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Household Welfare Effects of Low-cost Land Certification in Ethiopia: S. T. Holden / Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2011; Several studies have shown that the land registration and certification reform in Ethiopia has been implemented at an impressive speed, at a low-cost, and with significant impacts on investment, land ...
Livestock and Land Share Contracts in a Hindu Society: J. P. Aryal;S.T. Holden / Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2011; This paper examines factors related to the existence of a livestock rental market in western Nepal and assesses whether this is associated with caste differentiation and land rental market participati...
Social security, poverty dynamics and economic growth in Angola's smallholder agriculture: E. Jul-Larsen;B. Enge Bertelsen / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2011; A new Land Act introduced in Angola in 2004 demonstrates a genuine interest in the protection of the customary land rights of rural communities and underlines rural communities’ rights to their ...
Pakistan’s Population Prospects: M. Kugelman / Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, 2011; Pakistan’s future is closely tied to the fate of its mushrooming population. What must Pakistan do to produce a favourable demographic outcome for itself – and why does this constitute suc...
Improving poverty reduction strategy in Mozambique: M. Paulo;C. Rosário;I. Tvedten / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2011; According to the World Bank (2010), 70 per cent of the urban population of Mozambique still live in settlements. This report contributes in monitoring and evaluating Mozambique’s Poverty Redu...
How mightagro-investment impact on land and livelihoods in Mozambique and Tanzania?: R. Kaarhus;R. Haug;J.P. Hella / Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2010; The purpose of the study is to assess different approaches to agro-investment in Mozambique and Tanzania in order to learn lessons on how agro-investment might impact on land and livelihoods there....
Developing functional energy markets in East Africa, and adapting energy solutions to local needs: T. Byakola;O. Lema;T. Kristjansdottir / 2009; This report focuses on the necessary framework for a sustainable energy project to succeed in addressing energy security and poverty reduction whilst being sustainable and environmentaly friendly. ...
In what ways do churches contribute to development in Angola?: S.K. Jensen;N. Pestana / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2010; This paper argues that churches in Angola have played, and continue to play, a highly significant role in addressing poverty. It reviews the kinds of interventions carried out by the churches, and ...
An evaluation of the Poverty Environment Initiative (PEI): S. Bass;Y. Renard / UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative, 2009; The UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Initiative (PEI) aims to integrate environmentally sustainable natural resource use as a core objective in national development planning, and to build associated c...
Livelihoods and poverty alleviation in Sri Lanka: F. Azmi / Norwegian University of Science and Technology , 2008; The study aims to recognise the important role played by different generations of settlers who are in the process of making changes to alleviate poverty and attain their various objectives in Sri Lank...