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Association between malaria and malnutrition among children aged under-five years in Adami Tulu District, south-central Ethiopia: a case-control study
BMC Public Health, 2016Background: Malaria and malnutrition are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in under-five children in developing countries such as Ethiopia. Malnutrition is the associated cause for about half of the deaths that occur among under-five children in developing countries.DocumentSelf-reported acute pesticide intoxications in Ethiopia
BMC Public Health, 2016Background. Pesticide exposure is an important public health concern in Ethiopia, but there is limited information on pesticide intoxications. Residents may have an increased risk of pesticide exposure through proximity of their homes to farms using pesticides. Also the pesticide exposure might be related to employment at these farms.DocumentSpatial variations in child undernutrition in Ethiopia: Implications for intervention strategies (PhD theses)
University of Bergen, 2016Background: Ethiopia is one of the countries with the highest burden of undernutrition, with rates of stunting and underweight as high as 40% and 25%, respectively. National efforts are underway for an accelerated reduction of undernutrition by the year 2030.DocumentHow pro-poor are land rental markets in Ethiopia?
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2016Land rental markets can potentially improve the access to land for land-poor households that possess complementary resources that can enable them to utilize land efficiently.DocumentStreet based self-employment: a poverty trap or a stepping stone for migrant youth in Africa?
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2015A significant percentage of youth in urban Africa is employed in the informal sector. The informal sector is more accessible than the formal sector for people with low human andfinancial capital, such as youth migrants from rural areas. But the sector is also generally considered to provide a subsistence livelihood.DocumentYouth as environmental custodians: a potential tragedy or a sustainable business and livelihood model?
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2016Youth unemployment and migration is a growing challenge that needs more political attention in many countries in the world, particularly countries with rapid population growth and economic transformation.DocumentLinks between tenure security and food security in poor agrarian economies: causal linkages and policy implications
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2016Population growth leads to growing land scarcity and landlessness in poor agrarian economies. Many of these also face severe climate risks that may increase in the future. Tenure security is important for food security in such countries and at the same time threatened by social instability that further accelerate rural-urban and international migration.DocumentNorway’s role in supporting green growth in developing countries
Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, 2016This report discusses green growth in developing countries, and Norway's role supporting such a green development strategy. After defining green growth in the context of developing countries, the report discusses indicators of green growth, barriers, and prominent instruments to facilitate green growth.DocumentClimate adapted vilages. The Development Fund's model for local climate adaptation. Ethiopia.
Development Fund, Norway, 2015The Climate Adapted Villages model aims to make farmers and local communities capable of organizing themselves, identifying climate threats and practicing climate smart agriculture, enabling them to adapt to the current consequences of a changing climate.DocumentAfar Resilience Study
Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2015This paper has been prepared in conjunction with a project for resilience building in Afar National Regional State, Ethiopia under the auspices of the Afar Region Disaster Prevention, Preparedness and Food Security Coordination Office and the Agriculture Knowledge Learning Documentation and Policy Project (AKLDP), Ethiopia which is implemented by the Feinstein International Center, Tufts UniverPages