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    Whatever the weather: media attitudes to reporting climate change

    Panos Institute, London, 2006
    How climate change issues are reported in the media in developing countries is a theme which has, until now, received little attention.
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    Making infrastructure work for the poor

    United Nations Development Programme, 2005
    Infrastructure is a general concept that encompasses many of the obvious, physical features of civilisation. But more relevant to the goal of poverty reduction are infrastructure services, which include the social and economic benefits associated with infrastructure per se.
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    Managing HIV/AIDS in the Workplace: Examples of Nine Non-Governmental Organisations in South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

    Oxfam, 2004
    Southern Africa is the epicentre of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the region have to devote more and more time and resources to ensure that staff remain healthy, safe, motivated and productive. This study examines the range of impacts of HIV/AIDS on nine Oxfam NGO partners operating in South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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    Maize production in Zambia

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Maize production has fallen in Zambia since liberalisation in the early 1990s as fertiliser became less affordable and subsidies did not reach many farmers. The country’s poor agricultural performance is negatively affecting nutrition: the proportion of stunted children has risen from 36 to 47 percent since 1990.
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    So this is democracy?: 2004 report on the state of media freedom in Southern Africa

    Media Institute for Southern Africa, 2004
    This report gives an overview of the state of the media in Southern African countries, namely Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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    Food aid that supports development: searching for appropriate policies

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Critics argue that food aid leads to dependency and decreased grain production. However, it remains an important part of donor assistance to southern Africa.
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    Assessing access to insulin in Mali, Mozambique and Zambia

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Insulin treatment is essential for the survival of people with Type 1 diabetes. But uninterrupted insulin supplies are not available in many developing countries. Researchers from University College London, UK tested a Rapid Assessment Protocol for Insulin Access (RAPIA) in Mali, Mozambique and Zambia to identify barriers to good diabetes care.
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    Community participation in social funds in Malawi and Zambia

    Q-Squared: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches in Poverty Analysis, 2006
    The paper examines community participation in social funds projects in Malawi and Zambia, and at the participatory processes through which the funds are dispersed.The authors find that:the Zambia and Malawi social funds have been able to implement a number of sub-projects that have spread resources across the respective countries through community-based demand driven models.while th
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    Indigenous and tribal peoples: an ethnic audit of selected poverty reduction strategy papers

    International Labour Organization, 2005
    Indigenous and tribal peoples represent about 5 per cent of the world's population, but over 15 per cent of the world's poor. The incidence of extreme poverty is higher among them than among other social groups and they generally benefit much less than others from overall declines in poverty.
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    Adverse impacts of climate change and development challenges: integrating adaptation in policy and development in Zambia

    Capacity Strengthening of Least Developed Countries for Adaptation to Climate Change, 2004
    Zambia is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to the high level of reliance on natural resources; more than 60% of Zambians depend on agriculture for their livelihoods and wood fuel is the main cooking energy for over 90% of households.

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