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In April 2008, ICIMOD initiated a project in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Bangladesh to promote livelihoods through income generation activities facilitated by the transfer of skills and technology
. The project worked with local partner organizations, ASHIKA, Eco-Development, Pajureco and Green hills to promote different Income Generation Activities (IGAs) within the hill communities. This publication represents the results of the project of three activities, mushroom cultivation, medicinal plants cultivation and beekeeping. In addition, ICIMOD conducted an assessment on community based climate vulnerability and capacity to examine the impact of environmental and climate changes on livelihoods in the Hill Tracts
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These two manuals have been developed for potential trainers of community-based organisations (CBOs) in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region as well as for advocates themselves
. The Training Manual provides a guide for conducting training on advocacy applicable to a variety of mountain development issues and themes. The Resource Manual provides more in-depth material on the subjects contained in the training manual. The books are intended to provide clarity on the concept of advocacy and to help equip CBOs and their networks with tools, strategies, and techniques to help them as they assist mountain people articulate their needs and perspectives to governments, policy makers, and development organisations. Both manuals are also likely to appeal to development practitioners and others interested in promoting people-centred and sustainable mountain development.
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These two manuals have been developed for potential trainers of community-based organisations (CBOs) in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region as well as for advocates themselves
. The Training Manual provides a guide for conducting training on advocacy applicable to a variety of mountain development issues and themes. The Resource Manual provides more in-depth material on the subjects contained in the training manual. The books are intended to provide clarity on the concept of advocacy and to help equip CBOs and their networks with tools, strategies, and techniques to help them as they assist mountain people articulate their needs and perspectives to governments, policy makers, and development organisations. Both manuals are also likely to appeal to development practitioners and others interested in promoting people-centred and sustainable mountain development.
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Soils of the world are potentially viable sinks for atmospheric carbon and may significantly contribute to mitigate the global climate change
. Soil organic carbon (SOC) content exhibits considerable variability spatially both horizontally according to land use and vertically within the soil profile. Land use and management are among the most important determinants of SOC stock. Present study was focused on implication of land use changes for SOC sinking, as its major objective was land use change effect on SOC stock. Land use change was analyzed using GIS tool and soil samples were collected by stratified random sampling technique within the Balkhu Khola watershed. Forests were degraded notably within first analysis period (1978-1994) and in later 11 years (1994-2005) positive sign of forest conservation was seen as Bush land was transformed to forested land. Land use and soil depth both affect significantly on SOC stock. It was found that forest soil was good potential for sinking SOC having capacity of 8.12kgC/m2. Rainfed upland cultivation (Bari) has sunk 6.12kgC/m2 and irrigated lowland cultivation (Khet) has sunk 4.93kgC/m2. The forest soil of 0-13 cm depth has contributed almost 50.6% of total SOC stock; Khet sunk 44.2% while Bari contributed only 31 % of total SOC. The estimated amount of SOC in Balkhu Khola watershed was found to be 257.71 MTC among which forest contain 107.61 MTC (41.76%) and cultivation 146.68 MTC (56.92%). Land use and soil depth also has significant effect on bulk density (BD) of soil. BD was found less in forest soil compared to Bari and Khet in all depth, which shown negative correlation with SOC. Conversion of forest to cultivation, and other land uses has resulted loss of SOC while reverse phenomenon enhanced the SOC stock. The Balkhu Khola watershed has gained net SOC by 10.36 MTC during 27 years period because of promotion of regrowth of forested land
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Advocacy Strategies and Approaches: A Training of Trainers Manual on Advocacy Strategies for Community-based Organisations in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas, and its companion Resource Manual, were developed for potential trainers of community-based organisations (CBOs) in the HKH region
. The manuals are intended to provide useful guides for conducting regional and local-level training on advocacy applicable to a variety of mountain development issues and themes. The Resource Manual provides trainers with more in-depth material on subjects discussed in the training manual. The manuals attempt to provide clarity on the concept of advocacy and to help equip CBOs and their networks with tools, strategies, and techniques that will help them assist mountain people to advocate for appropriate strategies to address their social, economic, gender, and other issues, and to articulate their needs and perspectives to governments, policy makers, and development organisations. The manuals are also likely to appeal to development practitioners and others interested in promoting people-centred, sustainable mountain development
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Advocacy Strategies and Approaches: A Training of Trainers Manual on Advocacy Strategies for Community-based Organisations in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas, and its companion Resource Manual, were developed for potential trainers of community-based organisations (CBOs) in the HKH region
. The manuals are intended to provide useful guides for conducting regional and local-level training on advocacy applicable to a variety of mountain development issues and themes. The Resource Manual provides trainers with more in-depth material on subjects discussed in the training manual. The manuals attempt to provide clarity on the concept of advocacy and to help equip CBOs and their networks with tools, strategies, and techniques that will help them assist mountain people to advocate for appropriate strategies to address their social, economic, gender, and other issues, and to articulate their needs and perspectives to governments, policy makers, and development organisations. The manuals are also likely to appeal to development practitioners and others interested in promoting people-centred, sustainable mountain development
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