Rural poverty and livelihoods
- Ecosystems for poverty reduction are falling by the wayside
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Humans depend on natural ecosystems for a range of services for survival and well-being. With widespread urbanisation, modernisation, and globalisation, along with the primacy of capitalist economic models, reliance on ecosystems has become diluted or difficult to maintain. This report presents findings of a situation analysis of arid and semi-arid lands of southern Africa.
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- How can better management of forests impact other global challenges?
- ( The Rights and Resources Initiative , 2008)
- The report discusses how tensions over forests in coming decades will influence the severity of climate change, the course of wars and civil conflicts, and the health of the world. It is asserted that...
- Compilation of articles focusing on environment and poverty reduction
- ( Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID , 2008)
- The paper features a collection of short articles that focus on the complex links between environment and poverty reduction. The articles discuss how natural resources can contribute to economic growt...
- Lack of a formal policy on ageing is harming the elderly in Uganda
- ( F. Nyanzi / The Aged Family Uganda , 2008)
- There are over a million older persons in Uganda, many of whom lack food, money, clean water and medical support and have lost their children to war and HIV and AIDS. This paper, based on a survey of ...
- Can small livestock producers compete with larger-scale farms?: evidence from Brazil, India, the Philippines and Thailand
- ( C.,L. Delgado;C.,A. Narrod;M.,M. Tiongco / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2008)
- Livestock are among the few commodities that smallholder farmers widely produce that are growing rapidly in demand, and thus the interest for poverty alleviation is strong. However, there are signs th...
- Can sustainable agriculture help lift Indian farmers out of poverty?
- ( Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit , 2008)
- Millions of farmers in remote rural areas of India struggle to feed themselves and their families, while the resources on which they depend are deteriorating daily. This book shows how sustainable agr...
- Linking ecosystems and human well being
- ( C. Shackleton;S. Shackleton;J. Gambiza / Eldis Poverty Resource Guide , 2008)
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Humans have always depended upon natural ecosystems to supply a range of services useful for their survival and well-being. However, with widespread urbanisation, modernisation, and globalisation, ...
- The International Year of Sanitation 2008: achieving sanitation for all
- ( UN-Water , 2008)
- The UN General assembly declared 2008 as the International Year of Sanitation (IYS). The IYS provides the global community with an opportunity to raise awareness and accelerate actions for the achieve...
Addressing food insecurity in Northern Ghana
- ( W. Quaye / African Association of Agricultural Economists , 2008)
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This paper looks at the food security situation in three regions of Northern Ghana and examines how farmer households cope during food insecure periods.
The author finds that productivi... - Can irrigation provide a route towards poverty alleviation?
- ( M. Lipton / Poverty Research Unit, Sussex , 2008)
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Focusing on water resources and irrigation, this paper documents a talk by Michael Lipton exploring approaches to poverty alleviation in developing Asia. The talk discusses the findings of a recent...
- Supporting rural livelihoods through water investment in sub-Saharan Africa
- ( Land and Water Development Division, FAO , 2008)
- Insecure access to water for consumption and productive uses is a major constraint on poverty reduction in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. This publication addresses the linkage between water and r...
