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Decentralisation in Asian health sectors: friend or foe?
OECD Development Centre, 2006This policy brief examines whether or not healthcare decentralisation in Asia has been successful.DocumentMarket development approaches scoping report
HLSP Institute, UK, 2006This paper, produced for the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition, explores how market development approaches (MDAs) for reproductive health commodities, can contribute to financial sustainability, improved access and expanded choice.DocumentHow communities are preparing for climate change in the Philippines
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Climate change is likely to increase both the frequency and severity of extreme weather events around the world, such as typhoons and flash floods. Community-based approaches use local knowledge to cope with and adapt to the impacts of climate change. These are quickly becoming an important element in preparing for climate related disasters.DocumentSocial protection in the informal economy: home-based women workers and outsourced manufacturing in Asia
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2002This paper draws on surveys carried out in five Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand, and Philippines) where home-based work (HBW) is widespread. It examines characteristics of home workers and, in particular, conditions of women as home workers.DocumentSocial protection in the informal economy: home-based women workers and outsourced manufacturing in Asia
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2002There has been an increasing ?informalisation? of the labour force in developing countries over the past few decades. This means that increasing numbers of workers are engaged in unregulated, uncontracted work which is often casual or temporary in nature. Simultaneously there has been greater participation of women in the labour market.DocumentSlipping through the net: can poor people benefit from the international fisheries trade?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006The global export value of fisheries products is around €60 billion annually and growing. This trade has significant implications for poor people in Asia, where fisheries provide food and income for poor, marginalised people.DocumentUsing community conservation to achieve the MDGs
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006In many places, globalisation, inappropriate policies and malpractices in government and non-government organisations have resulted in the degradation of many ecosystems. Official conservation policies are often failing to stop this decline. Can community-based conservation efforts achieve better results?DocumentHarmonized Gender and Development Guidelines for Project Development, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
Asian Development Bank, 2005This gender and development (GAD) approach aims to provide Philippine government agencies and donors with a common set of analytical concepts and tools for integrating gender concerns into development programs and projects. The resource focuses on processes and strategies.DocumentFuture characteristics of the elderly in developing countries and their implications for policy
Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2006This paper generates profiles of the elderly to 2050 on key characteristics for a set of thirteen developing countries that vary by region, size, economic level, and cultural traditions. Findings show dramatic shifts in the educational attainment and family size of the elderly over the next 30-40 years.DocumentCommunity-based tourism: failing to deliver?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Community-based tourism was a popular intervention during the 'ecotourism' boom of the 1990s. It is now being suggested as a form of pro-poor tourism. However, few projects have generated sufficient benefits to either provide incentives for conservation - the objective of ecotourism - or contribute to local poverty reduction.Pages