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    Lose to gain: is involuntary resettlement a development opportunity?

    Asian Development Bank, 2014
    Resettlement policies and laws in South Asian countries at present focus primarily on compensation payment for property acquired for a public purpose.
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    Asset values: why are some households doing better than others?

    Chars Livelihoods Programme, 2014
    Research shows that two groups of previous participants of Chars Livelihoods Programme in Bangladesh (CLP) have substantially different amounts of assets. One group built up significant assets while the other group did not, and, in some cases, fell back to being assetless.
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    A study into the effectiveness and sustainability of Village Development Committees

    Chars Livelihoods Programme, 2014
    The Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP) works to lift participants out of extreme poverty in a sustainable way. Many of the CLP activities require deep-rooted social change which relies on participation and commitment from the community at all levels. Village Development Committees (VDCs) were established to be an anchor for this change.
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    Rwanda land tenure regularisation case study

    Evidence on Demand, 2014
    Land has historically been a source of dispute and conflict in Rwanda, compounded by the social unrest which resulted in the 1994 genocide. Up to one million people were killed and three million fled to neighbouring countries, leading to weakened political institutions, infrastructure and human capital. Traditional land allocation systems also suffered.
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    Mozambique land policy development case study

    Evidence on Demand, 2014
    Mozambique has experienced accelerated rates of growth over the past decade, averaging 7.2% per year, with projected growth rates of over 8%. However, this high growth rate has failed to translate into significant reductions in poverty and inequality has increased in almost all parts of the country.
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    Public perception of climate change and its impact on health and environment in rural southwestern Nigeria

    Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2014
    This article presents a study of public perceptions of climate change and its impact on health and environment in rural southwestern Nigeria. A community-based descriptive cross-sectional study of 1,019 rural respondents was undertaken using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Supernatural reasons were prominent among respondent-reported causes of climate change.
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    Putting the brakes on road traffic fatalities in Africa

    Institute for Security Studies, 2012
    Road traffic accidents in Africa are expected to rapidly increase over the next four decades, becoming a major public health challenge across the continent. However, our forecasts show that if policy interventions in the continent effectively put the brakes on road traffic accidents, then, cumulatively through 2050:
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    Mainstreaming sustainable energy access into national development planning: The case of Ethiopia

    Stockholm Environment Institute, 2013
    This study examines the case of Ethiopia in order to investigate the prospects for mainstreaming sustainable energy access into the development planning process and the implications of this for international development financiers, national policy-makers, private actors and local energy planners.
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    Agricultural productivity seminar notes

    Evidence on Demand, 2013
    As these seminar notes argue, agriculture is once again high on the development agenda, There are huge opportunities but also challenges in agriculture; and that while increased productivity is the ultimate goal – the nuances of what is meant by productivity in relation to poverty reduction and food security must be teased out.
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    Reducing poverty and investing in people : the new role of safety nets in Africa

    World Bank, 2013
    Despite Africa’s strong economic growth over the last two decades, high chronic poverty levels persist, and the gap between income groups in terms of human capital and access to basic services is growing. Also, poor households are vulnerable to frequent shocks.

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