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  Globalisation and mental health

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Globalisation affects the way people live and work.  It is hardly surprising, then, that globalisation and its related social and economic changes affect the mental health of individuals and countries.
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  Bt cotton: benefits for poor farmers?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  Can genetically-modified (GM) crops benefit farmers in the developing world? Cotton genetically engineered to contain the insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been celebrated as a successful example of GM crops in developing countries. Recent studies looked at experiences in three countries.
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  Availability, access and usability of land for urban agriculture

  RUAF Urban Agriculture Magazine, 2003

  The report by the Urban Agriculture Magazine draws on numerous case studies from around the world in discussing issues of availability, access and usability of land for urban agriculture.Rapid urbanisation has lead to an increasing demand for urban agricultural land.
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  The role of education in promoting young people’s sexual and reproductive health

  Centre for Sexual Health Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, 2002

  This document outlines discussions from the Expert meeting for the Safe Passages to Adulthood programme, where researchers, practitioners and policy makers explored the potential of education to protect against HIV/AIDS, as well as the possible changes needed to enable the education system to respond more adequately.
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  Bt cotton: benefits for poor farmers?

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003

  This paper questions whether, on the basis of a few favourable studies and a few years' experience, Bt cotton (cotton genetically engineered to express the insecticidal toxin Bacillus Thuringiensis) can be relied upon to produce benefits for poor farmers.The paper identifies a number of implications:the positive results shown by Bt cotton in the first few years are likely to be highly c
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  Conference news: ageing, development and social protection

  United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2002

  The UNRISD conference examined the opportunities, problems and challenges of effective social protection for older people, including formal public policies and more informal strategies, such as household support systems.In Session One, participants considered the dynamics and challenges of population ageing in countries experiencing different development trajectories.
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  Gender and sustainable development in drylands: an analysis of field experiences

  Gender and Development, FAO Sustainable Dimensions, 2003

  With an estimated 40 percent of people in Africa, South America and Asia living in drylands, land degradation poses a significant threat to food security and survival. This report looks at the relationship between gender and dryland management based on an analysis of field experiences in Africa and Asia.
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  Overview of the impact and best practice responses in favour of children in a world affected by HIV/AIDS

  UNESDOC: Online UNESCO documents, 2002

  This first chapter from the overall study ‘AIDS, public policy and child well-being’ offers an overview of the impact of HIV/AIDS on children and desirable policy responses.
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  South-South collaboration picks up steam

  SciDev.Net, 2003

  Nations such as Brazil, India, South Africa and China are increasingly acknowledging that they share not only common social and economic challenges, but also common goals in international trade negotiations.
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  Learning by doing? Assessing multi-stakeholder approaches

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002

  The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is an alliance of companies, non-governmental and trade union organisations committed to working together to identify and promote good practice in the implementation of corporate codes of labour practice.

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