Sustainable Impact Assessment

Kumar, Lalit; Talan, Anita; Tyagi, Rajeshwar Dayal

doi:10.1002/9781119434016.ch5

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“…Implementation of social protection programs should therefore focus on ensuring that it reaches the eligible and vulnerable groups and expands to the groups most vulnerable to COVID-19 specific impacts. Sustainability impact assessments [55] may provide a structured approach to support the design and evaluation of post-pandemic initiatives, taking into account economic, social and environmental impacts.…”

Section: Social and Financial Support For The Informal Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

Impacts of COVID-19 on Diverse Farm Systems in Tanzania and South Africa

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Emerging information on the interactions between the COVID-19 pandemic and global food systems have highlighted how the pandemic is accentuating food crises across Africa. Less clear, however, are how the impacts differ between farming systems. Drawing on 50 key informant interviews with farmers, village leaders and extension officers in South Africa and Tanzania, we identify the effects of COVID-19 and associated measures to curb the spread of the disease on farming production systems, the coping mechanisms adopted by farmers, and explore their longer-term plans for adaptation. We focus on a diverse range of production systems, from small-scale mixed farming systems in Tanzania to large-scale corporate farms in South Africa. Our findings highlight how COVID-19 restrictions have interrupted the supply chains of agricultural inputs and commodities, increasing the storage time for produce, decreasing income and purchasing power, and reducing labour availability. Farmers’ responses were heterogeneous, with highly diverse small-scale farming systems and those less engaged with international markets least affected by the associated COVID-19 measures. Large-scale farmers were most able to access capital to buffer short-term impacts, whereas smaller-scale farms shared labour, diversified to subsistence produce and sold assets. However, compounded shocks, such as recent extreme climate events, limited the available coping options, particularly for smaller-scale and emerging farmers. The study highlights the need to understand the characteristics of farm systems to better equip and support farmers, particularly in contexts of uncertainty. We propose that policy actions should focus on (i) providing temporary relief and social support and protection to financially vulnerable stakeholders, (ii) job assurance for farmworkers and engaging an alternative workforce in farming, (iii) investing in farming infrastructure, such as storage facilities, digital communication tools and extension services, and (iv) supporting diversified agroecological farming systems.

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Section: Social and Financial Support For The Informal Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

Impacts of COVID-19 on Diverse Farm Systems in Tanzania and South Africa

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Measuring business impacts on the SDGs: a systematic literature review

Suárez Giri,

Sánchez Chaparro

2023

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

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A realist evaluation of the individual transferable quota system used in Finnish herring fisheries

Hanstén

Haapasaari

Kuikka

2021

ICES Journal of Marine Science

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Rights-based management, such as the individual transferable quota (ITQ) system, is a popular approach for pursuing economic, social, and environmental sustainability in fisheries, with a variety of outcomes. This variety appears to be explained by the contextual differences between the targeted fisheries. By acknowledging that each fishery is unique, we need to apply holistic evaluation methods to understand the mechanisms causing different outcomes in fisheries interventions. Here, we apply the realist evaluation (RE) approach to evaluate the ITQ system implemented in the Finnish herring fishery. This study serves two purposes: (1) it outlines the realized outcomes of the Finnish management system in relation to the expected outcomes and (2) it introduces the RE method to the field of fisheries management. Measured in economic terms, the results indicate the new management system to be a success, although the benefits are more prominent for large-scale fishers. The context did not allow small-scale fishers to reap the theorized benefits of the ITQ system, leading to a somewhat more uncertain future for the sector. The RE approach proved to be a useful tool, well-suited to the evaluation of fisheries management systems.

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Sustainable Impact Assessment

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

Impacts of COVID-19 on Diverse Farm Systems in Tanzania and South Africa

Impacts of COVID-19 on Diverse Farm Systems in Tanzania and South Africa

Measuring business impacts on the SDGs: a systematic literature review

A realist evaluation of the individual transferable quota system used in Finnish herring fisheries

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