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    Transforming rural livelihoods and landscapes: Sustainable improvements to income, food security and the environment

    Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture, 2013
    As demand for food, land and fuel grows, this paper explores approaches, opportunities and challenges in moving farmers from a subsistence to a business basis. The authors seek to raise awareness of the benefits of landscape approaches among potential stakeholders in the agricultural and environmental sectors.
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    Reducing poverty and investing in people : the new role of safety nets in Africa

    World Bank, 2013
    Despite Africa’s strong economic growth over the last two decades, high chronic poverty levels persist, and the gap between income groups in terms of human capital and access to basic services is growing. Also, poor households are vulnerable to frequent shocks.
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    Access, affordability, and alternatives: Modern infrastructure services in Africa

    Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2008
    This short report summary looks at infrastructure access (access to water, electricity, and sanitation) in the African context noting that as a continent it lags behind most other developing regions. Many African countries are not managing to expand fast enough to meet demands for these services, which are driven by rapid population growth and urbanisation.
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    The Effects of Rural Electrification on Employment: New Evidence from South Africa

    Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2008
    In this paper, the author uses experience of post-apartheid electrification roll-out in rural South Africa to measure the direct effects of public infrastructure on employment in rural labour markets. Using data from the rural KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, this paper provides some evidence in support of claims that access to modern energy sources can release time into the labour market.
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    Who benefits most from rural electrification ? Evidence in India

    World Bank, 2012
    This paper is a product of the World Bank Agriculture and Rural Development Team, Development Research Group. With a focus on rural India, it analyses the impact of electrification on a range of households and aims to determine who benefits most from rural electrification.
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    Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: plurinational State of Bolivia

    United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2013
    Poverty affects about 5.5 million people in the Plurinational State of Bolivia. Accordingly, poverty-reduction policies have become extremely relevant in the country during the last decades.
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    We can also make change

    Sightsavers International, 2013
    Voices of the Marginalised is a pilot project, focusing on Bangladesh, bringing the perspectives of those who live in poverty or who are highly marginalised, including those with disabilities, older people and people living with mental health problems, into post-2015 policymaking.
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    Professional Development for Livelihoods Advisers Website (PLOW)

    PLOW was funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) and supported the professional development of DFID livelihoods advisers.
  • Organisation

    TI-UP Resource Centre

    TI-UP is a key resource centre providing a one-stop shop for knowledge in the combined fields of Technology, Infrastructure and Urban Planning, serving The UK's Department for International Developmen
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    Cambodian agriculture: Adaptation to climate change impact

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2013
    Cambodia has been identified as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. This International Food and Policy Institute discussion paper utilises crop models and village surveys to provide an overview of Cambodian agriculture's adaptation to climate change impacts.

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