Sustainable development is built on sustainable livelihoods. We believe, for development to yield lastingbenefits, it must offer the world’s population a means of making a living that does not lead todegradation of environment, loss of biodiversity, marginalization of large groups of people, the spread ofpoverty, or the weakening of the institutions on which human security depends. Fordevelopment to be sustainable, it must create and preserve sustainable livelihoods, in all their diversity. Since 2012, IWF’s Integrated Livelihood Programehas been workingwith governments, civil society and local communities to build and strengthentheir capacity for sustainable natural resources management as a basis for building resilience,reducing vulnerability and improving livelihoods by-
- Mainstreaming environ-socio-eco issues into development policies, plans and budgets
- Enhancing the capacity for local governance of natural resources as a basis for mitigatingconflicts and promoting resource-based economic opportunities
- Improving the ability of local communities to manage disaster risks and adapt to theeffects of climate change
- Increasing the capacity of people to participate in entrepreneurialenterprises and other economic activities.