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  Changing rural-urban interactions in Sub-Saharan Africa and their impact on livelihoods: a summary

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2002

  This paper argues that trends in flows of people, goods, money and information, and patterns of occupational diversification reflect a dynamic process of economic, social and cultural transformation in Sub Saharan Africa which needs to be better understood.
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  Nothing to fall back on: why Ethiopians are still short of food and cash

  Christian Aid, 2003

  This report assesses the reasons behind Ethiopia’s poverty and ways in which governments and donors can overcome it. Reasons for Ethiopia’s vulnerability to drought, acute malnutrition and starvation include:
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  Hands not land: how livelihoods are changing in rural Bangladesh

  Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2002

  This book provides some ideas for development practitioners on how to approach the challenge of the eradication of poverty in Bangladesh. Its origins lie in a study of rural livelihoods commissioned in 2000-2001 by DFID UKThis book is an overview of research papers that examine the life and livelihoods of people living in rural Bangladesh.
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  Poverty and climate change: reducing the vulnerability of the poor through adaptation

  Department for International Development, UK, 2003

  The report makes clear that climate change presents a serious risk to poverty eradication and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. While it affects us all, the adverse impact of climate change is more severely felt by poor people and poor countries.
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  Better livelihoods for poor people: the role of land policy

  Department for International Development, UK, 2002

  This DFID consultation paper examines the importance of land, land rights and land reform in developing countries, and considers how land policies can contribute to poverty reduction and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
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  HIV/AIDS and its impacts on land tenure and livelihoods in Lesotho: comments on Lesotho country study

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2002

  This paper addresses the amelioration of the impact of AIDS on land tenure and livelihoods. The author argues that, in Lesotho, land policy development should be informed by the status of community support and welfare for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
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  Making less last longer: informal safety nets in Malawi

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 1999

  Examines role of informal safety nets in providing protection against livelihood shocks.Summarises state of knowledge on informal safety nets by reviewing available literature and also reporting on household survey carried out in Malawi in 1999.Key finding is that informal transfers, either between rich and poor or the poor themselves, appear to be declining over time, partly as a general co
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  Rural livelihood diversity in developing countries: evidence and policy implications

  Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 1999

  Examines livelihood diversification as a survival strategy of rural households in developing countries. Although still of central importance, farming on its own is increasingly unable to provide a sufficient means of survival in rural areas.
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  Aquaculture, poverty impacts and livelihoods

  Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2000

  Aquaculture is often viewed narrowly as intensive culture of salmon and shrimp to provide high value products for luxury markets and is often associated with environmental degradation. The promotion of aquaculture for rural development has had a poor record in many developing countries, especially in Africa.
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  Extension, poverty and vulnerability: inception report of a study for the Neuchatel Initiative

  Department for International Development, UK, 2001

  This inception paper reviews recent trends in poverty, vulnerability and extension, and the policy context in which extension is located. The paper concludes that:

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