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    Rural households in a changing climate

    World Bank, 2013
    This World Bank policy research working paper investigates household-level strategies for adapting to climate change in rural settings, looking particularly at the adaptive capacity of poor rural households – a subject the authors claim has received little attention due to its broad and complex nature.
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    Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)

    Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) is a non-profit non-governmental organisation founded in 1993, currently operating in five 5 Indian states: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan a
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    Africa human development report 2012: towards a food secure future

    United Nations Development Programme, 2012
    Due to misguided policies, weak institutions and failing markets, sub-Saharan Africa has millions of hungry and malnourished people. This first Africa Human Development Report 2012 seeks to look beyond direct causes of food insecurity, such as crop failure, to highlight the social and political dimensions that are inhibiting progress.
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    Moving out of poverty in Tanzania: evidence from Kagera

    Journal of Development Studies, 2009
    In order to increase the impact of poverty reduction programmes, development practitioners are increasingly attempting to understand the reasons why particular communities and individuals are able to escape from poverty, while others are not. This kind of research is most insightful when it is focuses on pathways out of poverty under particularly trying circumstances.
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    Building resilience in rural communities: toolkit

    Learning for Sustainability, 2008
    How can a sense of community contribute to the resilience of individuals and groups? This toolkit is designed to be used by programme coordinators such as community workers, health professionals, and others working with individuals and groups in the community, including voluntary or commercial groups and community leaders.
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    The status of rural poverty in the Near East and North Africa

    International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2007
    Poverty in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA) is mainly a rural phenomenon. Almost half (48%) the area’s population lives in rural areas. This report focuses on key rural poverty issues in 13 diverse countries in the region, without attempting to propose policy or programme actions at national or local levels.
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    Trade liberalisation, agricultural productivity and poverty in the Mediterranean region

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2008
    This working paper explores the links between trade openness, agricultural productivity, growth and poverty reduction in a panel of Mediterranean countries. The paper believes that international trade can lead to enhanced farming productivity through the diffusion of new technologies. This, in turn, would drive the agricultural growth process.
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    Food security situation in Northern Ghana: coping strategies and related constraints

    African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2008
    This paper looks at the food security situation in three regions of Northern Ghana and examines how farmer households cope during food insecure periods.
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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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    Trends in sustainable development

    Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2008
    This report highlights key developments and recent sustainability trends in agriculture, rural development, land, desertification and drought, five of the six themes being considered by the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) at its 16th and 17th sessions (2008-2009).

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