Adaptation | Gender | Farmer Markets | Environment | Livelihood | Environment
Special March Newsletter on the Best New Resources for Adaptation, Development, Sustainability and Nonprofit Programs
 

We have so many excellent resources come through CSDi that we periodically compile them and share them in an occasional, special newsletter.

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CSDi Distance Learning Spring Academy in Adaptation, Development, Sustainability, Nonprofit Climate Change and DRR programs. Courses begin March 10
 
1. CLIMATE CHANGE
Farmers in a changing climate: Does gender matter?
Yianna Lambrou and Sibyl Nelson
FAO
2010
 
Training Guide Gender And Climate Change Research In Agriculture And Food Security For Rural Development
Sibyl Nelson
FAO
July 2013
 
10 things not to do with climate aid
Katie Peters and Simon Levine
ODI
25 February 2014
 
2. ADAPTATION
Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Study for the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB)
USAID Mekong ARCC
November, 2013
 
Four New Papers on Planning Climate Change Adaptation
The African and Latin American Resilience to Climate Change (ARCC) Program
February 2014
 
Adaptation Under the “New Normal” of Climate Change: The Future of Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services
Brent M. Simpson, C. Gaye Burpee
Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services (MEAS)
January 2014
 
Africa Adaptation Newsletter Issue 4
Ed. Richard Munang
Africa Adaptation Knowledge Network (AAKNet)
January / February, 2014
 
Act to Adapt – Child Centred Climate Change Adaptation Project in Asia and the Pacific
Plan’s Child Centred Climate Change Adaptation (4CA) programme
February 2014
 
 
Supporting NAP development with the PROVIA Guidance: A user companion
Bisaro, A., J. Hinkel., M. Davis., R.J.T. Klein.
Stockholm Environment Institute
2014
 
Social learning for adaptation: a descriptive handbook for practitioners and action researchers
Georgina Cundill, Sheona Shackleton & Nick Hamer
IDRC/Rhodes University/Ruliv
January 2014
 
3. CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE
Effect of shade on Arabica coffee berry disease development: toward an agroforestry system to reduce disease impact
Bedimo, JA Mouen, et al.
Phytopathology
2008
 
Effects of crop management patterns on coffee rust epidemics
Avelino, J., Laetitia Willocquet, and Serge Savary
Plant pathology
2004
 
4. ECOSYSTEM BASED ADAPTATION
Costs to bear – poverty reduction and climate change resilience
Richard Munang and Jesica Andrews
FIELD
February, 2014
 
Harnessing Ecosystem-Based Adaptation
Richard Munang, Jesica Andrews, Keith Alverson, and Desta Mebratu
UNEP
January, 2014
 
Integrating ecosystems in resilience practice: Criteria for Ecosystem-Smart Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
Alejandro Jiménez, Pieter van Eijk, Marie-Jose Vervest
Wetlands International
March 2014
 
5. HOME GARDENS AND NUTRITION
Nutrition-focused home garden design
Gardens for Health International
November 2013
 
Critical geography of urban agriculture
Chiara Tornaghi
Progress in Human Geography Journal
February 2014
 
City Farmer News
 
Can integrated agriculture-nutrition programs change gender norms on land and asset ownership? Evidence from Burkina Faso.
van den Bold, Mara, Pedehombga,Abdoulaye, Ouedraogo, Marcellin, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Olney, Deanna
IFPRI
2013
 
7. FARMERS AND MARKETS
Coffee and conservation: a global context and the value of farmer involvement
Philpott, Stacy M., and Thomas Dietsch
Conservation Biology
 
Avian abundance in sun and shade coffee plantations and remnant pine forest in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic
Wunderle, J. M., and Steven C. Latta
Ornitología Neotropical
2004
 
Resource-Conserving Agriculture Increases Yields in Developing Countries
Pretty JN, Noble AD, Bossio D, Dixon J, Hine RE, Penning De Vries FW, Morison JI
Environ Science & Technology
2006
 
Despite climate change, Africa can feed Africa
Richard Munang and Jesica Andrew
Africa Renewal
2014
 
Crop diversity decline ‘threatens food security’
Mark Kinver
BBC News Science & Environment
March 3,2014
 
8. DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
Integrated Flood Risk Management in Asia
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)
 
Flood Emergency Plan Guidance & Template
Bath & North East Somerset Council
 
9. PARTICIPATORY MAPPING
Participatory rural appraisal (PRA): Challenges, potentials and paradigm
Chambers, R.
World Development
1994
 
Stakeholder participation for environmental management: a literature review.
Reed, M.S.
Biological Conservation
2008
 
Assessing participatory GIS for community-based natural resource management: claiming community forests in Cameroon
McCall, M.K. and Minang, P. A.
The Geographical Journal
2005
 
10. LIVELIHOODS
Evaluating successful livelihood adaptation to climate variability and change in southern Africa
Osbahr, H., C. Twyman, W. N. Adger, and D. S. G. Thomas
Ecology and Society
2010
 
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), traditional and modern agricultural marketing, food safety
Anne-Sophie Poisot with Andrew Speedy and Eric Kueneman
FAO Agriculture Department
2004
 
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) on horticultural production for extension staff in Tanzania. Training Manual
Wilfred L. Mushobozi
FAO Agriculture Department
2010
 
11. WATER
Community Water Planner Field Guide
Water Research Australia
2006
 
e-Learning Course on International Water Law
UNITAR/University of Geneva
2014
 
12. FORESTRY
Good Tree Nursery Practices (Community Nurseries)
Practicas Adequadas para Los Viveros Forestales(Viveros Comunitarios)
Kevyn Wightman
ICRAF
1999
 
Good Nursery Practices: A Simple Guide
Anne Mbora, Jens-Peter Barnekov Lillesø, and Ramni Jamnadass
World Agroforestry Centre
2008
 
Lessons Learned from Community Forestry in Asia and Their Relevance for REDD+
Forest Carbon, Markets and Communities Program (FCMC)
February 2014
 
Investing in locally controlled forestry in Mozambique
Isilda Nhantumbo, Duncan Macqueen, Regina Cruz, Antonio Serra
IIED
December 2013
 
Spring Quarter Final Call: Enrollment extended until March 10
 
Become the Solution. 18 distance training programs starting in the next 10 days. Learn more about becoming part of the solution to the challenges faced by nonprofits and NGOs.
 
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1. New Project. Design a sustainable, impact oriented project from scratch. Read more.
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If one of the tracks above fulfills organizational need, then the training and consulting programs offered below are for you. Simply partner with CSDi and use these programs to further develop and organize your project; work with our expert consultants to perfect it.
 
“Tim Magee, and his colleagues at CSDi, are to be commended for producing a change in the way development is practiced, and so directly contribute to the improvement of millions of lives around the world.”

Howard White
Executive Director, 3ie

 
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Special Water Field Projects Issue: Mali | Zimbabwe | Peru | Tanzania | Uganda | Kenya

THIS MONTH’S NEWS
March Field Projects Special Issue—Community Based Water Management
Mali | Zimbabwe | Peru | Tanzania | Uganda | Kenya



 
Here is a sample of CSDi partner field projects that include Community Based Water Conservation and Management programs. It’s very interesting to notice that although these projects are from different parts of the world, these communities suffer from many of the same challenges. It is also interesting to note that although these partners have included similar types of programs in their projects, each program is customized to best fit their specific context, location and cultural norms.
 
1. Uganda
 1,800 families from Gombe will be able to improve their household income and water supply.

These villagers are suffering from a shortage of water due to the lack of a land use management plan and climate related altered rain patterns and drought that have a negative impact on crop yields. These challenges lead to land degradation, deforestation, and a shortage of food that only allows one meal a day to be eaten. Leonard Ssozi’s project will increase nutrition and access to water in the community. His project includes the following programs:

  • Household Rain water harvesting and storage system program
  • Land Use Management Plan
  • Climate Smart Agricultural Practices Programme
 
2. Zimbabwe
 In Bulawayo 1,500 people will enjoy safer water through a rain water harvesting program.

Community members suffer from poor health due to a lack of healthcare and a shortage of clean water due to climate change in the countryside causing migration into cities resulting in insufficient water for the city’s population. Beauty Macheka and Christine Jones’ project will increase health and income generation in the community. Their project includes these programs:

  • Household rain water harvesting and storage system program
  • Health and Community Awareness Program: Local Community Health Practitioners
  • Family garden and nutrition program

 
3. Peru
 300 in Chinchero will enjoy access to water through Water Harvesting & a Water Use Management Plan

These families are suffering from a lack of water due to competition for water use and a reduction in crop production due to climate change related extreme weather events leading to poverty, a reduction in food security and malnutrition in women and children. Berioska Quispe Estrada, Tam Hoang, and Hilary Joy Autry’s project will help these community members enjoy better access to water and food security. Their project includes the following programs:

  • Water Use Management Plan
  • Climate Smart Agricultural Practices Program
  • Community Level Water Harvesting Program

 
4. Mali
 30 families in Fulani will have good access to water through a Water Use Management Plan.

These community members suffer from poor access to water due to a lack of a Water Use Management Plan and are suffering from livestock challenges due climate change related increased temperatures and changing rainfall patterns. Mahalmadane Aly Toure and Ram Padmanabhan Mony’s project will help their community members improve livestock health and increase access to safe water. Their project includes the following programs:

  • Water Use Management Plan
  • Animal Husbandry Program

 
5. Tanzania
 4,000 community members in the Wagete will have improved health & improved crops.

These community members are suffering from a reduced crop yield due to unpredictable weather patterns related to climate change. Chris Enns & Catalina Gheorghe’s project will helped their community members improve health levels and increase crop yields. Their project includes the following programs:

  • Farmer Soil and Water Conservation Program
  • Education support program
  • Health care advocacy program

 
6. Kenya
 500 households in Lita will enjoy fresh water and improved health and hygiene.

Families in Kenyan village have 4% of the water as do Canadian families. Due to a lack of adequate water resources, the community of Lita suffers from many problems including a lack of food security, poor hygiene, and increased risk of disease. Maggie Muthui and Erin Watson’s project will protect the village spring and distribute fresh water into the village. Their project includes the following programs:

  • Water Harvesting and Community Water Management Program
  • Household kitchen garden program to reduce food insecurity
7. Mali
 Family members from 387 families in Sodieni will enjoy increased crop harvests.

3,096 family members are suffering food insecurity and unsecure livelihoods due to a lack of a water use management plan, and climate change related unpredictable water availability. . Walter Sissoko, Ife Olabampe and Stacey Sawchuck’s project will help their community members increase crop harvests and become food-secure. Their project includes these programs:

  • Water Use Management Program
  • Pond Rehabilitation and Proper Use of Water Resources Program
  • Establishing a Village Agricultural and Water Use Management Committee
  • Climate-Smart Agriculture program

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Training in Project Design for:
Nonprofits | International Development | Climate Change | Nutrition | Agriculture | Water Management
 
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The following programs provide the training, materials, guidance, mentoring and expert consultancy to allow you to develop projects like the examples above in your own country. Participants develop real projects in real communities and complete the programs with the tools necessary to both manage the projects and approach donors.
 
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We’ve trained development professionals from 153 countries to develop projects impacting over 400,000 people. Student projects have utilized 270 different kinds of solution-oriented activities to address community need. Scan the list to see which would work best for your project.
 
 
We look forward to working with you in our training programs.
 
Sincerely,
 
Tim Magee, Executive Director
 
Tim Magee is the author of A Field Guide to Community Based Adaptation published by Routledge, Oxford, England.
 
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Special CBA Field Projects Issue: Mali | Abkhazia | India | Pakistan | Ethiopia | Tanzania | Iran

 
THIS MONTH’S NEWS
 
February Field Projects Special Issue—Community Based Adaptation to Climate
Mali | Abkhazia | India | Pakistan | Ethiopia | Tanzania | Iran
Here is a sample of CSDi partner field projects that include Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change programs. It’s very interesting to notice that although these projects are from different parts of the world, these communities suffer from many of the same challenges. It is also interesting to note that although these partners have included similar types of programs in their projects, each program is customized to best fit their specific context, location and cultural norms.
 
1. Mali
 Family members from 387 families Sodieni will be food secure.

3096 family members from Sodieni run short of food due to insufficient and erratic rainfall. Walter Sissoko, Ife Olabampe and Stacey Sawchuck’s project will help their community members become food-secure and wealthy enough to rise out of extreme poverty. Their project includes the following programs:

  • Water Use Management Program
  • Climate-Smart Agricultural Innovation Program
  • Market-Oriented Agricultural Development Program

2. Abkhazia
 1163 family members from Pichouri will increase agricultural productivity and incomes.

The majority of the 279 families in Pichouri are suffering from a decrease in agriculture production due to obsolete irrigation systems and a lack of knowledge of improved agricultural practices. Edgar Barata and Marnie Cunningham’s project will help their community members increase both agricultural production & employment levels. Their project includes the following programs:

  • Advocacy Program for Government Irrigation Support
  • Improved Agricultural Practices Program
  • Alternative Income Generation Program

 
3. India
 1000 islanders in Goa India will enjoy increased crop yields—Climate Smart Agriculture.

1000 Community members from the Island community of Chodan village in Goa, India are suffering from low crop yields caused by disturbed rainfall patterns and a rise in sea levels that increase salinity on agricultural land. Ruchita Khurana’s project will help the islanders increase productivity through a climate smart agricultural program leading to increased food security. Her project includes the following programs:

  • Extension training in Climate Smart Agricultural Practices
  • Participatory mapping of natural water sources and challenges
  • Identifying and adoption of saline tolerant crops
 
4. Pakistan
 100 families in Jaffarabad Pakistan will have flood resilient shelter and food security.

These families are living in the open or in tents due to climate change related flooding, and are suffering from shortages of food due to flood damage to crops. Rehmat Durrani’s project will help his community members access flood resilient shelter and enjoy food security. His project includes the following programs:

  • Advocacy Program for Government/INGO Housing Support
  • Climate Smart Agricultural Practices Programme
  • Community-Based Flood Mitigation and Adaptation Program

 
5. Ethiopia
 1265 families in Addis Ababa will enjoy increased incomes, crop productivity & food security.

These community members suffer from chronic poverty and from reduced crop harvests due to erratic rains linked to climate change. These challenges affect their health and impact food security. Alem Adela and Conrd Otterness’s project will help their community members increase income levels and agriculture production. Their project includes the following programs:

  • Alternative Income Generation Program
  • Capital, Savings, and Loan/Credit Program
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Program
  • Climate Smart Agricultural Practices Programme

 
6. Tanzania
 600 families in Nyange Tanzania will be able to access product markets & improved crops.

These community members in Tanzania are suffering from low incomes, poor access to product markets, and climate change related events that have reduced crop harvests. Mohamed Semdoe’s project will help their community members increase income levels and increase crop harvests. Their project includes the following programs:

  • Alternative Income Generation Program
  • Conservation Agriculture/Agroforestry Programme

 
7. Iran
 200 families in Iran will be free from pollution and enjoy economic viability.

These community members are suffering from pollution due to a malfunction of sewage filtration systems and are also suffering from economic weakness caused by problematic agriculture due to drought. Said’s project will help his community members increase health levels and increase crop harvests. Their project includes the following programs:

  • Advocacy Program for Sanitation Support
  • Health and Hygiene Program
  • Agricultural Income Generation Program
  • Climate Smart Agricultural Practices Programme

  • See his participatory needs assessment
  • See his project outline
  • See his logframe

 
Contact Us to learn more about your organization joining our field partner program.
 
March Training in Project Design for:
Nonprofits | International Development | Climate Change | Nutrition | Agriculture | Water Management
The following programs provide the training, materials, guidance, mentoring and expert consultancy to allow you to develop projects like the examples above in your own country. Participants develop real projects in real communities and complete the programs with the tools necessary to both manage the projects and approach donors.
 
Programs in English & Español
Spring Quarter Distance Learning Courses Begin March 4.  Haga click aquí para Cursos en Español.

We’ve trained development professionals from 500 organizations in 153 countries to develop projects impacting over 400,000 people. Student projects have utilized 270 different kinds of solution-oriented activities to address community need. Scan the list to see which would work best for your project.
 
We look forward to working with you in our training programs.
 
Sincerely,
 
Tim Magee, Executive Director
 
Tim Magee is the author of A Field Guide to Community Based Adaptation published by Routledge, Oxford, England.
 
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