MIMAP in the Natural Resources and Environment Sector

Recently, the link between environmental depletion or degradation and macroeconomic policies has been receiving generous attention from the policymakers and economic managers. Such concerns are valid since the country depends heavily on nature’s bounty. While there has been contention on the adverse effects of macroeconomic policies on natural resources, evidences to support such claim have been sparse. As part of the Micro Impacts of Macroeconomic Adjustment Policies research project, this paper, in general, reviews the literature to determine the existence of such evidences. It identifies how major macro and sectoral economic policies influences the rate of resource depletion and degradation during 1970-1990. It also assesses the country’s stock of remaining natural resources, reviews the patterns of resource depletion or degradation and relates these with welfare indicators. Research proposal to address the gaps constraining further MIMAP studies in the natural resources sector is also presented.natural resources and environment, environmental issues, MIMAP, macroeconomic adjustments, environmental management

Lessons in Theory of Change from a Series of Regional Planning Workshops

The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is using theory of change (TOC) planning to specify research outputs, partnerships needed to produce outputs, and a plausible hypothesis on how these outputs will contribute to development outcomes. This learning note is part of a series to capture the process, progress and lessons from CCAFS in its endeavor to plan, implement and deliver research for development with a strong focus on outcome delivery. The portfolio for 2015 includes about 80 newly contracted projects in five CCAFS target regions (South and Southeast Asia, East and West Africa and Latin America) with a value of between $5-15 million in each region. Since the last of these learning notes was published, the process for finalizing the impact pathways (IPs) was considerably simplified to ensure that it was as practical as possible and to ensure buy-in. This learning note describes that process, and the preparatory work in the run up to a series of regional planning workshops; much of this work was focused on reducing the complexity of the IPs and their M&E framework as far as was practicable

MIMAP in the Natural Resources and Environment Sector

Recently, the link between environmental depletion or degradation and macroeconomic policies has been receiving generous attention from the policymakers and economic managers. Such concerns are valid since the country depends heavily on nature’s bounty. While there has been contention on the adverse effects of macroeconomic policies on natural resources, evidences to support such claim have been sparse. As part of the Micro Impacts of Macroeconomic Adjustment Policies research project, this paper, in general, reviews the literature to determine the existence of such evidences. It identifies how major macro and sectoral economic policies influences the rate of resource depletion and degradation during 1970-1990. It also assesses the country’s stock of remaining natural resources, reviews the patterns of resource depletion or degradation and relates these with welfare indicators. Research proposal to address the gaps constraining further MIMAP studies in the natural resources sector is also presented.natural resources and environment, environmental issues, MIMAP, macroeconomic adjustments, environmental management

Introduction to human ecology research on agricultural systems in Southeast Asia

For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/Contents: Introduction: human ecology research on tropical agriculture in Southeast Asia / A. Terry Rambo, Percy E. Sajise -- What is an agroecosystem and why is it worthy of study? / Gordon R. Conway -- Human ecology research by social scientists on tropical agroecosystems / A. Terry Rambo -- The tropical rain forest as an ecosystem / Gerry G. Marten -- Ecology and evolution of agriculture in Southeast Asia / Karl L. Hutterer -- Population ecology / Gerald G. Marten -- Human populations and agroecosystems / Peter Pirie -- Plant succession and agroecosystem management / Percy E. Sajise -- No free lunch: a reexamination of the energetic efficiency of swidden agriculture / A. Terry Rambo -- Tropical soils and agriculture / Santibhab Panchaban -- Soil resources inventory for land-use planning / Benjamin J. Bartolome -- Information flow in the functioning of tropical ecosystems / A. Terry Rambo -- Cultural beliefs and management of agroecosystems / George W. Lovelace -- Externalities in agriculture / Laxmi Worachal -- Orang Asli interactions with the Malaysian tropical rain forest ecosystem / A. Terry Rambo -- The Javanese rural ecosystem / Otto Soemarwoto, Idjah Soemarwoto -- Medical-​geographic aspects of agroecosystems: endemic goiter in central Java / Barbara A. Chapman -- The agroecological niche and farmer selection of rice varieties in the Chiang Mai valley, Thailand / Benjavan Rerkasem, Kanok Rerkasem -- Strategies for transdisciplina​ry research on ecosystem management: the case of the UPLB upland hydroecology program / Percy E. Sajise