Guest commentary by Amanda Richardson, Resource Equity, and Ailey Kaiser Hughes, Landesa.
A growing body of evidence shows a correlation between gender-based violence (GBV) and land rights. Awareness of the possible GBV implications of land interventions is critical to understanding impacts on women.
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Library ResourceMarzo, 2015Bangladesh, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Kenya, Liberia, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Uganda
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Library ResourceDiciembre, 2013Bangladesh, Colombia, India, Kenya
Guest commentary by Dr. Cynthia M. Caron, Assistant Professor of International Development and Social Change, Clark University.
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Library ResourceDocumentos de política y resúmenesNoviembre, 2013Sudáfrica, Guatemala, Brasil, Colombia, Filipinas, Tailandia, India
USAID welcomes The Coca-Cola Company’s recently announced commitments to ensure that its sugar suppliers protect the land rights of local communities. Coca-Cola - the world’s largest purchaser of sugar - agreed to revise its corporate Supplier Guiding Principles to incorporate principles that recognize and safeguard local communities’ and indigenous peoples’ rights to land and natural resources.
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Library ResourceJunio, 2012África, Sudáfrica, Brasil, India
This book seeks to contribute to the
sharing of knowledge between Brazil, India, and South
Africa, three of the largest emerging economies today. By
assessing and comparing the investment climate in each, the
authors seek to profile concrete steps that countries can
take to improve the business environment. The authors focus
particularly on identifying the commonalities and
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Library ResourceAgosto, 2012Kenya, Nicaragua
Poor urban populations in Southern
cities are already experiencing the negative impacts of
changing weather patterns associated with climate change and
climate variability and future projections suggest that
these impacts will get worse. Severe weather patterns,
experienced as prolonged droughts, intense rainfall or wind
speed cause substantial damage to the assets and well-being
of city-dwellers, causing localized flooding, housing -
Library ResourceManual y guíasFebrero, 2017Mozambique, Angola, Guinea Ecuatorial, Santo Tomé y Príncipe, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Brasil, Macao, Timor-Leste, Portugal
O kit pedagógico “Governação comunitária de florestas para crianças” destina-se a todos os compartes, profissionais, investigadores, professores e educadores envolvidos com as florestas comunitárias e que queiram abordar a governação comunitária de recursos naturais e a educação para a cidadania democrática com crianças e jovens. Procurando responder aos desafios atuais da governação comunitária de florestas, apresenta-se um modelo pedagógico que pretende apoiar a criação de Escolas de Verão para as florestas comunitárias. -
Library ResourceInformes e investigacionesDocumentos de política y resúmenesJulio, 2016Tanzania, Japón, Malasia, Madagascar, China, Namibia, Indonesia, Australia, República Popular Democrática de Corea, Argentina, República de Corea, Sri Lanka, Brasil, Nueva Zelandia, América central, América Septentrional, Oceanía
To meet carbon emissions targets, more than 30 countries have committed to boosting production of renewable resources from biological materials andconvert them into products such as food, animal feedand bioenergy. In a post-fossil-fuel world, an increasingproportion of chemicals, plastics, textiles, fuels and electricity will have to come from biomass, which takesup land. To maintain current consumption trends theworld will also need to produce 50–70 percent more foodby 2050, increasingly under drought conditions and onpoor soils.
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Comparative Analysis of Eight Countries and Implications for Governments, Zone Authorities and Businesses
Informes e investigacionesDocumentos de política y resúmenesDiciembre, 2011Kenya, Jordania, Bangladesh, Filipinas, El Salvador, Egipto, China, Costa RicaThis global report examines the opportunity for special economic zones to promote women's economic empowerment and boost zone and enterprise competitiveness in developing countries. The research covers Bangladesh, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, El Salvador, Jordan, Kenya, and the Philippines. The study focuses on women's economic empowerment in the context of zones at three levels: (i) fair employment and working conditions for female employees; (ii) equal access to opportunities for professional advancement; and (iii) investment opportunities for female entrepreneurs.
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Library ResourceInformes e investigacionesDiciembre, 2008Bangladesh, Benin, Bhután, Bolivia, Botswana, Brasil, Burkina Faso, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egipto, Eritrea, Etiopía, Ghana, Honduras, India, Irán, Kenya, Laos, Malí, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Níger, Nigeria, Perú, Sudáfrica, Sudán, Tailandia, Togo, Uganda, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe, África occidental, África Central, África, Asia, América central, América del Sur, Asia occidental, Asia meridional, Asia sudoriental, África austral
This reports summarizes and synthesizes activities and achievements of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) through the end of 2007. The CPWF is an intiative of the CGIAR designed to take on the global challenge of water scarcity and food security.
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Library ResourceJulio, 2009Bolivia, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, América del Sur
This project is about showing whether BSM are effective. It seeks to quantify the consequences of BSM-driven changes in land and water management for livelihoods in upstream rural communities, and for water supplies for downstream water consumers. It will develop methods to anticipate ex ante the likely consequences of introducing BSM as well as monitoring and measuring these consequences ex post.
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