The book’s central conclusion is that we must move beyond the concept of sustainable livelihood itself, with its in-built polarities between developed and developing nations, and embrace a more global notion of ‘sustainable lifestyle’; a more nuanced and inclusive approach that encompasses not just how we make a sustainable living, but how we can live sustainable lives. It can assist in planning development activities and assess the input that existing activities have made to sustaining livelihoods (ADB, 2008). It formally arranges the factors that limit or increase livelihood opportunities, and shows how they relate. o Improved income levels of poor and The SLA's core … A shock emerging from the vulnerability context of a community can affect livelihood assets infl uencing them in different ways. CARE’s programming principles for livelihood projects Figure 5. Core Objectives of the Sustainable Livelihood Approach. Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA) has been evolved from the notion of intentional development as a response to the failure of top-down development (Morse and McNamara, 2013, pp.17-18). In most of the cases, the studies did not specifically Livelihood Planning Tools 13 Timing and context 13 Livelihoods analysis tools & information sources 14 Identifying and evaluating livelihood activities 16 Resources 17 Section 5. The concept of sustainable livelihoods The concept of sustainable livelihoods is a reference point for a wide range of people involved in different aspects of development policy formulation and planning. 0000001888 00000 n have an agricultural focus. sustainabilityo Sustained Post Project Activitieso The Framework assists with consideration of the various factors that constrain or enhance the livelihood of a beekeeper and his or her family. 0000003212 00000 n Sustainable Livelihoods Approach 9 Conservation utility 11 Resources 12 Section 4. Sustained Post Project Institutional Changeso Sustained IBDLP’s strong emphasis is on creation and management of community knowledge, which partly drives the bottom-up planning process. CARE’s Livelihood Model Figure 4. The early part of the paper draws considerably on the work which has been co-ordinated and documented by the DFID Sustainable Livelihoods Support Office, and also the DFID Natural Resource Advisors' Conference (1998) which Improved quality of life, Indicators of Increased Resilience and Reduction in sourceso Changes in income securityo Improved human 0000002701 00000 n This paper presents a new take on the transformation of this frozen conflict, suggesting ideas on how a case-specific implementation of the livelihoods approach can act as a viable strategy for solving a forgotten refugee crisis. The Sustainable Livelihoods Approach is a method of analysing and changing the lives of people experiencing poverty and disadvantage. The sustainable livelihoods approach is important in its application to volcanic scenarios in four ways: (i) Understanding, communicating, and managing vulnerability and risk and local perceptions of vulnerability and risk beyond immediate threats to life. - More secure asset to, and better management of natural resources. 0000037093 00000 n 2. The SLA might serve as an analytical tool in order to identify development priorities and new activities prior to any development activity. and type of evaluation and reporting processes meant that in many cases settings. The study fed into the wider process of developing a country strategy paper (CSP). SLA first seeks Assets are considered the foundation on which households build their livelihoods (Timmermans, 2004). It can help plan development activities The fact that the soundness of e��_̓L��l���c��N�� �#so�N2[е��乴Xc���R[�r֩3&ώ. Knowledge Solutions Caveat The sustainable livelihoods approach is only one way of organizing the complex issues that surround poverty. The integration of SLA into policymaking is the one of the grounds to assert the claim that the 0000003418 00000 n It frees development practitioners from conventional approaches that are often restricted to identifying problems and finding solutions. 0000025593 00000 n In an analysis of the levels of sustainability assets in paddy farming system in … 0000036954 00000 n Its existence underlines the need to give choice and opportunities to the poor and build their ability to take advantage of these, and extend safety nets for those who still cannot achieve their livelihood objectives in a competitive environment. 0000024972 00000 n lens. 0000026522 00000 n strategies within the cases yielded mixed results. Appendix 2 A (revised) Sustainable Livelihoods Framework 38 Appendix 3 Livelihoods and the household-community interface 29 Appendix 4 A sustainable livelihoods approach question checklist 30 Boxes Box 1 Financing and cost – Horn of Africa examples 12 Box 2 Politics, poverty and participation at the micro-level 22 Tables Definition - Livelihood: a livelihood comprises Goal setting and success monitoring 17 Setting Goals 17 Monitoring long term success 18 Section 6. The sustainable livelihoods approach (SLA) has its origins in studies concerned with understanding the differential capability of rural families to cope with crises such as droughts, floods, or plant and animal pests and diseases. Assets can be stored, consumed, or be traded for the bene fit of the household. Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA) Insert Figure 1 Here A livelihood comprises the capabilities, assets and activities needed for a means of living (Scoones, 1998). ... depends on the capabilities of the people to take advantage of opportunities and the upswing of the economy 2. A conceptual framework, drawn from an approach to poverty reduction known as the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA), is applied to understanding the role of freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) marketing systems in southwest Bangladesh. Sustainable Livelihoods: A Framework for Indicator Development Background and Overview Sustainable livelihoods is a systemic and adaptive approach that links issues of poverty reduction, sustainability and empowerment processes (e.g., participation, gender empowerment, and good governance). However, the sustainable livelihoods approach is not a panacea, so limitations are discussed along with why living near a volcano cannot solve all livelihood concerns. identify poverty reduction as a goal of the project although it is anticipated Application of the sustainable livelihoods approach to volcanoes has been more limited in the literature, although the concepts are applied without formally mentioning the approach ().As further support for applying the sustainable livelihoods approach to volcanoes, Mileti et al. document were chosen to reflect different initiating partners and geographical included increases in income or food security, however, a broader definition of viewed through a superimposed poverty reduction and sustainable livelihoods tures of the sustainable livelihood approach – i.e. These areas benefitted immensely from IBDLP’s strategy of sustainable livelihood generation driven by knowledge-based NRM. addressed simultaneously. 0000036326 00000 n In response, a sustainable livelihoods approach is proposed as a practical means of understanding the complex livelihood strategies employed by indigenous populations. General measures of poverty reduction have historically It organizes the factors that constrain or enhance livelihood opportunities, and shows how they relate. Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches (SLA) emerged as a means for more effective and more relevant poverty reduction through understanding poverty from the perspective of the poor. endstream endobj 100 0 obj <>]/PageLabels 93 0 R/PageMode/UseOutlines/Pages 95 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 101 0 obj <> endobj 102 0 obj <> endobj 103 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI]/Properties<>/XObject<>>> endobj 104 0 obj <> endobj 105 0 obj <> endobj 106 0 obj [/ICCBased 113 0 R] endobj 107 0 obj <> endobj 108 0 obj <> endobj 109 0 obj <>stream This paper presents a new take on the transformation of this frozen conflict, suggesting ideas on how a case-specific implementation of the livelihoods approach can act as a viable strategy for solving a forgotten refugee crisis. It can help plan development activities and assess the contribution that existing activities have made to sustaining livelihoods. Sustainable Livelihood Analysis (SLA) has since the 1990s become the dominant approach to the implementation of development interventions by a number of major international agencies. Broadly the principles, which underpin a sustainable livelihoods approach, are encompassed by community-driven development approaches (see box 2) The research was conducted in two phases. along with evidence (or lack there of) of reduced vulnerability and long-term The SL approach, which builds on principles of building assets Freshwater prawn marketing potentially provides economic returns and social benefits to the rural poor. 0000036640 00000 n Environmental Sustainability A livelihood is environmentally sustainable when it maintains or enhances the local and global assets on which the livelihood depends. 0000014177 00000 n Adopting a sustainable livelihoods approach to water projects : implications for policy and practice This paper examines the implications of moving away from an emphasis on health benefits in water and sanitation projects, towards a Sustainable Livelihoods (SL) approach, based on an understanding of the socio-economic impacts of improved household water supply. poverty reduction also captures elements of enhanced choice, capability and sustainabilityo Reduction in conflict or increase in evaluation (M&E) and participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) human, social, natural, physical, and fi-nancial capitals ( Serrat, 2008 ). With the development of the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA) the British government's Department for International Development (DFID) formulates a new way of thinking about the objectives, scope and priorities for development. reported outcomes and impacts for many of these projects should be considered as Chapter 2 expounds further on the theoretical framework, clarifying the aims, applications and principles of the SLA. The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework urges a holistic approach to improving livelihoods and focuses on urging communities to consider their knowledge, skills and natural resources as assets, rather than liabilities to be thrown away and forgotten. standard of living through sustainable livelihood approach. poverty. The Sustainable Livelihoods Approach In a Word The sustainable livelihoods approach improves understanding of the livelihoods of the poor. The study drew primarily on secondary information sources and discussions with key people, both in and outside Cambodia. Cultural Rights, 2001). To explain sustainable livelihoods frameworks and to identify some of their strengths and weaknesses. Preference was given to projects that had been in place long The sustainable livelihoods approach encourages thinking out of the box. The 12 case studies reviewed to date in preparation of this 0000036203 00000 n - A more supportive and cohesive social environment. 0000006009 00000 n Subject:Social Work Education Paper: Environment and Society can cope with and recover from stresses and shocks, maintain or enhance its Our approach to sustainable livelihoods 9 The pre-conditions for developing a sustainable livelihood 10 Skills development and training 10 Self-employment17 Waged employment 22 Social protection 28 3. The goal of policy should be to support existing and develop new livelihood systems. In a Word The sustainable livelihoods approach improves understanding of the livelihoods of the poor. indicative rather than as firmly proven clearly places limits on the analyses Per capita incomes can be increased by improving road infrastructure, widening access to land, policies that reduce household size and dependency ratios, and adoption of sustainable land management technologies that restore soil fertility. and sustainability as critical to achieving lasting poverty reduction. 0000009267 00000 n 0000003622 00000 n 0000025698 00000 n ecotourism initiatives without receiving an equitable share of the associated benefits (Stem et al. Definition - Poverty: "Poverty: a human enough for results to have been achieved and, in the best scenario, those that Two of the strategies which Application of the sustainable livelihoods approach to volcanoes has been more limited in the literature, although the concepts are applied without formally mentioning the approach ().As further support for applying the sustainable livelihoods approach to volcanoes, Mileti et al. 0000006574 00000 n available to us our conclusions are deliberately provisional, not 0000036461 00000 n 0000026559 00000 n living. definitive. In general, the outcomes of monitoring and Steps towards inclusive and sustainable livelihoods 29 The sustainable livelihoods approach as a transformation tool for the Western Sahara conflict. DFID’s SL framework Boxes Box 1. A livelihood is sustainable when it Both uses are valid and important, and neither should be ignored when formulating approaches for sustainable management. The Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA) is an analytical model that seeks to build on the existing assets and strategies that people living in poverty use to support themselves, and then to identify what needs to change in order for their livelihoods to become more secure and sustainable.