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Mental models: understanding the causes and consequences of climate change (PLA 60)
… Mental maps are a participatory tool which provides an opportunity to make visible the … allows local stakeholders to engage in sometimes heated discussions about who is responsible and accountable for these changes; it also … control and predictability of the consequences. Participatory Learning and Action (PLA, formerly PLA Notes) is the world's leading …
Publication, 01 December 2009
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Community protocols and free, prior informed consent: overview and lessons learnt (PLA 65)
… In this overview article to the special issue of Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) on Biodiversity and culture: exploring … drawing on the articles in the issue. Follow the links below for more about our work on Biocultural heritage. … Monitoring, evaluation and learning …
Publication, 01 June 2012
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Understanding local difference: gender (plus) matters for NGOs (PLA 58)
… and Development (IIED), London, which was produced for internal learning. The review aimed to promote a more consistent analysis of … of selected IIED publications; and provide a basic tool for thinking about difference, with a focus on the management of natural resources for sustainable development. Keywords: citizens juries, participatory budgeting, grassroots participation, gender, community …
Publication, 01 June 2008
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Challenging mindsets: CLTS and government policy in Zimbabwe (PLA 61)
… to find their own solutions. The author concludes that it is not about prescribing sanitation structures – it is about changing mindsets. Participatory Learning and Action (PLA, formerly PLA Notes) is the world's leading … Monitoring, evaluation and learning …
Publication, 01 November 2010
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Worker-led participatory research and evaluation Lessons from the real world Reflections of the SREPP participants
… Document begins: Worker-led participatory 21 research and evaluation Lessons from the real world … by Anne K. Eckman, Tom McQuiston and Tobi Mae Lippin Introduction About the self-sufficiency research In 1997, four U.S. union health and … The participants. Each of the four participating union health learning-action-research collaborative, the Self-sufficiency and safety …
Publication, 01 June 2000
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Local champions: towards transparent, accountable governance in Embakasi, Kenya (PLA 64)
… and consequently their fundamental human freedom. But this article is about a counter example. In November 2009, a governance programme was … boards – as well as the role of duty bearers in promoting participatory governance. It discusses challenges and lessons learnt … and accountability of institutions at grassroots level. Participatory Learning and Action (PLA, formerly PLA Notes) is the world's leading …
Publication, 01 December 2011
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Piloting a methodology to investigate poverty dynamics (PLA 55)
… Rabbani and Munshi Sulaiman share their experiences of refining a participatory method to investigate poverty dynamics of the extreme poor … So the authors refined the method, resulting in valuable insights about the perceptions of change and mobility of the extreme poor. Participatory Learning and Action (PLA, formerly PLA Notes) is the world's leading …
Publication, 01 December 2006
A reservoir in a desert landscape
Subnational adaptation monitoring and evaluation in Morocco
… for adaptation M&E at the sub-national level. What’s interesting about this case study?  Quick, easy, inexpensive Integrating adaptation … Regional Observatory of the Environment and Sustainable Development. Participatory The process for selecting the indicators was highly participatory. The government sought to ensure that system users felt …
Article, 30 October 2019
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Taking onboard immersions within Sida (PLA 57)
… gathered ‘from below’. The challenge for Sida is now less about helping colleagues appreciate their importance and more about … undertake immersions, and senior management encourage them to do so. Participatory Learning and Action (PLA, formerly PLA Notes) is the world's leading … Monitoring, evaluation and learning …
Publication, 01 December 2007
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A critical look at civil societies' poverty reduction monitoring and evaluation experiences (PLA 51)
… in PLA 51: Civil society and poverty reduction. This special issue of Participatory Learning and Action captures the experiences of Southern civil society … engagement by CSOs in the formulation of PRSs, but much less written about how they are being monitored and implemented. With respect to … Monitoring, evaluation and learning …
Publication, 01 April 2005