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Sustainable Livelihoods

Sustainable Livelihoods. Sustainable Livelihoods. within given historical, political, cultural, economic, agro-ecological, demographic, social contexts. Sustainable Livelihoods.

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Sustainable Livelihoods

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  1. Sustainable Livelihoods

  2. Sustainable Livelihoods • within given historical, political, cultural, economic, agro-ecological, demographic, social contexts

  3. Sustainable Livelihoods • people develop livelihood strategies such as agricultural intensification or extensification, diversification or migration

  4. Sustainable Livelihoods • these strategies are mediated through institutional processes and structures such as government, laws, norms, policies

  5. Sustainable Livelihoods • to deliver sustainable livelihood outcomes such as more income, increased well-being, reduced vulnerability, improved food security, more sustainable use of natural resource base

  6. Livelihood Assets • Natural capital - The natural resource stocks from which resource flows useful to livelihood are derived (eg land, water, wildlife, biodiveristy, environmental resources).

  7. Livelihood Assets • Social capital - The social resources (networks, membership of groups, relationships of trust, access to wider institutions of society) upon which people draw in pursuit of livelihoods.

  8. Livelihood Assets • Human capital - The skills, knowledge, ability to labour and good health important to the ability to pursue different livelihood strategies.

  9. Livelihood Assets • Physical capital - The basic infrastructure (transport, shelter, water, energy and communications) and the production equipment and means which enable people to pursue their livelihoods.

  10. Livelihood Assets • Financial capital - The financial resources which are available to people (whether savings, supplies of credit or regular remittances or pensions) and which provide them with different livelihoods options. • Adapted from Scoones, 1998.

  11. LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES Sustainable Livelihoods Framework LIVELIHOOD ASSETS POLICY, INSTITUTIONS, PROCESSES LIVELIHOOD OUTCOMES VULNERABILITY CONTEXT • More income • Increased well- being • Reduced vulnerability • Improved food security • More sustainable use of NR base H • SHOCKS • TRENDS • SEASONALITY S N Influence & access • Levels of government • Private sector IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE • Laws P F • Policies • Culture • Institutions

  12. How does the SL differ from previous approaches?

  13. helps maintain focus on (poor) people • better analysis of development problems • better monitoring of development impact • probably improves team working • clear links between field and policy

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