Sustainable Livelihoods International

Sustainable Livelihoods Concept - Principles and Framework

• Introduction to sustainable development (SD Gateway): This introduction provides a quick overview of what sustainable development is and why it is important.
• Sustainable Livelihoods as a Goal and as an Approach.
• DFID's Sustainable Livelihoods Framework
• The Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA) - IFAD's Model
• Sustainable Livelihoods Strategies
• Approaches to Sustainable Livelihoods for the Rural Poor
• Points of View on Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches
• Concepts, topics and issues related to sustainable livelihoods

Sustainable Livelihoods Analytical Tools

• IDS Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Analytical Framework
• Methodologies for Livelihood Impact Assessment: Experience of the AWF in East Africa
• Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems (FIVIMS)
• Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) Tool - Developed by the UN World Food Programme

SL Publications and Learning Modules/Courses

• DFID's Sustainable Livelihoods Guidance Sheets
• Livelihoods Connect Sustainable Livelihoods Toolbox
• ODI Sustainable Livelihoods Working Paper Series (Working Papers: 127-136, 148, 162, 178, 182-187, 217, 223, 225, 233)
• ODI/DFID Key sheets for Sustainable Livelihoods: Intended to provide decision-makers with easy and up-to-date reference on issues relating to sustainable livelihoods and infrastructure development for the poor.
• CHF Sustainable Livelihoods Approach Guidelines
• Sustainable Livelihoods modules on the SD Gateway
• Learning About Livelihoods - Insights from Southern Africa - A guide to understanding the concept of sustainable livelihoods with practical field guidance and case studies on how to use the SL framework to inform development and project planning at different scales (produced by the University of Cape Town).
• Sustainable Livelihoods Approach Short Course, The University of Reading

Application of the SL Approach by Different Organizations

• CARE's Farming and Livelihoods Approach
• CARE's Livelihoods Approach Application
• FAO's Sustainable Livelihoods and Food Security Work/Resources
• IFAD's SLA framework, case studies, workshop reports and forums
• IISD's Community Adaptation and Sustainable Livelihoods (CASL) Program
• Iowa State University Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (SRL) Program
• ODI's work on Sustainable Livelihoods
• Oxfam's sustainable livelihoods approach
• Other organisations working with livelihoods approaches

Other Publications

• Approaches to Sustainable Livelihoods for the Rural Poor; Carney, D (1999), ODI Poverty Briefing, ODI London