Sustainable livelihoods II

5 important questions on Sustainable livelihoods II

What are livelihood strategies?

Livelihood strategies is the overarching term used to denote the range and combination of activities and choices that people make/undertake in order to achieve their livelihood goals.

What are three livelihood strategies?

  1. Agricultural intensification/extensification
  2. Livelihood diversification
  3. Migration

What are the five livelihood outcomes?

  1. Number of working days increased
  2. Poverty reduced
  3. Well-being and capabilities improved
  4. Social sustainability: an increase in livelihood adaptation and resilience, less vulnerability
  5. Environmental sustainability: Ensuring natural resources
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What are five different forms of capital and provide some examples?

  1. Human capital; skills, knowledge, ability to labour, ability to pursue livelihood goals
  2. Physical capital; Infrastructure, electricity supply
  3. Financial capital; cash, credit
  4. Social capital; social resources, networks, social claims, affiliations, associations
  5. Natural capital; natural resource stocks and environmental services

What are four relationships between capitals?

  1. Sequencing: is one tupe of livelihood capital essential for gaining access tot other types of capital?
  2. Substitution: can one type of capital be substituted for others?
  3. Clustering: is clustering of particular livelihood resources associated with particular groups of livelihood strategies?
  4. Trade-offs: in pursuing one particular livelihood strategy, what 'sacrifices' do people or groups of people have to make?

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