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    Poverty targeting and impact of a governmental micro-credit program in Vietnam

    Poverty and Economic Policy Network, 2007
    To alleviate the constraints faced by the poor in the credit market, the Vietnamese government has set up the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP). However, VBSP's microcredit programme with preferential access to the poor is not very targeted on the poor: only 12 percent of poor households in rural areas participate
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    Gender and natural resource management: livelihoods, mobility and interventions

    International Development Research Centre, 2008
    This book examines the gender dimensions of natural resource exploitation and management, with a focus on Asia. It explores the uneasy negotiations between theory, policy, and practice that are often evident within the realm of gender, environment, and natural resource management.
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    Local factors influence land use change and reforestation in Viet Nam

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    Patterns of land use in Viet Nam have changed considerably, particularly as some farmers have shifted from crop cultivation to reforestation. This shift has occurred alongside national policies which encourage reforestation. However, research illustrates reforestation is not a direct result of such policies, but is a result of a combination of many local factors.
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    Intergenerational coresidence in developing countries

    Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, 2008
    Is coresidence of elderly people with their children really on the decline in most developing countries, as much research suggests? This analysis uses new data and measures to assess changes in intergenerational coresidence in 15 developing countries.
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    The burden of typhoid in five Asian countries

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    Typhoid fever remains a public health problem in developing countries in Asia. One control strategy is vaccination in high-risk areas. Before introducing the vaccines, however, updated data is needed for countries with high occurrence of typhoid.
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    Viet Nam, human rights and trade implications of Viet Nam’s accession to the WTO

    Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 2008
    The global economy and human rights interact in many fundamental and important ways. Upon Viet Nam’s recent accession to the World Trade Organization, this paper asks what are, and will likely be, the consequences for the enjoyment, protection and promotion of human rights for the people of Viet Nam?
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    Mitigating the impact of climate change and land degradation through IFAD’s COSOP in Viet Nam.

    Global Mechanism, 2008
    This report analyses the impact of climate change and land degradation on agriculture and related sectors in Viet Nam.
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    UNDP Community-Based Adaptation Portfolio

    United Nations Development Programme, 2008
    Small communities are often the most severely affected, yet the least equipped to cope with the impacts of climate change.In recognition of this, the UNDP-GEF Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) project pilots the community component of the GEF Strategic Priority on Adaptation, building the resilience of communities and the ecosystems upon which they rely in the face of climate change impacts.
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    Poverty, inequality and ethnic minorities in Vietnam

    Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, 2007
    This study examines how and why ethnic minorities are poorer than ethnic majorities in Vietnam using the Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey VHLSS data for 2002 and 2004. The analysis is designed to throw additional light on persistent ethnic poverty and inequality. Key findings include:
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    Sharing experiences: sustainable sanitation in South East Asia and the Pacific

    International Water Centre, 2008
    This online book documents approaches that non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have devised to promote water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives in South East Asia and the Pacific.

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