Poverty
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- Household Welfare Effects of Low-cost Land Certification in Ethiopia
- S. T. Holden / Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2011
- Several studies have shown that the land registration and certification reform in Ethiopia has been implemented at an impressive speed, at a low-cost, and with significant impacts on investment, land productivity, and land rental market act...
- Livestock and Land Share Contracts in a Hindu Society
- J. P. Aryal; S.T. Holden / Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2011
- This paper examines factors related to the existence of a livestock rental market in western Nepal and assesses whether this is associated with caste differentiation and land rental market participation. This study brings new empirical evid...
- Social security, poverty dynamics and economic growth in Angola's smallholder agriculture
- E. Jul-Larsen; B. Enge Bertelsen / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2011
- A new Land Act introduced in Angola in 2004 demonstrates a genuine interest in the protection of the customary land rights of rural communities and underlines rural communities’ rights to their land. However, the documentation of cust...
- Pakistan’s Population Prospects
- M. Kugelman / Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, 2011
- Pakistan’s future is closely tied to the fate of its mushrooming population. What must Pakistan do to produce a favourable demographic outcome for itself – and why does this constitute such a formidable challenge? This article, ...
- Improving poverty reduction strategy in Mozambique
- M. Paulo; C. Rosário; I. Tvedten / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2011
- According to the World Bank (2010), 70 per cent of the urban population of Mozambique still live in settlements. This report contributes in monitoring and evaluating Mozambique’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (PARPA II), focusing on cont...
- How mightagro-investment impact on land and livelihoods in Mozambique and Tanzania?
- R. Kaarhus; R. Haug; J.P. Hella / Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2010
- The purpose of the study is to assess different approaches to agro-investment in Mozambique and Tanzania in order to learn lessons on how agro-investment might impact on land and livelihoods there. Concerning Mozambique, the report emphasi...
- Developing functional energy markets in East Africa, and adapting energy solutions to local needs
- T. Byakola; O. Lema; T. Kristjansdottir 2009
- This report focuses on the necessary framework for a sustainable energy project to succeed in addressing energy security and poverty reduction whilst being sustainable and environmentaly friendly. As such, the report summarises the experien...
- In what ways do churches contribute to development in Angola?
- S.K. Jensen; N. Pestana / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2010
- This paper argues that churches in Angola have played, and continue to play, a highly significant role in addressing poverty. It reviews the kinds of interventions carried out by the churches, and the extent to which they contribute to pove...
- An evaluation of the Poverty Environment Initiative (PEI)
- S. Bass; Y. Renard / UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative, 2009
- The UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Initiative (PEI) aims to integrate environmentally sustainable natural resource use as a core objective in national development planning, and to build associated capacity. This paper aims to assess the effe...
- Livelihoods and poverty alleviation in Sri Lanka
- F. Azmi / Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2008
- The study aims to recognise the important role played by different generations of settlers who are in the process of making changes to alleviate poverty and attain their various objectives in Sri Lanka. The paper states that the Dry Zone co...
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