- 'Mucupuki' Revisited: Assessing the Implications of PARP/A in Central Mozambique 2008-2011
- I. Tvedten 2012
- This is the final report in a series of six studies to monitor and evaluate Mozambique’s Poverty Reduction Strategies PARP/A (2006-2012). The series focuses on three different areas in the country, including the District of Buzi ...
- Assessing the Implications of PARP/A in Central Mozambique 2008-2011
- I. Tvedten 2012
- In a series of six studies, the local implications of Mozambique’s Poverty Reduction Strategies PARP/A (2006-2014) have been monitored and evaluated by focusing on the district of Murrupula, the city of Maputo and the district of...
- Assessing Mozambique’s PARP/A 2006-2011: Local perspectives
- I. Tvedten 2012
- Six years of impressive economic growth and classical poverty reduction policies in Mozambique have demonstrated the limited extent to which this has ‘trickled down’ to the local level – with the country falling on the ...
- Human energy requirements in Jatropha oil production for rural electrification in Tanzania
- L. K. Grimsby / Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development, 2013
- Mini-grids connecting households to a generator can be a solution for providing rural communities in developing countries with electricity. Substituting diesel with locally produced Jatropha oil can improve economic and environmental ...
- Inequality watch
- B. Thoresen / Norwegian People's Aid, 2012
- Is child labour harmful?: the impact of working as a child on adult earnings...
- World Report on Child Labour: Economic vulnerability, social protection and the fight against child labour
- International Labour Organization, 2013
- What can be done to ensure more – and faster – progress in tackling child labour? This report argues that child labour is driven in part by household vulnerabilities associated with poverty, risk and shocks, and that social ...
- Smallholder agriculture’s contribution to better nutrition
- S. Wiggins; S. Keats / Overseas Development Institute, 2013
- Commissioned by the UK Hunger Alliance for the June 2013 'Hunger Summit' this report asks "How can smallholder agriculture contribute to improving food security and reducing under-nutrition?" Potentially, smallholder agricultur...
- Analysis on the linkages between population dynamics, urban development and disaster risk reduction in Latin America
- International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2012
- With both urban population and the frequency of disasters increasing in Latin America, it is necessary to adequately plan for sustainable growth that takes these changing dynamics into account. With this in mind, multiple agencies wit...
- 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...
- Finding ways to build REDD+
- C. Dyngeland 2012
- Cutting down forests contributes to climate change. REDD+ is an international program which tries to tackle this practice, and Tanzania is part of the process. Universities like SUA are assisting in this and asking themselves “Ho...
- 'Mucupuki' Revisited: Assessing the Implications of PARP/A in Central Mozambique 2008-2011
- I. Tvedten 2012
- This is the final report in a series of six studies to monitor and evaluate Mozambique’s Poverty Reduction Strategies PARP/A (2006-2012). The series focuses on three different areas in the country, including the District of Buzi ...
- Assessing the Implications of PARP/A in Central Mozambique 2008-2011
- I. Tvedten 2012
- In a series of six studies, the local implications of Mozambique’s Poverty Reduction Strategies PARP/A (2006-2014) have been monitored and evaluated by focusing on the district of Murrupula, the city of Maputo and the district of...
- Assessing Mozambique’s PARP/A 2006-2011: Local perspectives
- I. Tvedten 2012
- Six years of impressive economic growth and classical poverty reduction policies in Mozambique have demonstrated the limited extent to which this has ‘trickled down’ to the local level – with the country falling on the ...
- Human energy requirements in Jatropha oil production for rural electrification in Tanzania
- L. K. Grimsby / Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development, 2013
- Mini-grids connecting households to a generator can be a solution for providing rural communities in developing countries with electricity. Substituting diesel with locally produced Jatropha oil can improve economic and environmental ...
- Inequality watch
- B. Thoresen / Norwegian People's Aid, 2012
- This report is a contribution to the development policy debate. It shows that it is a too narrow approach to limit the targets of development policy to growth or to lifting a population above an artificial poverty line. A clear priori...
- World Report on Child Labour: Economic vulnerability, social protection and the fight against child labour
- International Labour Organization, 2013
- What can be done to ensure more – and faster – progress in tackling child labour? This report argues that child labour is driven in part by household vulnerabilities associated with poverty, risk and shocks, and that social ...
- Smallholder agriculture’s contribution to better nutrition
- S. Wiggins; S. Keats / Overseas Development Institute, 2013
- Commissioned by the UK Hunger Alliance for the June 2013 'Hunger Summit' this report asks "How can smallholder agriculture contribute to improving food security and reducing under-nutrition?" Potentially, smallholder agricultur...
- Analysis on the linkages between population dynamics, urban development and disaster risk reduction in Latin America
- International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2012
- With both urban population and the frequency of disasters increasing in Latin America, it is necessary to adequately plan for sustainable growth that takes these changing dynamics into account. With this in mind, multiple agencies wit...
- 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...
- Finding ways to build REDD+
- C. Dyngeland 2012
- Cutting down forests contributes to climate change. REDD+ is an international program which tries to tackle this practice, and Tanzania is part of the process. Universities like SUA are assisting in this and asking themselves “Ho...
- Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut
- micle
- micle is a research project focused on investigating the social-ecological conditions under which population movements take place.
- Ecosystems and Livelihoods Adaptation Network (ELAN)
- The Ecosystem and Livelihoods Adaptation Network (ELAN) promotes an integrated approach to adaptation, defined as adaptation planning and action that adheres both to human rights-based principles and principles of ecosystem sustainability, recognizing their co-dependent roles in successfully managing climate variability and long-term change. In order to reach its objectives, ELAN concen...
- La Asociación Nacional de Empresarios de Colombia
- National Business Association of Colombia is a non-profit organization whose main purpose is to expand and promote economic, social and political principles within a free enterprise system, based upon beliefs that include human dignity, political democracy, social justice, private property and liberty.
- Livelihoods and Forestry Programme (LFP)
- The Livelihoods and Forestry Programme promotes more equitable, efficient, and sustainable use of forests by rural communities, focusing particularly on the needs of the 53% of households identified as being poor and socially excluded. The Livelihoods and Forestry Programme (LFP) is a bilateral aid programme of the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) and the Government...
- United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)
- The Institute spearheads UNU's research and capacity development activities in the broad interdisciplinary field of risk and vulnerability including knowledge-based adaptation and resilience strategies. UNU-EHS addresses the risk and vulnerability aspects of human security and the consequences of complex environmental hazards for sustainable development. The work of UNU-EHS helps to imp...
- Indian Law Resource Center
- A non-profit law and advocacy organisation established and directed by American Indians.
- African Forestry Forum (AFF)
- The African Forest Forum (AFF) is a platform for stakeholders in African forestry.
- The Centre for People and Forests (RECOFTC)
- The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) is an international organisation with a vision of local communities actively managing forests in Asia and the Pacific to ensure optimal social, economic and environmental benefits.
- Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)
- Organisation aiming to implement Integrated Sustainable Village Development (ISVD) in select village clusters, build capacity in rural development, undertake rural research, improve village governance, and serve as a premier knowledge institution for rural development and poverty reduction in India. IRRAD addresses its mission through the following objectives: Develop...
