Sustainable livelihoods framework

Sustainable livelihoods framework is a framework that is intended to help users think through the different aspects of livelihoods, and particularly those factors that cause problems or create opportunities.

It can be divided into five key components: the Vulnerability Context, Livelihood Assets, Policy, Institutions and Processes, Livelihood Strategies and Livelihood Outcomes.

It gives an impression of how these factors relate to each other. Indeed the links between them are also critical, reflecting how people convert assets to activities, or how policies, institutions and process affect the key components. The framework aims to stimulate debate and reflection, which should result in more effective poverty reduction. The framework does not attempt to provide an exact representation of reality. It is a simplification and it should be adapted for use in any given circumstance. Real livelihoods are complex and varied, and can only be properly understood through direct experience.

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Sustainable sustainability, Sustainable use, Sutherland, Sutlej, Sutras, Suttee