Centre for Sustainable Livelihoods
O'Rahilly Building
NUI Cork
00353 21 4903158
about us
About The Centre
Originally established in 1998 to commemorate Ireland's Great Famine, the Centre shifted its focus in 2003 to encompass a greater breadth of livelihood issues. The Centre is committed to research, advocacy and action in countries threatened by insecurity. A key goal of the Centre is to broaden and deepen the world's understanding of famine, food security and livelihood issues. As such it conducts actions along 3 broad strands - political instability and civil society; globalisation and economic change; and natural resource management and land. The Centre provides information and expertise for a range of individuals and groups including policy makers, NGOs, other research institutions and the general public.
Services Provided to Staff, Students or the Public:
- Primary research and information dissemination on issues related to livelihood security, development, environment and aid.
- Consultancy services for academic, governmental and NGO institutions.
- Facilitating and organising of workshops, seminars and conferences for staff, students and the public.
- Teaching in UCC: Dept. of Food Business and Development, Dept. of Sociology, Adult and Continuing Education.
- Provision of information on livelihood security issues, eg through production of briefing papers.
