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Social protection floor for a fair and inclusive globalization
International Labour Organization, 2011The social protection floor approach has been developed by the ILO, drawing on recent experiences of extending protection, mostly in developing countries. It includes guarantees of:DocumentSocial protection for the poorest in Africa compedium of papers presented during the International Conference on Social Protection, 2008
2008Conference proceedings from the International Conference on Social Protection, Uganda, 8th-10th September 2008. Papers cover: social protection design programmes social protection, vulnerability and rights social protection, growth and assets politics and financing social protection in Africa children and social protectionDocumentSocial protection and cash transfers to strengthen families affected by HIV and AIDS
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2012Social protection in the form of cash transfers is receiving increasing recognition as an important part of a comprehensive AIDS response. The urgency of cash assistance for food purchases is underscored by emerging evidence on the interactions between nutrition and AIDS disease progression.DocumentMeeting the challenge of a new pro-poor agricultural paradigm
Chronic Poverty Advisory Network, 2012Agriculture is a critical sector for poverty reduction. The majority of chronically poor households are engaged in agricultural activities, either as smallholders or labourers.DocumentMeeting the challenge of a new pro-poor agricultural paradigm: the role of agricultural policies and programmes
Chronic Poverty Advisory Network, 2012Maximising sustained escapes from poverty and preventing impoverishment will accelerate achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This policy guide is designed to show agricultural and other interested policymakers how their policies and programmes can benefit chronically poor people, help poor people move out of poverty and prevent the impoverishment of others.OrganisationChronic Poverty Advisory Network (CPAN)
The role of the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (CPAN) is to increase awareness of chronic poverty, ensuring that chronically poor people are not forgotten by policy makers, and to use evidence to imDocumentAssessment of a possible post-MDG Urban Transport Indicator
Evidence on Demand, 2013Evidence on Demand was requested to support DFID in work on what the post MDG framework might look like. This brief report was prepared to consider the data availability and measurability of indicators for a proposed target to halve the number of people without ready access to urban transport services, and the cost of achieving such a target.DocumentThe impact of economic resource transfers to women versus men: a systematic review
Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre, 2012What is the evidence of the impact on family well-being of giving economic resources to women relative to the impact of giving them to men? This review is of interest to policy-makers and funders in developed and developing countries, given the recent growth in the number of poverty alleviation transfer programs that implicitly or explicitly designate women as transfer recipients.DocumentAgriculture and growth seminar notes
Evidence on Demand, 2013The agriculture and growth seminar was the first in a series of professional development seminars on the role of agriculture in development. It was delivered by Professor Frank Ellis and Professor Stefan Dercon on 31st January 2013 at DFID’s headquarters in London.DocumentDevelopment responses to climate change and resource scarcity
Evidence on Demand, 2013This report was produced as part of ‘Future Fit’ – a vision and strategy for DFID’s response to the challenges and opportunities that climate change and resource scarcity pose for poverty reduction and development.Pages