India and Livelihoods
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New Delhi - Population:
1173108018 - Size:
3287590.0 Km2
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- Media perceptions and portrayals of pastoralists in Kenya, India and China
- M. Shanahan / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013
- Through the analysis of newspaper articles and a survey of journalists, this publication identifies gaps and highlights differences in how the media portray pastoralism in Kenya, China and India. In discussing their methodology, the a...
- Non-farm sector is the most important area for rural employment – evidence from India
- A.D. Foster / Asian Development Bank, 2011
- Despite increasing urbanisation in Asia countries, a large fraction of Asia’s poor remain in rural areas. This paper examines the potential for sector-specific productivity growth, human capital, credit markets, and infrastructu...
- Development support program for stone quarry affected communities in West-Bengal and Jarkhand, Pilot Project 2010-2012, Evaluation Report
- R. Kumar 2012
- The project is implemented particularly for the benefit of those Santhal communities who are working in stone quarry and crusher units of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The major focus areas of the project are occupational Safety, Health,...
- Community-Based Biodiversity Management South Asia Programme (CBM-SA) Mid-Term Evaluation Report
- C. Pionetti 2012
- The Community-Based Management of Biodiversity programme is funded by the Norwegian NGO Development Fund in South Asia and coordinated by LI-BIRD in Nepal. The CBM approach is being implemented in 29 sites across four countries with t...
- Where the rain falls: climate change, food and livelihood security, and migration
- K. Warner / United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2012
- This comparative study highlights that rainfall variability and food insecurity are key drivers for human mobility. The empirical research is based on eight country case studies, including a 1,300 household survey and participatory re...
- Social protection for food security: A report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition
- 2012
- Social protection has risen rapidly up the development policy agenda in the last decade. There is also a clear trend to making social protection, as well as food security, ‘rights-based’ rather than ‘discretionary’...
- Assessment of wellbeing in India
- S.C. White; S.O. Gaines; S. Jha; N. Marshall / Wellbeing and Poverty Pathways, University of Bath, 2012
- Between individuals, levels of wellbeing vary in line with economic status. But beyond individuals it is politics and policies that make the major difference. These are key messages emerging from recent research on wellbeing and pover...
- Older Women In India - A Note by Agewell Foundation
- Agewell Foundation, 2012
- Briefing paper looking at major concerns of Indian women, including destitution, alienation and isolation, financial and social insecurity and medical issues.
- Empowering Small Farmers in India through Organic Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation
- A. M. Nicolaysen / Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut, 2012
- This PhD dissertation from University of Connecticut investigates how local farming organizations enable and empower small farmers to become independent and selfsufficient. The study contributes to a growing understanding among small ...
- Poverty Target Programs for The Elderly In India with Special Reference to National Old Age Pension Scheme, 1995
- Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2012
- Formal old age care is a supplement to informal old age care and not its substitute, and it is increasingly being felt that the two forms of care should be woven together. This paper looks into various aspects of the old age pension d...
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) helps rural people in India to alleviate poverty through participatory watershed development and management.
- Institute of Green Economy (IGREC)
- Institute of Green Economy (IGREC), based in India, has been set up with the aim of helping evolve a path of economic development that leaves as little negative impact on the earth and its environment as possible.
- Centre for Social Markets, India (CSM)
- The Centre for Social Markets (CSM) promotes a progressive social and environmental agenda by harnessing the power and potential of markets, entrepreneurs and other economic actors to do good. CSM's mission is to change the culture of markets and other social institutions to advance social justice, human rights and sustainable development. Such a culture change will not be possible with...
