{"id":27087,"date":"2021-06-02T16:04:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T15:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?p=27087"},"modified":"2021-07-23T16:06:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T15:06:19","slug":"results-and-lessons-from-the-shared-resources-joint-solutions-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/publication\/results-and-lessons-from-the-shared-resources-joint-solutions-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Results and lessons from the Shared Resources Joint Solutions programme"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this article we celebrate the highlights of and lessons learned from the Shared Resources, Joint Solutions (SRJS) programme. SRJS was a 5-year partnership of IUCN NL, WWF NL<\/a> and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a>. From 2016 until 2020 the programme enabled collaboration between 212 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in 16 low- and middle-income countries, to strengthen the capacities necessary for effective lobby and advocacy (L&A). These CSOs were empowered to set up inclusive partnerships aimed at improving the public and private sector policies and practices that are required to secure ecosystems-based international public goods (IPGs). These goods are climate resilience, water provisioning, food security and biodiversity.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Header photo by Guyra Paraguay Estacio\u0301n Los Tres Gigantes – Ri\u0301o Palmar<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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1. Capacity strengthening<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Over the course of five years, SRJS strengthened the capacities of 191 CSOs in the fields of, inter alia, business<\/a> and financial institutions engagement<\/a>, L&A, environmental law, innovative monitoring methods<\/a> and strategic environmental assessments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The main lesson learned is that capacity strengthening is most effective when learning is drawn from practice, informed by real-life problems, solutions and opportunities, and involves a diversity of stakeholders.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2. Gender, social inclusion and civic space<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Over the past five years, civic space has decreased in many countries across the globe. Some CSO partners have been threatened and, tragically, even killed. SRJS enabled CSO partners to defend their space<\/a> by providing improved safety protocols and emergency funds for Environmental Human Rights Defenders. The programme also contributed to increased awareness of the importance of gender mainstreaming<\/a> across all participating CSOs and at community level.<\/a> The final evaluation concluded that SRJS paid adequate attention to the issue of gender and that both Indigenous People and Local Communities and women increased their participation in development processes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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