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    International organisations in Mindanao: to protect or not?

    Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, 2007
    This document explores issues surrounding protection and protection deficits from International Organisations (IOs) and International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs). Based on field research in Mindanao (Philippines), the paper focuses on why actions towards civilian protection vary so much and why some IOs and INGOs are more pro-active in protecting civilians than others.
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    Measuring unemployment: establishing the cut-off point

    Asian Development Bank, 2007
    This paper examines how the cut-off point used in determining underemployment can be very critical in the resulting indicator and therefore in its policy implications. The author argues that since many workers work around the cut-off point, it is very important to derive the right cut-off point to reduce the risk of undermining the underemployment problem.
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    Inclusive growth toward a prosperous Asia: policy implications

    Asian Development Bank, 2007
    Asia’s impressive economic growth is being complemented by soaring inequalities. This paper argues that if rising income and non-income inequalities are not addressed, there is a major risk to continued social and economic progress in developing Asia.
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    Global Information Society 2007

    Global Information Society Watch, 2007
    The Global Information Society Watch 2007 report - the first in a series of annual reports- looks at state of the field of information and communication technology (ICT) policy at local and global levels and particularly how policy impacts on the lives of people living in developing countries.
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    Children in female-headed households: interrogating the concept of an ‘inter-generational transmission of disadvantage’ with particular reference to the Gambia, Philippines and Costa Rica

    LSE Research Online, 2007
    Are women really the ‘poorest of the poor’, and are their children really disproportionately afflicted by an ‘inter-generational transmission of disadvantage’?  A mounting body of evidence suggests that household headship is not necessarily a good predictor of the start that children have in life, nor of their trajectories into adolescence and adulthood.
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    Cooperation between local authority and communities: reducing flood disaster risk in Dagupan City, Philippines

    Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, 2007
    This brief outlines the flood risks faced by Dagupan City, Philippines and highlights lessons learned in disaster risk reduction. In particular, this case shows how integrating flooding risk reduction as a regular and joint activity of city governments with their communities has galvanised action, and fostered a growing sense of unity and pride in the city.
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    ASEAN and trafficking in persons: using data as a tool to combat trafficking in persons

    International Organization for Migration, 2007
    Recognising the lack of adequate data on trafficking, IOM launched a pilot research project to identify “best practice” in data collection on trafficking, and to prepare a situation report by government agencies in four ASEAN member countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand). This extensive report presents the findings of that research.
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    Gender, Generation and Poverty: Exploring the 'Feminisation of Poverty' in Africa, Asia and Latin America

    Marston Book Services Limited, 2007
    Although the popular concept of a 'feminisation of poverty' may have raised women's visibility in development discourses and gone some way to 'en-gender' policies for poverty reduction, it is only weakly substantiated.
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    Community-based adaptation: An IIED briefing

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2007
    This briefing paper describes a new approach to addressing the vulnerability of poor communities to climate change: Community-based adaptation (CBA).
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    Does aquaculture really benefit poor people in the Philippines?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Aquaculture is expanding steadily around the world. Despite some negative environmental impacts, many experts believe that aquaculture has the potential to resolve hunger and malnutrition in many countries. How much does aquaculture really benefit poor people?

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