ICIMOD Annual Report 2019

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil JHA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Positive Change ◽  
Building Capacity ◽  
Hindu Kush ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Key Aspects

The stories in this annual report provide a summary of our accomplishments over the last year. They showcase key aspects of our work on multiple fronts – from working with communities, engaging policymakers, facilitating regional cooperation, promoting gender and social inclusion, and generating new knowledge and building capacity – to create positive change in the Hindu Kush Himalaya. The stories also highlight the range of partnerships, with governments and civil society, that make possible our work in the region.

The HKH Call to Action to sustain mountain environments and improve livelihoods in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Ecosystem Resilience ◽  
Regional Data ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Healthy Environment ◽  
Mountain Environments ◽  
Hindu Kush ◽  
Mountain Environment

This HKH Call to Action is based on the HKH Assessment, which was drafted in response to requests from governments in the region, meeting a demand for a comprehensive assessment of the region’s mountains, environments, and livelihoods and proposes actions towards a shared vision for the future of the HKH region, in which its societies and its people are prosperous, healthy, peaceful, and resilient in a healthy environment. To realize this vision, this HKH Call to Action elaborates six urgent actions, including: 1) promote and strengthen regional cooperation at all levels to sustain mountain environment and livelihoods; 2) recognize and prioritize the uniqueness of the HKH mountain people; 3) take concerted climate actions; 4) take accelerated actions to achieve the SDGs, consistent with the nine mountain priorities; 5) take decisive actions to enhance ecosystem resilience; and 6) promote regional data and information sharing.

DIRECTIONS OF IMPROVEMENT OF MECHANISMS OF INFLUENCE OF CIVIL SOCIETY ON STATE REGULATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Zhukova ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
The State ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Enforcement Activity ◽  
Regulation Of Law

The role and significance of the influence of civil society on the processes of state regulation of law enforcement activities are revealed. The key aspects of state regulation of law enforcement activity under the condition of active influence of civil society representatives on it are revealed. The main factors of the influence of civil society on the activity of law enforcement bodies, which play an important role in the processes of ensuring the proper functioning of the system of state regulation of law enforcement activities in Ukraine, are substantiated. It is substantiated that in order to effectively perform the tasks assigned to law enforcement agencies, these structures interact with representatives of the public sector. It is proved that interaction with civil society of the law enforcement system is an important aspect to increase the effectiveness of these bodies in ensuring the protection of human rights and freedoms, public order and security, the interests of society and the state, as well as combating crime. Conclusions are formed regarding the content of new approaches to the organization of law enforcement agencies' work with the population, public organizations and local self-government bodies in the field of law enforcement. The complex of the existing administrative measures for achievement of the maximum efficiency of functioning of system of the state regulation of law enforcement activity in a foreshortening of influence of representatives of civil society on it is considered. Current trends and priority areas for improving the mechanisms of civil society influence on state regulation of law enforcement, in particular, the administrative and legal direction on a partnership basis, are outlined.

Theorizing PB’s Effects on Individuals and Communities

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-80
Author(s):  
Brian Wampler ◽  
Stephanie McNulty ◽  
Michael Touchton
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Theory Of Change ◽  
Design Rules ◽  
Meso Level ◽  
Original Theory

This chapter develops an original “theory of change” that connects PB programs to three community-level outcomes: the promotion of accountability, expansion of civil society, and improvements in well-being. To explain the variation in outcomes, this explanatory framework includes macro-level (political context, decentralization, economic conditions) and meso-level (government support, configuration of civil society, state capacity) factors that condition PB programs’ impacts. The discussion then moves beyond the macro and meso to drill down to “variation in program design.” The chapter identifies several rules (scale/level of adoption, presence of social justice rules, program emphasis on social inclusion, vote rules, and oversight process) that significantly influence the outcomes that PB programs produce. Thus, this chapter illuminates how variation in the macro, meso, and PB design rules condition and constrain the types of outcomes associated with PB. The chapter concludes by linking the theory of change to the PB Types (introduced in Chapter 1) to theorize how each PB program type is likely to be associated with distinct impacts.

Ethical Appraisal of the Role of Civil Society in Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Essien D. Essien
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Contemporary Literature ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Significant Implication ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
Inclusive Society

Contemporary studies surrounding the creation of civil society in Africa have revealed two important findings. First, despite the effort of civil society organizations in supporting inclusive democratic governance, promoting participation, advocating for transparency and accountability, sustainable development and stability remain elusive due to the challenges of social exclusion. Second, institutions central to the exercise of governmental powers exhibit inefficiency, weakness, lack transparency, and low credibility which worsen extreme poverty, inequality, and deprivation. Drawing upon extensive contemporary literature on social exclusion and inclusive growth, this study examines the role of civil society organisations as a pathway for social inclusion and sustainable development. Findings reveal that the management and distribution of services in the Nigerian society is largely inefficient and exclusionary, leading to myriad of social problems. This study has a significant implication for cumulative research on the subject of inclusive society and sustainable development.

scholarly journals Re-Framing Exploitation Creep to Fight Human Trafficking: A Response to Janie Chuang

AJIL Unbound ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 264-267
Author(s):  
Clifford Bob
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Sexual Exploitation ◽  
Forced Labor ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Obama Administration ◽  
American Policy ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
The Way

Janie Chuang discusses important shifts in the way that American policy makers and activists have defined and fought human trafficking. As she shows, key aspects of the 2000 UN Protocol’s definition of trafficking have been whiplashed by changing political winds emanating from the Bush and Obama administrations. In the Bush years, a strange bedfellows network of feminists, evangelicals, and neo-conservatives directed American trafficking policy primarily toward sexual exploitation, pushing for prohibitions not only on forced but also on voluntary prostitution. Other types of trafficking were neglected. The Obama administration and its own set of civil society associates gusted other ways. Among other moves, it reduced the focus on sex, dropped the view that voluntary prostitution constituted trafficking, enlarged the trafficking concept to include all forced labor (whether or not involving movement), and rebranded the expansive new notion as slavery.

Social exclusion and self-esteem: The impact of the identity – bureaucracy nexus on employed people experiencing homelessness in Calgary, Canada

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion E. Jones ◽  
Micheal L. Shier ◽  
John R. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Stable Housing ◽  
Registry System ◽  
Mailing Address ◽  
The Impact

This article argues that homelessness in Calgary, Canada is entrenched, in part, due to a systemic cycle of exclusion and defensive tactics carried out by those who are homeless and employed. A major proportion of this systemic exclusion occurs via a number of societal institutions: the provincial welfare structure in place to assist those in need; the provincial registry system for identification and licensing; the banking system, employment service providers; and the civil society organizations that provide shelter. Through one-to-one interviews with employed people experiencing homelessness in Calgary (n = 61) we found four identifiers that contribute to maintaining the adverse situation facing those who find themselves homeless: security of, and access to, replacement identification; access to banking; access to a mailing address; and accessibility to stable, permanent employment. Without access to these elements re-establishing social inclusion and navigating the transition to stable housing and non-vulnerable employment is far more difficult.

scholarly journals Negotiating across difference: Gendered exclusions and cooperation in the shea value chain

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlène Elias ◽  
Seema Arora-Jonsson
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Shea Butter ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Niche Market ◽  
Shea Tree ◽  
Private Actors

Shea butter, derived from the African shea tree, has acquired a pivotal position in global agro-food and cosmetics industries. In Burkina Faso, public and private actors as well as civil society are converging upon the product to boost the incomes of rural female producers. As a result of these trends, the shea value chain is increasingly segmented; shea nuts are sold in a low-return, conventional market and simultaneously enter an alternative, high-value niche market. In the latter strand of the value chain, some producers are improving their prospects by forming an association. Tracing relationships across the two strands, we demonstrate how ‘horizontal’ relations based on gender, ethnicity, age and geography contribute to shaping participation and benefit capture in the shea value chain. We argue that processes of social inclusion and exclusion operate in parallel, as differentiated actors both cooperate and compete to secure their place within the chain. While collective organizing brings positive social and economic benefits, we show that producers’ associations need not be empowering for all women. The significance of collective enterprises, but also their drawbacks must be considered when valorising pathways to women's empowerment. Our study reinforces calls for greater integration of horizontal elements in value chain analyses.

The Third Aldo Castañeda Lecture: The Neglect of Neonatal/Infant Cardiac Disease in Africa—Continental Genocide?

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin H. Kinsley
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
Pediatric Cardiology ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Cardiac Defect ◽  
African Child ◽  
Building Capacity ◽  
History Of ◽  
Neonates And Infants ◽  
Made In

The advances made in pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery now make it possible for survival into adulthood of the majority of children born with congenitally malformed hearts. On the African continent, unfortunately, this is only a dream as roughly 280,000 neonates born every year on the continent are left untreated, demonstrating the natural history of the congenitally malformed heart by default. Pediatric cardiac surgery is available in very few countries on this continent. This article takes a look at the problem of neonates and infants born with cardiac defects on the continent and attempts an extrapolation of the magnitude of the problem. Using the experience gained at the Walter Sisulu Pediatric Cardiac Center since its inception in 2003, issues of financing indigent patients, training local personnel, and building capacity through infrastructure development and regional cooperation are discussed. The success of the Walter Sisulu model demonstrates the benefits of treatment for the neonates and infants with congenitally malformed heart, on the continent. It is emphasized that African governments and all stakeholders must participate to ensure a good outcome for the African child with congenital cardiac defect.

scholarly journals Positive steps turning into a process

Temida ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-10
Author(s):  
Goran Bozicevic
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Individual Work ◽  
Peace Initiatives

The conclusion of the research conducted in Croatia for QPSW in 2003 is there is no systematic, accountable and structural confrontation with the past in Croatia, but there is growing concern within the civil society about the problems incurred by the lack of such a confrontation. Two different approaches can be discerned: individual work with particular persons or target groups and advocacy that could influence the alteration of the public opinion and decision-making. Both levels are necessary and they should unfold simultaneously. The systematization and regional cooperation of documentation centers, cooperation between victim organizations and peace initiatives, the inclusion of former warriors into peace building processes the cooperation of artists and activists - represent some of the new and promising steps on the civilian scene in Croatia. The constant strengthening of the independent media and the judiciary, coupled with constant efforts on both levels - the personal and the public - raises hopes that the confrontation with the past in Croatia is a process and not a trend.

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