
Alastair Whitson
Blog posts
Working for poverty reduction and social justice: The CARE 2020 Program Strategy
Thursday, 11 September 2014 14:45In spite of global progress in reducing absolute poverty, wide gaps persist between and within countries. This program strategy sets out a vision for how CARE will fight inequality in order to overcome the injustice of
Participatory analysis of climate change vulnerability and adaptive capacity
Friday, 05 September 2014 16:00Involving communities in building climate resilience in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
This report provides a brief overview of the learning from participatory climate vulnerability and capacity analysis (CVCA)
Analyse participative de la vulnérabilité climatique et de la capacité d’adaptation au changement climatique
Thursday, 28 August 2014 23:00Engager les communautés de base dans la construction de la résilience climatique au Burkina Faso, au Mali et au Niger
Facing uncertainty: The value of climate information for adaptation, risk reduction and resilience in Africa
Wednesday, 03 September 2014 11:28This report puts participatory scenario planning (PSP - a multi-stakeholder platform for making seasonal climate forecasts useful) into the broader context of climate communication. The report will be particularly useful to new users and
Community Based Adaptation: An empowering approach for climate resilient development and risk reduction
Tuesday, 19 November 2013 00:00This short briefing paper demonstrates how community based adaptation is an invaluable and essential component of the vision for resilience across
Women's engagement in pastoral value chains in northern Kenya: Understanding gender in livestock value chains
Thursday, 10 July 2014 23:00This study investigates the barriers and opportunities for the engagement of women in livestock value chains in Northern Kenya, and makes recommendations for policy and practice to ensure food and livelihood security and long-term resilience for
Women, migration and development: Investing in the future
Monday, 18 August 2014 23:00This short briefing paper outlines the key insights from the international conference on Women, Migration and Development jointly organised by CARE International, EMPHASIS and ODI in July
Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation, Reflection and Learning for Community-based Adaptation: A revised manual for local practitioners
Thursday, 24 July 2014 23:00This manual provides guidance on how to develop a participatory approach to monitoring, evaluating and learning from community-based adaptation to climate
EMPHASIS Learning Series: Towards safety, dignity and better health of migrants
Friday, 25 July 2014 08:44This report provides a comprehensive overview of the EMPHASIS (Enhancing Mobile Populations’ Access to HIV/AIDS Services Information and Support) project, a 5-year project implemented in India, Nepal and Bangladesh addressing cross border
Population mobility and HIV and AIDS: review of laws, policies and treaties between Bangladesh, Nepal and India
Wednesday, 22 June 2011 23:00This Background Note provides an overview of the HIV situation in Nepal, Bangladesh and India, followed by a review of the individual country legal frameworks and an outline of regional initiatives around migration and