Building coalitions, creating change: An agenda for gender transformative research in agricultural development

The CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) has developed its Gender Research in Development Strategy centered on a transformative approach. Translating this strategy into actual research and development practice poses a considerable challenge, as not much (documented) experience exists in the agricultural sector to draw on, and significant innovation is required. A process of transformative change requires reflecting on multiple facets and dimensions simultaneously. This working paper is a collation of think pieces, structured around broad the mes and topics, reflecting on what works (and what does not) in the application of gender transformative approaches in agriculture and other sectors, and seeking to stimulate a discussion on the way forward for CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) and other programs to build organizational capacities and partnerships.

Building social and ecological resilience to climate change in Roviana, Solomon Islands: PASAP country activity for Solomon Islands: Brief review: climate change trends and projections for Solomon Islands

As part of the Australian Government’s International Climate Change Adaptation Initiative (ICCAI), the Pacific Adaptation Strategy Assistance Program (PASAP) aims to enhance the capacity of partner countries to assess key vulnerabilities and risks, formulate adaptation strategies and plans, mainstream adaptation into decision-making, and inform robust longterm national planning and decision-making in partner countries. The Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency contracted University of Queensland (UQ) and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to lead the project: “Building social and ecological resilience to climate change in Roviana, Solomon Islands” (2010-2012). Under this project The WorldFish Center was subcontracted to undertake outputs 5 and 6 of Objective three: (5) Review of climate change evidence and projections for the study area and (6) Vulnerability and adaptation assessment for the study area. This report addresses the first of these and comprises a desktop review of climate change evidence and projections for the study area.

Futebol, Identidade Nacional e Construções Midiáticas: o futebol-arte na imprensa nacional quando vence e quando perde

O trabalho faz uma pesquisa das narrativas jornalísticas durante as Copa de 1970, 1982, 1990 e 1994 procurando definir como a seleção brasileira foi tratada pelos meios de comunicação na vitória e na derrota. Nossa questão principal é investigar como a ideia de futebol-arte é abordada pelos jornais em momentos distintos. Partimos da hipótese que ao praticar o futebol-arte exerceríamos nossa brasilidade e a narrativa midiática tenderia a exaltar a equipe no caso de vitória e entender no caso de derrota. Já quando não praticamos o nosso real estilo, a narrativa seria mais crítica quando a seleção é derrotada e contestaria a vitória, tratando-a como ilegítima, exatamente por fugir de nossas supostas raízes. Nosso referencial teórico tem como base as ideias de Gilberto Freyre (1938) sobre o que seria o futebol-arte e sua importância na edificação do que viria a ser o nacional, iniciada nos anos 1930. Também seguiremos as pesquisas de Lovisolo e Soares (2003) sobre estilos de jogo, os trabalhos de Helal (2001) ao indicar o papel do futebol na construção de uma identidade nacional e como estas representações emergem de maneira latente durante a realização das Copas do Mundo