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    Approaches to rural poverty alleviation in developing Asia: role of water resources

    Poverty Research Unit, Sussex, 2008
    Focusing on water resources and irrigation, this paper documents a talk by Michael Lipton exploring approaches to poverty alleviation in developing Asia. The talk discusses the findings of a recent paper ‘Pro-poor intervention strategies in irrigated agriculture in Asia: poverty in irrigated agriculture - realities, issues, and options with guidelines’.
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    Water and the rural poor: interventions for improving livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

    Land and Water Development Division, FAO, 2008
    Insecure access to water for consumption and productive uses is a major constraint on poverty reduction in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. This publication addresses the linkage between water and rural poverty in the region, in order to help decision-makers make informed choices on where and how to invest.
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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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    Improving drought response in pastoral regions of Ethiopia

    Overseas Development Institute, 2008
    This study provides an overview of the timing, appropriateness and efficacy of interventions in response to the drought that affected the pastoral lowlands of Ethiopia in 2005/2006. It identifies mechanisms to initiate more timely and appropriate interventions to protect and support pastoral livelihoods and explores donor interest in resourcing these changes.
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    Knowledge systems and deliberative interface in natural resource governance: an overview

    International Development Research Centre, 2007
    The focus of the publication is to analyse and understand how different groups of social agents engage in the diverse knowledge systems operating in the natural resource sector in Nepal. It examines how knowledge is developed, documented and applied at different levels of natural resource governance using six case studies from forest, agriculture and water sectors.
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    Forests and water

    Unasylva, FAO, 2008
    Water-related problems are an increasingly important challenge to sustainable development, and the availability and quality of water are strongly influenced by forests.
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    Water resources of the SADC: demands, dependencies and governance responses

    African Centre for Water Research, 2007
    Focusing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC), this paper provides a background to the region’s current and future water demands. It also takes a close look at the associated economic, environmental and political challenges.
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    African Centre for Water Research (ACWR)

    The African Centre for Water Research (ACWR) is an independent research and capacity building organisation based in Cape Town, South Africa.
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    Political incumbency and drought relief in Africa

    Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, 2008
    This paper examines the reasoning behind some African governments' selection of policies of universal food relief, when others adopt food or cash-for-work programmes in times of drought. It examines the key factors that shape policy selection by political leaderships.
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    Integrating 'livelihoods' into integrated water resources management: taking the integration paradigm to its logical next step for developing countries

    Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2007
    Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is now the dominant paradigm for water management in both rich and poor countries. This paper examines the weaknesses in the current understanding of IWRM from a livelihoods perspective. Empowering poor people, reducing poverty, improving livelihoods and promoting economic growth ought to be the basic objectives of IWRM.

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