- Civil society working with and for the elderly in Eastern and Central Europe
- HelpAge International, 2002
- Document drawing on HelpAge International’s experience of engagement with the East and Central European Network (ECEN) of civil society organisations working with and for older people. It aims to provide decision-makers wi...
- Literature survey and recommendations for research on impacts of HIV/AIDS on rural livelihoods.
- E. Robinson; J. White / Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2000
- This paper describes a literature survey of existing research into HIV/AIDS and rural livelihoods. Research findings suggest that HIV/AIDS is creating new problems and challenges for rural development, including the dramatic increase ...
- Implications of the demographic transition in Peru
- J. Saavedra; M. Valdivia 2000
- Peruvian society has achieved significant improvements in terms of lower fertility and mortality over the last forty years, which has brought down population growth rates to less than 1.2% a year. These improvements have led, on avera...
- Microfinance structures tend to exclude the very poor
- I. Matin / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2002
- This paper, published by the Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC), analyses Income Generation for Vulnerable Group Development (IGVGD), a programme initiated by the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) which aimed to link f...
- Does the basic income grant address the need for social security reform in South Africa?
- M. Samson; O. Babson; C. Haarmann; G. Kathi; K. MacQueneand; I. van Niekerk; D. Haarmann / Economic Policy Research Institute, South Africa, 2002
- This paper reviews several research papers that address social security reform in South Africa, with an emphasis on the proposal for the basic income grant. It argues that there are three mechanisms through which the basic income gran...
- Safety nets and opportunities in South Asia
- N. Kabeer / Overseas Development Institute, 2002
- This paper aims to review literature on social protection measures in the context of India and Bangladesh. It explores whether some of the lessons learned from responses to vulnerability lend themselves to the notion of 'investment' i...
- Comparing the rights and livelihoods approaches to development in Bangladesh
- K.A. Toufique / Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2001
- This paper compares and evaluates two approaches to development: the rights based approach and the livelihoods approach. It explores useful areas of convergence and relates them them to Bangladesh in order to suggest further areas for...
- Food insecurity in Afghanistan and intervention options
- S. Lautze; E. Stites; N. Nojumi; F. Najima / Feinstein International Center, USA, 2002
- Explains why currently there is vulnerability to food insecurity in Afghanistan and how vulnerable individuals, households and communities are coping with food insecurity. Based on this analysis, recommendations for a principled strat...
- Applying sustainable livelihoods theory to pastoralists
- J. Morton; N. Meadows / Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2000
- Highlights some issues arising for donor support to pastoralism and pastoralists from the recent elaboration of the sustainable livelihoods (SL) approach. It seeks to demonstrate that the SL approach presents new opportunities and dem...
- Briefing on options for Southern African famine mitigation strategies
- International Food Policy Research Institute, 2002
- Briefing paper on policy approaches that IFPRI research in Africa has shown to be effective in fighting famine. Recommendations include: Make food available to those suffering most as fast as possible Distribut...
- Poverty decline in Jordan related to inquality decline
- R. A. Shaban; D. Abu-Ghaida; A. Al-Naimat / Workshop on the Analysis of Poverty and its Determinants in the MENA Region, 2001
- The purpose of this report is to draw lessons for improving the policy design of poverty alleviation schemes in Jordan. The conclusions herein are based on analyses of trends in consumption poverty in Jordan and assessment of the impa...
- Bad news for the urban poor
- J. Levinsohn; S. Berry; J. Friedman / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 1999
- Did the recent financial crisis in Indonesia result in dramatic price increases? In the Indonesian case the very poor appear the most vulnerable. The results emphasize the importance of heterogeneity when measuring the impact of the I...
- Affordability of safety net programmes is a normative and political judgement
- S. Devereux / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2001
- This study examined the design and impacts of cash transfer programmes in three southern Africa countries. Design choices such as targeting, transfer levels and transfer mode (cash or food) require sensitivity by policy-makers and par...
- Lives of poor people are most affected by actions at the country level
- African Development Bank, 2000
- This report was prepared for the G8 Kyushu-Okinawa Summit Meeting 2000 by a consortium of multilateral finance organizations including African Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American Developm...
- Accessing credit can lead to a decline in income for rural smallholders
- A. Diagne; M. Zeller / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2001
- This report analyzes the determinants of access to credit in Malawi and its impact on farm and nonfarm income and on household food security and seeks to quantify the relationship between the demand for formal loans and that for infor...
- What lessons can be learnt from the Vietnamese success story?
- N. Minot; F Golleti / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2001
- The main objective of this report is to examine the new set of food policy issues facing Viet Nam as a result of its transformation into a major rice exporter and its transition toward a market economy. In particular, the report aims ...
- HIV/AIDS impacts food and livelihood security
- S.I. Michiels / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001
- This paper aims to provide a suggested framework of action for FAO' s engagement in HIV/AIDS prevention and impact-mitigation in rural Sub Saharan Africa at the community and household level. It presents a list of potential activities...
- Lessons from projects in Africa, Asia and South America
- IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, 2000
- Eight drinking water and sanitation supply (DWSS) and three integrated water resource management (IWRM) projects from seven countries were reviewed to identify the extent to which they incorporated integrated water resource management...
- Operationalizing sustainable Livelihood approaches: inter-agency experiences and lessons
- C. Ashley; D. Carney / Department for International Development, UK, 1999
- This report emerges from an Inter-agency Forum on 'Operationalizing Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches', executed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and supported by DFID. Lessons learned It is vital ...
- A review of the fundamental principles behind sustainable livelihood approaches of donor agencies
- D. Carney; M. Drinkwater; T. Rusinow; K. Neefjes; S. Wanmali; N. Singh / Eldis Document Store, 1999
- The article concludes that these agencies are still relatively early on in their efforts to implement sustainable livelihoods approaches, and it is probably too early to draw firm conclusions about differences. However, the four agenc...
- Small Island Economies - CTA Brussels (CTA)
- On 4th April, 2012, CTA organised a Briefing on “ACP Small island economies: from vulnerabilities to opportunities” with the European Commission (DG DEVCO), the ACP Secretariat, Concord and various media partners. The Brussels briefings website hosts the video documentation of all the speeches given at the conference, as well as the presentations of the speakers, the programme of...
- Climate Focus
- An advisory company committed to the development of policies and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development (AJARD)
- Open access journal focusing on agriculture and rural development
- Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (RJOAS)
- An interdisciplinary open access journal of agriculture and socio-economic studies
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP)
- The Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP) is an independent think tank serving the Pacific islands community. PiPP engages and connects principal stakeholders, promoting fraternity between the Pacific island countries and regional neighbours such as New Zealand and Australia.
- Integrated Development Society
- Integrated Development Society (IDS) Nepal is a non-for-profit, non-government development organisation working in the field of sustainable development, policy research and knowledge mobilisation.
- Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC)
- The Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) is a six year global research programme exploring livelihoods, basic services and social protection in conflict-affected situations. Funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), SLRC was established in 2011 with the aim of strengthening the evidence base and informing policy and practice around livelihoods and servic...
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) helps rural people in India to alleviate poverty through participatory watershed development and management.
- International Growth Centre (IGC)
- The International Growth Centre (IGC) aims to promote sustainable growth in developing countries by providing demand-led policy advice based on frontier research. Based at LSE and in partnership with Oxford University, the IGC is initiated and funded by DFID. The IGC has 13 active country programmes in 12 countries (Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, India (Bihar state and Central), Mozambiqu...
- Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP)
- The Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP) works with extreme poor households living on island chars in north western Bangladesh, and aims to improve the livelihoods of over one million people. The CLP is jointly funded by UKaid through the Department for International Development and the Australian Government (AusAID), sponsored by the Rural Development and Co-operatives Division of the Government of...
