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ISSUE: ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC HEALTH
SUB-ISSUE: LIVELIHOODS
Standard, Version 1
Standard, Version 2
Reference Note and Materials
Source of Law or Practice
explaining content of standard/right
from which standard is derived
Bank-financed projects/programs The Bank and borrower shall take Adequate standard of living means adequate  Universal Declaration of Human Rights Art
shall avoid adverse impacts on the all necessary measures to avoid for the health and well-being of one’s self and
25(1)
livelihoods
or
means
of adverse
impacts
on
the family, including food, clothing, housing and  International Covenant on Economic, Social
subsistence of local communities. livelihoods
or
means
of
and Cultural Rights Art 11
medical care and necessary social services, and
Where projects or programs subsistence of local communities.
involve livelihood activities, they Where projects or programs the right to security in the event of
should advance the right to an impact livelihoods, they should unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood,
adequate standard of living. advance the right to an adequate old age or other lack of livelihood in
Projects and programs should standard of living. Key aspects of circumstances beyond one’s control.
acknowledge multiple values of livelihoods include access to or Multiple values of natural resources includes
ecosystems and not restrict access use of natural resources that local, sociocultural and livelihood values for
to or use of natural resources that particularly Indigenous Peoples, indigenous peoples and local communities.
local communities depend on for depend on for their physical,  IFAD Background Documents
their physical, economic, social, economic, social, cultural and/or
 DFID Sustainable Livelihoods Guidance
cultural and/or spiritual well- spiritual wellbeing.
Sheets
being.
 IFAD Sustainable Livelihoods Framework
 FAO Indigenous Peoples Sustainable
Livelihoods
Risk Indicator Questions
Impact Assessment Indicator Questions
Data Sources to Answer Indicator Questions
1. Project/Program Area and Contextual Risks.
Trigger: All projects/programs to answer these questions.
1.1 Are communities in the project/program area dependent on natural How will this risk impact the project/program? Project documents, NGO reports, indigenous or
resources for their subsistence or livelihoods?
How can the project/program contribute to this campesino federations
need?
1.2 Do local resources provide a sustainable and adequate standard of How will this risk impact the project/program?
living for local communities or is there resource scarcity?
How can the project/program contribute to this
need?
1.1 Are local communities able to maintain their livelihoods or How will this risk impact the project/program?
subsistence practices or are such practices in decline?
How can the project/program contribute to this
need?
For each question, answer: What impacts will Project documents
2. Project/Program Direct Risks.
Trigger: Could the project/program involve natural resources be felt by different groups? How will adverse
upon which groups or communities are dependent for their impacts be prevented or mitigated? How will
livelihoods or means of subsistence? If Yes, …
opportunities for benefits be realized?
2.1 Could the project/program impact natural resources or access to How will the project/program impact natural Project documents
such resources, upon which groups or communities depend for resources upon which groups or communities
their livelihoods or means of subsistence?
depend for their livelihoods or means of
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2.2 Could the project/program impact livelihood practices?
2.3 Could the project/program impact the sustainability of livelihoods?
2.4 Does the implementing entity have the demonstrated capacity to
implement projects/programs in compliance with this standard?
Are there opportunities to build capacity in this area?
subsistence?
How will the project/program impact livelihood
practices?
How will the project/program impact the
sustainability of livelihoods?
Does the implementing entity have the
demonstrated
capacity
to
implement
projects/programs in compliance with this
standard? How will the project/program address
capacity needs and make use of capacity building
opportunities?
Project/Program Indirect Risks.
Trigger: All projects/programs to answer these questions. If Yes, proceed to Direct Risk questions.
3.1 Could the project/program utilize genetic resources or traditional
knowledge?
3.2 Could the project/program restrict access to or use of natural
resources upon which groups or communities are dependent for
their livelihoods or means or subsistence?
3.3 Could the project/program increase demand for natural resources
upon which groups or communities are dependent for their
livelihoods or means or subsistence?
Project documents
Project documents
Implementation reports
3.
Project documents
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