DESIGNING PROJECTS IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
FIGURES
Figure (i) A map of the
document structure...............................12
Figure 1 Overview of the RAPTA
Framework.............................................21
Figure 2 Overview of how RAPTA
can be used iteratively throughout
the development and implementation
of a project............................................23
Figure 3 Overview of the RAPTA
process detailed in these Guidelines....27
Figure 4 Iterative use of RAPTA through
the project cycle of identification,
design and implementation..................33
Figure 5 An example of adaptation and
transformation pathways which could
be implemented to meet the food
security goal..........................................35
Figure 6 Steps of the Scoping
component.......................................39
Figure 7 Steps of the Multi-Stakeholder
Engagement and Governance
component............................................43
Figure 8 Steps of the Theory of
Change component..............................52
Figure 9 How impact pathways
compare to implementation
pathways............................................. 54
Figure 10 Steps of the System
Description component.........................56
Figure 11 Preliminary causal loop
diagram of the pastoral production
system in Yabello...................................59
Figure 12 Descriptions of feedback
loops that contribute to the
spiral of desertification..........................61
Figure 13 Map of the System
Assessment component, showing
the steps................................................63
Figure 14 Steps of the Options
and Pathways component.....................69
Figure 15 A hypothetical
pathway showing how the system
might change........................................74
Figure 16 A hypothetical example illustrating
a way of representing a set of
possible future decision pathways........75
Figure 17 Steps of the Learning
(Monitoring & Assessment, Learning,
Knowledge Management)
component............................................77
Figure 18 Sample SHARP survey results
from Tonji, South Sudan, showing average
resilience disaggregated by agricultural
practices. The red, yellow and green
shaded rings represent low, moderate
and high levels of resilience..................81
Figure 19 Example of a) a three-phase
project designed to build stakeholder
capacity for systemic change and b)
indicators and their scores measured
after the project’s completion...............82
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