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Conflicting interests in coastal zones - shrimp farms, agriculture and fishing
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007The shrimp industry has expanded greatly over the past 30 years, and it is becoming more intensive. This is because of the increasing demand for shrimps, combined with new farming technologies. This affects other users of coastal zones and has implications for coastal ecosystems.DocumentDelivering on the promise of pro-poor growth: insights and lessons from country experiences
World Bank, 2007How do growth strategies affect the ability of poor households to participate in and benefit from growth? This book explores how country policies and conditions interact to reduce poverty and to spread the benefits of growth across different income groups. It provides insights from eight countries that have been relatively successful in delivering pro-poor growth.DocumentShortages and shortcomings: the maternal health workforce crisis
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Providing maternal care requires a viable and effective health workforce. In many countries, and certainly in all countries where maternal mortality is high, the size, skills and infrastructure of the workforce is inadequate.DocumentThe impact of maternal health on poverty
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007The links between poverty and poor maternal health are well established. Poorer countries experience the highest rates of maternal mortality, whilst maternal death and life-threatening and debilitating illness are higher amongst women from poorer households. However, there is now growing evidence that poor maternal health can also exacerbate poverty.DocumentImproving infrastructure to benefit poor people
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007The lack of basic infrastructure plays a significant part in the persistence of poverty. Poor people need better connections to schools, health care, markets, essential services and each other.DocumentVoices of child migrants: a better understanding of how life is
Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2006There is a significant gap between how children see their own experiences of migration and the way that child migrants are often represented. This report presents accounts from 16 children from Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, India and Ghana who were interviewed in the course of the Migration DRC research so as to highlight what children themselves think and say about their lives.DocumentEnhancing rural livelihoods: The role of ICTs
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Access, empowerment and individual champions are all essential ingredients for creating a local environment in which Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can contribute to rural livelihoods.DocumentFashion victims: the true cost of cheap clothes at Primark, Asda and Tesco
War on Want, 2006This report is part of War on Want’s ongoing campaign for corporate accountability.DocumentTheory and practice: a case study of coordination and ownership in the Bangladesh health SWAp
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2006This paper, published in the Health Research Policy and Systems journal, examines how partners involved in health Sector Wide Approaches (SWAps) in Bangladesh define ownership and coordination in their daily work. Ownership and coordination are integral parts of SWAps, yet how they are defined is not particularly clear.DocumentRelationship between household wealth inequality and chronic childhood under-nutrition in Bangladesh
2006This paper, published in the International Journal of Equity in Health, examines the relationship between household wealth inequality and chronic child under-nutrition. The paper finds that 43 per cent of Bangladeshi children aged between 0 and 5 years have failed to grow to normal heights for their age.Pages