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International adaptation finance: the need for an innovative and strategic approach
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, 2008Any view on international finance for climate adaptation in developing countries must deal with the question of the cost of adaptation and how much funds will be available under current conditions. Although existing estimates of adaptation funding needs in developing countries are still very vague, they all indicate that they are and will be in the tens of billions €/$ per annum.DocumentLatin American indigenous movements in the context of globalisation
Global Policy Forum, 2004This paper addresses the impact of recent globalisation trends on indigenous Latin America. It particularly focuses on the effects on autonomy, control over natural resources, and displacement.DocumentWhen more is less: the limited impact of foreign investment in the Americas
Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University, 2008According to a report by the Working Group on Development and Environment in the Americas the impact of foreign investment liberalisation in Latin America shows that, with some exceptions, foreign investment has fallen far short of stimulating broad-based economic growth and environmental protection in the region.DocumentMeso-level restructuring of the food industry in developing countries: synthesis report - meso study
Sustainable Markets Group, IIED, 2008Rapid changes are taking place in the structure and governance of national and regional agrifood markets in developing countries, affecting the agricultural sector's ability to contribute to economic growth, poverty reduction and sustainable rural development.DocumentReforming retirement-income systems: lessons from the recent experiences of OECD countries
Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, 2008Reforming pensions looms large over the policy agenda of OECD countries. This is hardly surprising since public spending on pensions accounted on average for 7 per cent of OECD GDP in 2005; and pension spending is set to increase significantly over the coming decades in response to population ageing.DocumentIntergenerational coresidence in developing countries
Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, 2008Is 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.DocumentForests and the biodiversity convention: independent monitoring of the implementation of the expanded programme of work: summary report
Convention on Biological Diversity, 2008This paper assesses what progress different countries have made over recent years on preserving, protecting and restoring forest biological diversity.DocumentMore than a pretty picture – using poverty maps to better design policies and interventions
World Bank, 2007Small area estimation poverty maps help policy makers in many countries to:DocumentUnderstanding the links between migration and development
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008There is much debate as to whether migration promotes development in home countries. While cash remittances sent by diaspora populations do benefit home countries, policymakers must recognise the social and economic costs caused by emigration and seek to enhance the positive links where possible.DocumentAgros International white paper: a review of land reform methods
Agros International, 2008This white paper looks at one example of private land reform, Agros International, within the context of the global and historical scope of land reform methods.Pages