This paper examines poverty and deforestation in developing countries as linked problems and focuses on policies that can favour poverty alleviation in forested regions. The paper encompasses two elements: analysis of the spatial coincidence between poverty and forests, and proposed policy options for reducing poverty in forested areas.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2007Brazil, Honduras, Malawi, Mozambique, Indonesia, Uganda, Vietnam
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Library ResourceNovember, 2012Mozambique, Africa, Southern Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Africa, Southern Africa
In developing regions with high levels of poverty and a dependence on climate sensitive agriculture, studies focusing on climate change adaptation, planning, and policy processes, have gained relative importance over the years. This study assesses the impact of farmer perceptions regarding climate change on the use of sustainable agricultural practices as an adaptation strategy in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2014South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Africa, Southern Africa
This article offers an approach to the study of the evolution, spread and uptake of integrated water resources management (IWRM). Specifically, it looks at the flow of IWRM as an idea in international and national fora, its translation and adoption into national contexts, and the on-the-ground practices of IWRM.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1995Angola, Burkina Faso, United States of America, Mozambique, Burundi, France, Ghana, Congo, Djibouti, Sierra Leone, Niger, Rwanda, Liberia, Togo, Botswana, India, Senegal, Gabon, Kenya
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2000Sudan, Egypt, United States of America, Rwanda, Zambia, Burundi, Namibia, Eswatini, Congo, Djibouti, Malawi, Comoros, Eritrea, Seychelles, Mozambique, Lesotho, Uganda, Somalia, Madagascar, Italy, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, Africa
This paper discusses – at the sub-basin level – the regional differences and comparative advantages for agricultural development and water resources utilization in the Nile Basin. It looks at options for development, projected in the regional context, and the importance of agricultural water use for social and food security in the different parts of the basin.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2006Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Philippines, Mali, Germany, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, United Kingdom, Canada, Ethiopia, France, Malawi, Kenya, Africa
Ce manuel de formation se concentre essentiellement sur les relations entre les systèmes de savoirs locaux, le rôle assigné à chaque sexe, leurs relations, la conservation et la gestion de la biodiversité agricole, les ressources animales et phytogénétiques ainsi que la sécurité alimentaire. L’objectif de la formation est de promouvoir une compréhension holistique de ces éléments pour renforcer la capacité institutionnelle dans le secteur agricole de reconnaître et d’encourager ces relations dans des programmes et des politiques pertinents.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2010Angola, Qatar, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Mali, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Niger, Rwanda, Liberia, South Africa, Madagascar, Tanzania, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Africa
Access to arable productive land in African has been in decline due to the pressure of growing population trends and worsening land degradation as a result of climate change. Recent high profile land purchases covering thousand of hectares of prime agricultural land have raised concerns over equitable land access. Major expansions in regional land markets have increased investor interest in land acquisitions. Perceptions of land availability and competitive land prices have driven demand for prime agriculture land.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2004Bangladesh, Honduras, Kenya, Zambia, Gambia, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Bolivia, Canada, Pakistan, Eritrea, Mozambique, Laos, Yemen, Nepal, Uganda, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Myanmar, India, Mongolia
En el presente documento se examinan diversos casos de proyectos en que se aplicaron enfoques o principios basados en los modos de vida sostenibles y que, como consecuencia de ello, surtieron un efecto concreto en la reducción de la pobreza. Puesto que no se trata de un estudio comparativo entre éste y otros tipos de enfoques, no se han tomado en consideración casos de planteamientos más “tradicionales”.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2016France, Switzerland, Malawi, Spain, Germany, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Mozambique, Morocco, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Argentina, India, Senegal, Chad, Mongolia, Bhutan, Hungary, Brazil, Netherlands
Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/WG-PGR-8/16/Inf.9
Session: Sess. 8
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