Publications

Youths celebrate the World Water Day in Chandpur, Bangladesh. Photo: Masud Al Mamun/ CNRS/Oxfam

Youth Engagement in Water Governance - Vanguards of Change

South Asia is home to one-fifth (19%) of the world's youth, and regional youth unemployment stands at 11% (according to UN DESA Youth report). There is growing evidence that climatic variability…

All over South Asia's river basins women are coming forward to participate in decision making processes.

Women and Water - Creating Positive Ripples in Transboundary Water Governance in South Asia

Women can play a critical role in water resource management. However, getting beyond gender obstacles in water resource management remains difficult. Women in South Asia, particularly in Ganga-…

Local women from TROSA supported Women Empowerment Centers (WECs) test the water quality of the Mahakali river in far-western Nepal. Photo: Kamal Rawal RUWDUC Nepal

Citizen Science - Engaging and Empowering Local Communities

Across South Asia’s transboundary river basins – the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM), and the Salween in Myanmar, we supported projects bringing together civil society, the scientific community, and…

Informal sector in Timor-Leste

Report on the informal sector in Timor-Leste in the midst of COVID-19

In June 2020 Matadalan Institute (MDI), in partnership with Oxfam and Dr. Brett Inder from Monash University, surveyed446 informal businesses in 7 municipalities. The aim was to learn about how the…

Women in Agriculture in Timor-Leste

Report on Women in Agriculture in Timor-Leste

This report presents findings on the impact of COVID-19 and the associated State of Emergency from March – June 2020 on women in agriculture in Timor-Leste. The findings were gathered form interviews…

Timor-Leste – Rapid Food Security Assessment 2020

Timor-Leste – Rapid Food Security Assessment 2020

A nationwide Rapid Food Security Assessment was conducted in May 2020 in Timor Leste, designed to rapidly assess the effects of COVID-19 restrictions as well as recent agricultural shocks, such as…

A Case Study of ARB Cooperatives’ Farm Rehabilitation Loan in Compostela, Valley

Agribusiness Venture Arrangements (AVAs) as a Collateral Substitute

A Case Study of ARB Cooperatives’ Farm Rehabilitation Loan in Compostela, Valley

Human Rights and Labor Violations in Banana Production in the Philippines

Finance Behind the Man-Eating Bananas

The banana producing regions of Philippines have suffered various human rights violations since the 1970s. This study reports the local situations that are newly revealed in December 2018, and…

Oxfam - ASEAN - A Better Normal for Businesses in and beyond COVID19

A Better Normal for Businesses

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is significantly negative from both the economic and social perspectives. The ASEAN and its member-states are…

Report on Water, business and human rights In transboundary basins

Report on Water, business and human rights In transboundary basins

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical importance of the human rights to sufficient, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water. Yet, unregulated and unsustainable…