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were several sets of learning objectives, categorised in terms of: analysis, policies
and institutions; protection of rights and assets; and how we work. Workshop
participants had the chance to compare policy environments, examine constraints
to better targeting of the poor, and share practical experiences of improving
livelihoods with colleagues and practitioners from across the region and with
key multi-lateral donors involved in the sector. Below
is a list of some of the issues that were dealt with in-depth.
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Analysis of poverty trends
in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia; changing livelihood patterns eg.
contrasting diversification of income generation as part of poverty driven risk
minimisation strategies with livelihood choices driven by commercial incentives
or in response to technology change; and the nature of the rural-urban relationship
in the region;
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in legal frameworks (such as recent ratification of new Land Codes), new mechanisms
for protection of rights of access to land and assets by the poor, the introduction
of dispute regulation mechanisms (Third Party Arbitration Courts), capacity constraints
in institutions charged with implementation of reforms on the ground; and changes
in the enabling environment for the private sector; | | mechanisms
for funding and managing the provision of rural services, including the appropriate
division of roles between public, private sector, NGO and community based service
providers, and the impact of decentralisation on service delivery agents; |
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relative importance of sustainability versus temporary support for coping mechanisms
during transition; | | dissemination
of best practice and replication of pilot approaches (often donor funded), including
mechanisms for attracting public or private sector support for scaling up; |
| impact
of changes in the economic and trading environment caused by, among other things,
accession of Central European States to the EU and Russian membership of the WTO; |
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need for better means of measuring impact (attribution of DFID interventions); |
| outcome-orientated
alliances and partnerships; challenges for the way we build relationships and
develop consensus and common understanding of the livelihood and poverty issues
that organisations and institutions are seeking to address; partnership arrangements
(including co-funding) with central and local government, with other multilaterals
and other donors, with NGOs, with civil society. | | |
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