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    Connecting social protection and climate change adaptation

    M. Davies, J. Leavy / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2010
    This brief argues that social protection initiatives are as much at risk from climate change as other development approaches. The authors think that these initiatives are unlikely to succeed in reducing poverty if they do not consider both the short and long-term shocks and stresses associated with climate change.
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    Climate change and conflict: moving beyond the impasse

    Harris K., Ibrahim M., Lind J. / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2010
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    Rural disaster risk – poverty interface. Prepared for global assessment report on disaster reduction

    T. Mitchell, R. Sabates-Wheeler, S. Devereux / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2008
    The majority of the world’s poorest people live and work in rural areas. This research paper examines links between disaster risk and poverty trends to inform the central analysis and illustrate the dynamics of the disaster-poverty interface.
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    Gender and Budgets: Overview Report

    H. H. Balmori (ed) / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2010
    This Overview Report questions why government budgets often allocate resources in ways that perpetuate gender biases and looks at how budgets offer the potential to transform gender inequalities by attaching money to policy commitments. In recent years gender budget initiatives (GBI), both inside and outside government, have risen to this challenge.
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    BRIDGE Gender and Development in Brief. Issue 11: Gender and HIV & AIDS

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2002
    In Brief is a six page newsletter that aims to stimulate thinking on a priority gender theme. This edition explores gender inequality as a major dynamic when studying the relations between gender and HIV/AIDS. It is composed of an introductory article providing an overview of the issues and of two case studies.
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    Gender and HIV & AIDS: Supporting Resources Collection

    E. Bell (ed) / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2002
    By directing practitioners to useful information sources and examples on gender and HIV/AIDS, this Supporting Resources Collection seeks to contribute to a better understanding of how incorporating gender awareness into approaches to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic greatly improves their chances of success.
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    Gender and HIV & AIDS: Overview Report

    V. Tallis (ed) / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2010
    Many approaches to combat the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS have failed to take gender differences and inequalities into account. Some have reaffirmed ideas of female passivity and male dominance in decisions on sex and reproduction. Others have responded to the different needs and constraints of women and men, but failed to challenge the gender status quo.
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    Gender and Cultural Change: Overview Report

    S. Jolly (ed) / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2010
    The Overview Report examines the connections between culture, gender and development and addresses key questions: What has gender and development got to do with culture? Is gender and development an interference in people’s cultures? How can these issues be tackled on a practical level? As a starting point, a closer look is taken at what we mean by culture.
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    BRIDGE Gender and Development in Brief. Issue 9: Gender and Participation

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2001
    This issue of in brief traces synergies and tensions between gender and participation in development practice. The lead article reminds development practitioners that institutions need to mainstream gender-aware and participatory approaches into their own work to ensure that development is truly equitable.
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    Gender and Participation: Supporting Resources Collection

    E. Bell (ed), P. Brambilla (ed) / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2001
    By directing practitioners to useful information sources and examples on gender and participatory approaches, the Supporting Resources Collection seeks to contribute to a better understanding of how gender sensitive, participatory development has been and can be achieved.

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