Search Results - Democratization Latin America

Scaling-up and strengthening of climate services promotes knowledge democratization and practice adoption across Latin America by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…A major transformation is found in Latin America regarding knowledge democratization and practice adoption. …”
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Democratic decentralization in the forestry sector: lessons learned from Africa, Asia and Latin America by Larson, A.M.

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The political economy of environmental policy reform in Latin America by Kaimowitz, D.

“…This article analyzes why it has been easier to promote some types of environmental policy reform in Latin America than others. It first looks at the main groups that might promote such reforms - developed country organizations, the urban middle class, groups that have direct material interests in reform, and movements for social justice. …”
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The political economy of environmental policy reform in Latin America by Kaimowitz, D.

“…This article analyzes why it has been easier to promote some types of environmental policy reform in Latin America than others. It first looks at the main groups that might promote such reforms - developed country organizations, the urban middle class, groups that have direct material interests in reform, and movements for social justice. …”
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Outcome Harvesting: Assessment of the transformations generated by Local Technical Agroclimatic Committees In Latin America by Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando, Giraldo Mendez, Diana Carolina, Camacho, Kemly, Navarro Racines, Carlos Eduardo, Martínez Barón, Deissy, Prager, Steven D.

“…Finally, several opportunities and challenges related to leadership and the sustainability of the MTAs establishment process in Latin America were identified.…”
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Planners’ notions of power : Analysis of practice stories about participatory planning in Latin America by Wessels, Theresa

“…To contribute to the discussion on power in participatory planning in the Global South and beyond, this study investigated how planners understand and experience power in Latin America. Therefore, interviews with planners from Argentina, Bolivia, and Colombia were conducted. …”

The performance of a wide range of plantain cultivars at three contrasting altitude sites in North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by Blomme, Guy, Sivirihauma, Charles, Vutseme, Lusenge, Turner, David W., Ocimati, Walter

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Thrips (Tripidae; Thysanoptera) infestation on cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) at Mvuazi INERA research station, Bas-Congo Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Tata-Hangy, K.W., Mfuti, K., Tuwizana, M., Mahungu, N.M., Lema, K.M.

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Cosecha de Alcances: Valoración de las transformaciones producidas por las Mesas Técnicas Agroclimáticas (MTA) en Latinoamérica by Giraldo Mendez, Diana Carolina, Camacho, Kemly, Navarro-Racines, Carlos Eduardo, Martínez Barón, Deissy, Prager, Steven D., Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando

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Restoration and research on degraded forest ecosystems by Don Koo Lee, Sayer, Jeffrey A.

“…This is true particularly in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Deforestation is also a serious problem to the tropical forest in Southeast Asian regions. …”
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Connecting the dots: Rethinking farming systems to deliver multiple services by Castro Nunez, Augusto

“…During a recent planning meeting for the Alliance’s Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) team, I shared a reflection from a field visit to Zambia’s Copperbelt region, which sits on the border region between northern Zambia and the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.…”
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Ghana [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] by Breisinger, Clemens, Diao, Xinshen, Thurlow, James, Benin, Samuel, Kolavalli, Shashidhara

“…Governance indicators have been steadily improving over the past years, and in 2007 Ghana ranked ahead of regional averages of Asia, Latin America, and Africa in most important governance indicators, including government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and control of corruption (Kaufmann, Kraay, and Mastruzzi 2009). …”
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2008 Global Hunger Index: The challenge of hunger by von Grebmer, Klaus, Fritschel, Heidi, Nestorova, Bella, Olofinbiyi, Tolulope, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul, Yohannes, Yisehac

“…In the nearly two decades since 1990, some regions - South and Southeast Asia, the Near East and North Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean - have made significant headway in improving food security. …”
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2019 Global report on food crises: Joint analysis for better decisions by Food Security Information Network, Vos, Rob

“…This includes countries in southern and eastern Africa, the Horn of Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Asia-Pacific region. …”
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2009 Global Hunger Index: The challenge of hunger by von Grebmer, Klaus, Nestorova, Bella, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Fertziger, Rebecca, Fritschel, Heidi, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul, Yohannes, Yisehac

“…Southeast Asia, the Near East and North Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean have reduced hunger significantly since 1990, but the GHI remains distressingly high in South Asia, which has made progress since 1990, and in Sub-Saharan Africa, where progress has been marginal. …”
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Nutritional management of Cavia porcellus L. in the Andes of Colombia by Cardona Iglesias, Juan Leonardo, Moreno Vargas, Diana Cristina, Carlosama Ojeda, Luz Dary, Portillo Lopez, Paola Andrea, Patiño Burbano, Rocio Esperanza

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