Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:02:44 One of the Eldis RSS newsfeeds on major development issues Middle East and North Africa http://www.eldis.org Copyright ©2012 Eldis, Sussex p.ferguson@ids.ac.uk en-uk Eldis Logo http://www.eldis.org 85 http://www.eldis.org/images/logo/eldisRSS.gif Logo for www.eldis.org 34 60 How important is information to disaster response? This paper highlights recent advances in the use of climate information to improve livelihoods and save lives. By analysing experiences like that of the ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59389 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59389 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:37:26 GMT HIV and AIDS research findings from the Middle East and North Africa W. McFarland; L.J. Abu-Raddad; Z. Mahfoud Of all areas of the world, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) may engender the most perceptions and misperceptions about the HIV and AIDS epidemic ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59340 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59340 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:56:11 GMT HIV among MSM in the Middle East and North Africa G. Mumtaz; N. Hilmi; W. McFarland Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a disproportionately higher burden of HIV infection than the general population. The objective of this review ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59341 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59341 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:42:25 GMT Environmental drivers of human mobility Environmental change is one of a larger set of factors that affect human migration and displacement worldwide. Climate change and variability will particularly ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59218 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59218 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:04:28 GMT Mapping study for evaluation of Norwegian support for human rights V. Bye; R. Bezerra; A.D. Disch Almost 10 billion kroner (approximately 1,8 billion US dollars) havebeen given to development cooperation to promote human rights over thepast decade. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59200 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59200 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:55:43 GMT Older people in emergencies are more vulnerable than others When disaster strikes, older people are among the most vulnerable to neglect, injury, death and disease, yet their needs are often overlooked. This ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59102 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59102 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:45:10 GMT Can low carbon and resource efficiency lead to economic growth? The paper presents the importance and relevance of green economies. It describes a green economy as one which results in improved human well-being and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59131 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59131 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:53:06 GMT Is economic growth the only route out of poverty? J. A. Donaldson This paper seeks to identify pathways to poverty reduction other than economic growth. It focuses on exceptional cases where specific political, social ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59134 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59134 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:48:31 GMT Can migration positively influence development? S. Nonnenmacher This paper examines how migration and development are linked, the potential benefits of mainstreaming migration into development, and the current state ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59136 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59136 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:16:50 GMT Can growth be achieved without prosperity? T. Jackson This report attempts to shed light on whether nations can prosper without actually achieving sustainable growth. It also questions whether the benefits ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59139 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59139 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:46:36 GMT Exploring urbanisation, resource use and climate change adaptation D. Satterthwaite The increased pressures on the world's natural resources and ecological systems in the past century, has been accompanied by rapid urban population ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59042 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59042 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:02:02 GMT The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation stategy Norad – The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation – is a specialised directorate under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Norad's ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59113 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59113 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:51:28 GMT Managing an effective reintegration infrastructure to achieve durable peace in Afghanistan D. Derksen Since late 2010 the Afghan government, supported by its international partners, has tried to reintegrate insurgents under the Afghan Peace and Reintegration ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59110 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59110 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:13:04 GMT How does the rural non-farm economy contribute to employment and rural income growth? S. Haggblade; P. Hazell; T. Reardon Non-farm earnings account for 35 to 50 per cent of rural household income across the developing world. Landless and near-landless households everywhere ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59032 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59032 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:52:34 GMT Lives and livelihoods in urban centers in the face of climate change S. Huq; H. Reid; D. Satterthwaite The lives and livelihoods of millions of people will be affected by how climate change is handled in cities in the next few years. While some city governments ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59044 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59044 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:41:58 GMT Libya: where to now? What now for Libya with the fall of the authoritarian, centralised 'one-party' system? With the Gaddafi regime defeated and dispersed policy ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58982 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58982 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:22:13 GMT Report compiled in preparation for the State of the World's Older Persons 2012 G. Gelber The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and its Political Declaration (Madrid Plan) were adopted in April 2002 by the 159 governments which ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58961 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58961 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:01:39 GMT Which countries are preparing for old age? R. Jackson; N. Howe; K. Nakashima The Global Aging Preparedness Index (or GAP Index) aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the progress that countries are making in preparing for ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57918 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57918 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:29:15 GMT Cost of universal pensions in developing countries is affordable C. Knox-Vydmanov Social pensions are a vehicle for reducing the poverty of the population as a whole. This paper reviews the cost of universal pensions, suggesting that ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58155 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58155 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:37:33 GMT Localised solutions are essential in global land markets T.W. Hertel The number of people which the world must feed is expected to increase by 50% during the first half of this century, but will the world's agricultural ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58728 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58728 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:09:14 GMT How can sustainable livelihoods approaches be more successfully applied to future development challenges? S. Turrall How are Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches (SLAs) relevant to current and future development challenges? What has been learnt from the experience of using ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58724 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58724 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:19:04 GMT Mind the gap: from evidence to policy impact - conference proceedings The 3ie conference, Mind the Gap: From Evidence to Policy Impact, brought to centre stage the need to address this “tension between learning and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58709 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58709 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:09:01 GMT Plans to update the World Bank's ICT strategy The World Bank Group (WBG) is reassessing and refocussing its role and priorities for engagement in the ICT sector and across sectors. This approach paper ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58546 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58546 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:53:43 GMT Life expectancy at birth, country by country Country listing of life expectancy. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58151 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58151 Fri, 13 May 2011 14:05:34 GMT Factors increasing child labour in developing countries as a result of globalisation Although child labour shows a decreasing trend according to world statistics, detailed regional studies show some evidence about increases in child ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57928 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57928 Fri, 13 May 2011 10:32:52 GMT Reducing vulnerability and increasing resilience - providing guidance from the ground K. Harris; A. Bahadur There is increased recognition of the value of mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) into Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities, to reduce ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58068 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58068 Thu, 05 May 2011 12:41:49 GMT Social assistance interventions in developing countries - a database A. Barrientos; M. Nio-Zaraza; M. Maitrot This database in print form aims to: provide a summary of the evidence available on the effectiveness of social assistance interventions ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58046 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58046 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:32:18 GMT Global progress in harm reduction policy adoption and programme implementation This report presents the major developments in harm reduction policy adoption and programme implementation that have occurred in the last couple of years, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58006 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58006 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:20:45 GMT Guidance for malaria control projects in humanitarian situations This manual provides guidance to public health promoters, water and sanitation engineers, project co-ordinators and managers who are involved in initiating ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57976 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57976 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:15:16 GMT Thematically organised indicators for over 200 countries The World Bank eAtlas of Global Development maps and graphs more than 175 thematically organised indicators for over 200 countries, letting you visualise ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57903 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57903 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:23:05 GMT