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The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

IFAD S L Workshop. The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework. It’s ONE WAY of “organising” the complex issues surrounding POVERTY It’s NOT the ONLY WAY It needs to be : Modified Adapted Made appropriate to local circumstances Made appropriate to local priorities. Slide 1.

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The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

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  1. IFAD SL Workshop The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework • It’s ONE WAY of “organising” the complex issues surrounding POVERTY • It’s NOT the ONLY WAY • Itneeds to be: • Modified • Adapted • Made appropriate to local circumstances • Made appropriate to local priorities Slide 1 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

  2. IFAD SL Workshop Livelihoods assets Human Capital Social Capital Natural Capital The Poor Physical Capital Financial Capital Slide 2 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

  3. IFAD SL Workshop Human Capital • Health • Nutrition • Education • Knowledge and skills • Capacity to work • Capacity to adapt Slide 3 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

  4. IFAD SL Workshop Natural Capital • Wild foods & fibres • Biodiversity • Environmental services • Land and produce • Water & aquatic resources • Trees and forest products • Wildlife Slide 4 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

  5. IFAD SL Workshop Social Capital • Networks and connections • patronage • neighbourhoods • kinship • Relations of trust and mutual support • Formal and informal groups • Common rules and sanctions • Collective representation • Mechanisms for participation in decision-making • Leadership Slide 5 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

  6. IFAD SL Workshop Physical Capital • Infrastructure • transport - roads, vehicles, etc. • secure shelter & buildings • water supply & sanitation • energy • communications • Tools and techology • tools and equipment for production • seed, fertiliser, pesticides • traditional technology Slide 6 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

  7. IFAD SL Workshop Financial Capital • Savings • Credit/debt - formal, informal, NGOs • Remittances • Pensions • Wages Slide 7 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

  8. IFAD SL Workshop The Asset Mix • Different households with different access to livelihood “assets” • Livelihoods affected by: • diversityof assets • amount of assets • balance between assets Slide 8 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

  9. IFAD SL Workshop Human Capital Social Capital Natural Capital Physical Capital Financial Capital • Human capital • labour capacity • no education • limited skills • Natural capital • landless • access to common property resources • Financial capital • low wages • no access to credit • Physical capital • poor water supply • poor housing • poor communications • Social capital • low social status • descrimination against women • strong links with family & friends • traditions of reciprocal exchange • = an extremely reduced “livelihood • pentagon” So…….. Landless female agricultural labourer Slide 9 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

  10. IFAD SL Workshop “Vulnerability” Context • Shocks • Floods, droughts, cyclones • Deaths in the family • Violence or civil unrest • Seasonality • Trends and changes • Population • Environmental change • Technology • Markets and trade • Globalisation Slide 10 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

  11. IFAD SL Workshop H N S The Poor P F “Vulnerability” Context Vulnerability Context Shocks Seasonality Trends Changes Slide 11 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

  12. IFAD SL Workshop Policies, Institutions & Processes • of government • of different LEVELS of government • of NGOs • of interational bodies • Policies • Institutions • political, legislative & representative bodies • executive agencies • judicial bodies • civil society & membership organisations • NGOs • law, money • political parties • commercial enterprises & corporations • Processes • the “rules of the game” • decision-making processes • social norms & customs • gender, caste, class • language Slide 12 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

  13. IFAD SL Workshop H Vulnerability Context Shocks Seasonality Trends Changes N S influence The Poor P F Policies, Institutions & Processes Policies Institutions Processes Slide 13 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

  14. IFAD SL Workshop Livelihood Strategies Combining: • the assets they can access Taking account of: • the vulnerability context Supported or obstructed by: • policies, institutions and processes. ………..………..leading to Slide 14 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

  15. IFAD SL Workshop Livelihood Outcomes Poverty - a “poor” livelihood outcome: • based on a fragile or unbalanced set of livelihood assets • unable to sustain to shocks, changes or trends • not supported, or actively obstructed by policies, institutions and processes that do not allow assets to be used as they might • livehood options combined in a “bad” or unsustainable strategy Slide 15 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

  16. IFAD SL Workshop H N S Livelihood Outcomes The Poor influence P F The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework Vulnerability Context Shocks Seasonality Trends Changes Policies Institutions Processes Livelihood Strategies Slide 16 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

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