- Bargaining with grandma: the impact of the South African pension on household decision making
- K Ambler / Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2011
- The expansion of the South African old age pension is interesting to economists firstly because extent to which this money effectively increases the well-being of those who receive it is an important question for a policymaking, but a...
- Climate change: storm brewing for Uganda's booming tea industry
- Participatory Research with Farmers, International Center of Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), 2011
- Tens of thousands of Uganda’s tea producers – many of them Fairtrade certified – will need to take decisive action to protect their crop and their livelihoods if the latest climate change predictions come true. A new re...
- How water management practices must adapt in the Americas
- Water and Climate Change in the Americas, 2012
- This solutions document, a product of the Regional Policy Dialog (RPD) on Water and Climate Change Adaptation in the Americas (comprised of 21 different agencies), seeks to address the ways in which water management practices must cha...
- Deprivation and vulnerability among elderly in India
- S. Prasad / Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India, 2011
- The Indian aged population is currently the second largest in the world next to that of china. The absolute number of the population aged over 60 in India is predicted to increase from 77 million in 2001 to 137 million by 2021. This p...
- Weapons, Violence and the perpetrator-victim nexus in South Africa
- K. Thaler / Microcon, 2011
- Given the high levels of crime and violence in South Africa, there may be a temptation for citizens to arm themselves for protection. Using quantitative survey data from the Cape Area Panel Study and qualitative interviews with reside...
- UNDAF - UN programme to assist Jamaica to meet development objectives
- United Nations Development Programme, 2011
- Jamaica is on track to ensure environmental sustainability and to eradicate extreme hunger, but it faces a number of development challenges. United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2012-2016 provides a coordinated stra...
- Climate Change Bandwagoning: The Impacts of Strategic Linkages on Regime Design, Maintenence, and Death
- S. Jinnah 2011
- Although climate linkages are prolific across various types of social organisation, this special issue focuses of the wide range of ways that international regimes are strategically linked to climate change politics. In recent years w...
- Extreme Poverty and Human Rights: A Case Study of the United States of America
- Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2012
- This paper presents the problems of poverty in the U.S. from the perspective of the notion of “extreme poverty,” regarded as a violation of human rights. By choosing the United States as the case study, this paper seeks to...
- Overview of water-related climate change risks, examining water supply and demand adaptive strategies
- A. Nicol; N. Kaur / Overseas Development Institute, 2009
- This background note, published by the Overseas Development Institute, provides an overview of the potential risks and vulnerabilities that face the water sector due to climate change. It also summarises of some of the adaptive strate...
- Integrating gender issues in food security, agriculture and rural development
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2010
- In line with ongoing reforms aimed at a more effective and coherent UN system and wider efforts for greater harmonization and alignment of aid delivery, Joint Programmes have become increasingly numerous over the past two years. Joint...
- Are we building competitive and liveable cities? Guidelines for developing eco-efficient and socially inclusive infrastructure
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2011
- This guideline jointly published by The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), i...
- Caste, Land and Labor Market Imperfections, and Land Productivity in Rural Nepal
- J. P. Aryal; S.T. Holden / Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2011
- This paper provides new evidence on the caste-related land productivity differential and its explanations in rural Nepal using household plot panel data. Low-caste households are found to have significantly higher land productivity on...
- 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 participation. This study brings new empirica...
- Integrating the previously independent areas of climate change and development studies, and the challenges therein
- S. Huq; H. Reid; L.A. Murray / Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods Programme, IIED, 2006
- Part of the Gatekeeper Series produced by the Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods Programme at IIED, this paper charts the evolution of climate change and development study and shows why the two fields have, until recently, ...
- Making a difference in the lives of women and girls: success stories
- United Nations Development Programme, 2012
- Decades of poverty, deep-rooted caste hierarchies, and gender inequality do not change overnight. But in Uttar Pradesh, thousands of women are working together to empower themselves, creating new opportunities for social change.
- Gender and foreign assistance: the key to effective development (case studies by sector)
- Women's Edge Coalition, 2012
- Decades of research and experience have shown that there are profound differences between women and men in terms of their roles, resources, rights and responsibilities. The best tactic for ensuring that development projects are design...
- Gender, IFIs and food insecurity
- A. Fook / Gender Action, 2011
- Gender Action's analysis demonstrates that IFI-led macroeconomic, financial and trade policies in developing countries intensify gender inequalities by disproportionately impoverishing women and girls. IFIs policies must not only alle...
- Gender and poverty reduction: voice, dialogue and targeting
- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2010
- This study examined the gendered dimensions of poverty in South Africa and their implicationsfor poverty reduction interventions in South Africa. The study identifies and analyses national approaches to understanding and addressing po...
- Because they are girls: mapping Plan’s experience in improving the lives of girls
- S. Hendriks / Plan, 2010
- This publication is the report of a desk study that takes stock of Plan’s efforts to promote gender equality. Fifteen years ago Plan formally adopted the achievement of gender equality as a critical component in its strategy for ...
- Asset Transfer Programme for the Ultra Poor: A Randomized Control Trial Evaluation
- BRAC Education Programme, 2011
- Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction (CFPR), an innovative approach to address extreme poverty, was launched in 2002 in rural Bangladesh. Evaluation of the first phase of the programme revealed that livelihoods of the partic...
- World Income Inequality Database, UNDP - WIDER (WIID)
- Provides statistical information on income inequalities at both cross-country and time series levels
- Finance and Development Research Programme, DFID
- Identifes effective financial sector policies for promoting poverty-reducing economic growth in low income countries.
- Banking with the Poor Network
- Aims to link microfinance with the financial system through research, advocacy, policy dialogue, information sharing and capacity building.
- Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)
- Non-profit voluntary development organization based in Delhi, India. For 17 years, PRIA has been promoting people-centred development initiatives within the perspective of participatory research. Strengthening popular knowledge, demystifying dominant concepts and promoting experiential learning and people's participation, have been the basis of supporting empowerment of the poor and the opressed i...
- Programme for Strengthening the Regional Capacity for Evaluation of Rural Poverty Alleviation Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (PREVAL)
- Addresses rural poverty alleviation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Web sites in both English and Spanish
- Poverty Reduction Project, GTZ
- Provides a platform for the exchange and discussion of core criteria for country-, sector- and project-specific forms of development work to reduce poverty
- PovertyNet, World Bank
- Provides both a broad introductions to the key issues in poverty reduction, as well as more detailed analysis and data for researchers and practitioners
- Structural Adjustment Participatory Review International Network (SAPRIN)
- SAPRIN is a world-wide network of civil society organizations challenging the imposition of structural adjustment programs (SAPs). The Network is working with citizens' groups in 12-15 countries to organize public processes to determine the real impact of World Bank-and IMF-supported economic-reform programs and to chart a new course for the future. It is collaborating with the Bank and government...
- Partnerships for Poverty Reduction, World Bank (PPR)
- Provides documentation and support for initiatives on poverty reduction for the Latin American and Caribbean region
- Poverty Elimination Programme, UNDP
- Aims at providing catalytic support to country anti-poverty efforts
