Review of Sustainable Livelihoods Framework

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What is the main focus of the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework?

Improving access to market-based risk management arrangements
Ensuring all forms of employment are sustainable
Enhancing the natural resource base
Shifting mindset from work to livelihood (correct)

How does being employed aid in risk management according to the text?

By preventing and mitigating risks (correct)
By undermining natural resources
By increasing vulnerability
By reducing access to risk management arrangements

What characterizes a sustainable livelihood?

Maintaining or enhancing capabilities and assets (correct)
Undermining the natural resource base
Increasing vulnerabilities both now and in the future
Relying solely on market-based risk management

What is the significance of policies, institutions, and processes in livelihoods?

They have effects on livelihood through contextual assets (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to shift the mindset from work to livelihood?

To better cope with stresses and shocks (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does a sustainable livelihood aim to do in relation to stresses and shocks?

Maintain or enhance capabilities and assets (D) Signup and view all the answers

What are some examples of livelihood outcomes mentioned in the text?

Increased well-being, reduced vulnerability, and improved food security (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of being poor according to the text?

Having an unbalanced set of livelihood assets (B) Signup and view all the answers

Why is addressing poverty emphasized in the text?

To ensure societal inclusion (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is highlighted as critical for development according to the text?

Sustainability (C) Signup and view all the answers

In the context of livelihoods, what does the Sustainable Livelihood Framework suggest regarding risks?

Risks are unavoidable but can be managed (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a common characteristic of poverty based on the text?

A bad or unsustainable combination of livelihood options (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does social sustainability aim to minimize and maximize?

Social exclusion and social equity (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a component of Human Capital in the Sustainable Livelihood Framework?

Physical resources (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does Natural Capital refer to in the context of the Sustainable Livelihood Framework?

Natural resource stocks for livelihood-related resource flows and services (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a component of Social Capital according to the text?

Neighborhoods and friendships (C) Signup and view all the answers

What aspect represents Financial Capital within the Sustainable Livelihood Framework?

Knowledge and skills (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does Physical Capital consist of based on the text?

Basic infrastructure and producer goods (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is defined as the combination of activities and choices that people make to achieve their livelihood goals?

Livelihood Strategies (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which set of trends fall under the category of 'Trends and Changes' in the text?

Population trends, Resource trends, National/international economic trends (C) Signup and view all the answers

What determines access to various types of capital, livelihood strategies, and sources of influence according to the text?

Policies, Institutions, and Processes (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the Sustainable Livelihood Framework focus on regarding livelihood outcomes?

Sustainability and actual work (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which category does 'Health shocks, Natural shocks, Economic shocks' belong to?

Shocks (B) Signup and view all the answers

What are the structures and processes that transform and shape livelihoods according to the text?

Institutions, organizations, policies, legislations, and culture (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to be socially excluded, according to the text?

To be outcast or displaced (D) Signup and view all the answers

Who does the text refer to when discussing vulnerability?

Those who fear the future (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to experience 'poor' livelihood or life outcomes?

Being able to sustain present and future needs (C) Signup and view all the answers

In the context of poverty as described in the text, what is meant by being deprived of income?

Lacking the financial resources to sustain oneself (A) Signup and view all the answers

How does the text view addressing poverty in relation to future generations?

Primarily for those yet to come (B) Signup and view all the answers