Sector specific aid
- Infectious diseases in Myanmar and the challenge of delivering aid
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This paper examines what factors have contributed to Myanmar’s dire health situation and the spread of infectious diseases within the country and across its borders. The authors describe the government's failure to respond to the crisis, and explore how international aid to combat infectious diseases can be delivered in a manner that istransparent and accountable. The document also considers how aid can reach those most in need and promote respect for human rights and international law.
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- How should aid funding respond to African urbanisation?
- ( M. Herrmann;H. Khan / Munich Personal RePEc Archive , 2008)
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Rapid urbanisation is a fact of life even in the least developed countries where the lion’s share of the population presently lives in rural areas and will continue to do so for decades to co...
- What can G8 leaders do to address the food crisis?
- ( ActionAid International , 2008)
- Three years after the G8 pledged to ‘make poverty history’, the current global food crisis has left close to a quarter of the world’s population lacking basic food security. In this ...
- Raising productivity in African agriculture: innovative approaches
- ( New Agriculturalist , 2008)
- Forty years after the Asian Green Revolution , the spotlight has now turned on African agriculture. Increasing attention is being paid to the need for greater investment in African agriculture and key...
What role can fertilizer subsidies play in alleviating poverty and hunger?: evidence from Malawi, Zambia and Kenya
- ( I. Minde;T., S. Jayne;J. Ariga / Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University , 2008)
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The role of input subsidies in stimulating growth and addressing food security and poverty alleviation objectives has re-emerged as an important debate in agricultural policy. Sharp increases...
What does the next decade hold for global agriculture?
- ( Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2008)
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This synthesis report presents the main findings of the 2008 Agricultural Outlook report, an annual publication prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-opera...
Ill health, malnutrition and ultra-poverty in Africa: the need for integrated approaches
- ( C., B. Barrett / Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University , 2008)
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Millennium Development Goal number 1 is to halve extreme poverty ($1/day per person) and hunger. Progress toward this goal has been excellent at global level, led by China and India, but largely in...
Do small farmers hold the answer to the global food crisis?
- ( Vía Campesina , 2008)
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The causes of the current world food crisis are complex, with recent coverage pointing to the impact of agrofuels, increasing world demand and global warming, among other factors. In this article, ...
- Is the current aid structure meeting the health and education needs of developing countries?
- ( S. Bökkerink / Oxfam , 2008)
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This paper evaluates the extent to which the current aid structure, particularly that of the European Community (EC), is meeting the health and education requirements of developing countries. It re...
How can multi-country agricultural projects and programmes in Africa be improved?
- ( J. Mukiibi;U. Mokwunye;A., M. Nyamu / Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa , 2008)
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African agriculture is characterised by a high degree of social, market and environmental diversity which calls for innovations that are adapted to specific contexts. However, there are opportuniti...
- Agricultural issues to address before the High-Level Forum in Accra
- ( L. Cabral / Overseas Development Institute [ES] , 2008)
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The 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness will be reviewed at the Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Accra in September 2008. The Paris Declaration establishes operatin...
