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PROJECT: Nhambita Community Carbon<br />
Project<br />
TYPE: REDD and Agro<strong>for</strong>estry COUNTRY: Mozambique<br />
Observed direct outcomes:<br />
• Household incomes supplemented with annual cash payments<br />
• New income through monthly wages <strong>for</strong> people employed in micro enterprises<br />
• Community trust fund endowed with annual payments<br />
• Improved educational infrastructure (new school and health center built)<br />
• Local institutions strengthened and expanded<br />
• Human capital strengthened through training<br />
• Increase in timber stocks and availability <strong>of</strong> building supplies, and firewood<br />
• Increased workload <strong>for</strong> women<br />
Observed indirect outcomes:<br />
• Carbon income used to pay <strong>for</strong> home improvement, food, clothing, books, school supplies, agricultural<br />
investments, and durable goods<br />
• Reduced demand <strong>for</strong> seasonal wage labor due to a reduction in the area dedicated to agricultural crops<br />
Source: Jindal 2010.<br />
Towards a Typology <strong>of</strong> Social Change Processes, Outcomes, and Impacts<br />
Social (or livelihood) outcomes and <strong>impact</strong>s—both positive and negative—are the result <strong>of</strong> dynamic<br />
processes involving multiple variables, factors, and circumstances. Some outcomes are the direct (or<br />
primary) results <strong>of</strong> project interventions, whereas others are the indirect result from other outcomes.<br />
The Sustainable Livelihood Framework (SLF) demonstrates that <strong>social</strong> outcomes can be understood as a<br />
principal input or building block <strong>of</strong> longer-term livelihood <strong>impact</strong>s. Outcomes beget other changes and<br />
alter dynamic processes that in turn affect other outcomes and <strong>impact</strong>s.<br />
While the complexity <strong>of</strong> these relationships is fully acknowledged, we attempt here to demonstrate<br />
some <strong>of</strong> these relationships through simplified diagrams. This section depicts the possible relationships<br />
between <strong>social</strong> outcomes, <strong>impact</strong>s, with emphasis on the influencing factor <strong>of</strong> <strong>social</strong> change processes.<br />
Accordingly, the <strong>social</strong> outcomes <strong>of</strong> <strong>land</strong>-<strong>based</strong> carbon projects presented in the following tables are<br />
categorized by the livelihood capital type that they represent or affect. In the case <strong>of</strong> the <strong>social</strong> <strong>impact</strong>s<br />
(Table T25), the livelihood capital type is not specified given that <strong>impact</strong>s represent or affect several<br />
different capital types and this combination <strong>of</strong> capitals varies depending on local circumstances.<br />
In the checklists, each type <strong>of</strong> <strong>land</strong>-<strong>based</strong> carbon project (e.g. REDD by means <strong>of</strong> strict protection) has<br />
many potential outcomes. However it is not considered probable that all <strong>of</strong> the “potential” outcomes<br />
listed here will occur simultaneously in the same project. Moreover, outcomes vary depending upon<br />
when they take place (short to mid-term) as do <strong>impact</strong>s (mid-term to longer term). The outcomes and<br />
<strong>impact</strong>s listed below should be understood as possible results <strong>for</strong> the corresponding project type, as<br />
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