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    On trial - house spraying versus treated bednets for malaria control

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Insecticide-treated mosquito nets have replaced house spraying as the preferred method for preventing malaria in many endemic areas. But which is most effective? Entomologists from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the South African Medical Research Council reviewed trials of the two strategies in Africa, Asia and Melanesia.
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    Explaining the epidemic: social and economic features of HIV

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    The pattern of the HIV/AIDS epidemic varies between and within world regions. What are the social and economic factors that drive epidemics? Researchers from the UK University of East Anglia and the South African University of Natal use data from Botswana, India, Uganda, the UK and Ukraine to develop a conceptual framework for understanding epidemic patterns.
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    Trapped by parental control ? Child labour migrants in India

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    The idea that children may be active decision- makers has received little serious attention from social scientists. New research on data from rural Karnataka, India, suggests that very young males leave for the city in considerable numbers, often in direct conflict with parental preferences.
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    Taking a closer look at cataract surgery in India

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Cataracts blind four million people every year in India. How can the Indian government provide good quality and cost-effective cataract treatment and achieve its aim of reducing the prevalence of blindness? Is there a role for the non-governmental sector in the provision of cataract surgery?
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    The sustainable livelihoods approach to project design: does it work?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    In line with DFID’s 1997 White Paper on partnerships, DFID-India plans to work closely with Orissa and Andhra Pradesh over the next decade. Two new projects aim to contribute to India’s efforts to eliminate poverty by supporting the country’s watershed development programme.
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    Watershed development: what’s in it for India’s rural poor?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    How far do Watershed Development Activities (WSD) activities result in new livelihood opportunities? Are opportunities equitably distributed? How sustainable are they?
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    Disasterproofing: reducing the impact of natural disasters

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    The number of fatalities caused by natural disasters may be declining, but the number of people whose lives are wrecked as a result is increasing dramatically. Is development exposing more people to disasters? What is the cost of failing to prepare for them? Is risk reduction an essential condition for sustainable development?
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    Still an untold tale: the rise of south Asian NGOs

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    NGOs are often the envy of government and business as they somehow mobilise resources and motivate staff with low overheads and minimal administration. How have successful southern NGOs managed to grow so fast in an ever changing and often hostile environment? Do the nostrums and prescriptions for good management contained in western textbooks travel well?
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    Fighting the good fight: local communities and government find strength through partnership

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Can community organisations and local government work together to fight off external threats? What do such partnerships mean for local governance? Efficient village councils in India, local NGOs, and other elected bodies successfully saw off attempts to develop a massive power project that threatened local livelihoods in Bengare. What makes or breaks successful protest?
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    Water policy watershed? Rehabilitating rain-fed wastelands in India

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Much of India is covered by vast wastelands. The Indian government is attempting to reclaim these areas to reduce poverty. How successful has this strategy been? Experimental projects have shown that improved management at the micro-level can increase the productivity of water resources in equitable and sustainable ways. But how can productivity be increased on a large-scale?

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