Resultados de búsqueda - "policy instruments"

Mitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection: A simulation analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and Myanmar por Ecker, Olivier, Alderman, Harold, Comstock, Andrew R., Headey, Derek D., Mahrt, Kristi, Pradesha, Angga

“…Rice fortification is, however, effective at closing key micronutrient consumption gaps and could be a suitable policy instrument for averting “hidden hunger” during economic crises.…”
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Mitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection: A simulation analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and Myanmar por Ecker, Olivier, Alderman, Harold, Comstock, Andrew R., Headey, Derek D., Mahrt, Kristi, Pradesha, Angga

“…Rice fortification is, however, effective at closing key micronutrient consumption gaps and could be a suitable policy instrument for averting ‘hidden hunger’ during economic crises.…”
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Wage subsidies to combat unemployment and poverty: Assessing South Africa's options por Burns, Justine, Edwards, Lawrence, Pauw, Karl

“…We argue that although wage subsidies may be successful at creating jobs in South Africa, they should not be seen as the primary or dominant policy instrument for dealing with the broader unemployment problem. …”
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Nationally financed agricultural research: a case study on Nigeria por Ayoola, Gbolagade B., Abdullahi, Aliyu Sabi

“…In theory, the budget process acts as a policy instrument to decouple the dual structure of the agricultural economy—which comprises both research and nonresearch components—with a view to improving the performance of the sector. …”
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Policy options for improving and sustaining soil health in Sub-Saharan Africa por Ragasa, Catherine, Alene, Arega D., Oyinbo, O., Rasche, F.

“…Fertilizer price subsidies have been the most popular agricultural policy instrument in many SSA countries, with some countries spending 20–40% of their agricultural budget on fertilizer subsidies (Jayne et al., 2018). …”
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The elasticity of demand for phosphorus fertilisers in Swedish agriculture : a panel data study of price effects on phosphorus compounds in chemical fertilisers por Nygårds, Jakob, Svensson Svenungsson, Ellika

“…This study also discusses different policy instrument as a possible future solution. For instance, an import tariff would target unsustainable foreign phosphorus supply and simultaneously encourage innovation to enable domestic and sustainable extraction of phosphorus.…”

Conflict-sensitive adaptation governance: Assessing Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund por Medina, Leonardo, Schapendonk, Frans, Jaskolski, Martina, Osumba, Joab, Jebiwott, Alice, Singh, Radhika, Takaindisa, Joyce, Pacillo, Grazia

“…This adaptation policy instrument operates under the principles of locally-led adaptation. …”
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Don’t go nuts over nuts : an analysis of policy to reduce water scarcity caused by nuts por Vinberg, Hanna

“…However, an implementation of a subsidy on legumes may be difficult to implement because of the partly complicated nature of the policy instrument, and possible leakage. To conclude, a dietary transition away from nuts is possible by the use of consumption sided taxation.…”

The effects of policy discourse on the governance of deforestation and forest degradation reduction in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) por Majambu, E., Tsayem Demaze, M., Sufo-Kankeu, R., Sonwa, D.J., Ongolo, S.

“…From an empirical standpoint, interviews with key actors involved in the DRC REDD+ processes and field observations show that four main types of discourse accompanied the adoption of REDD+ in the DRC: a discourse promoting REDD+ through its forest conservation component, as a policy instrument that would bring in significant financial resources to the DRC forest-related state bureaucracies, a discourse that considers REDD+ as an efficient mean of reducing poverty while promoting sustainability through “green development”, a discourse presenting REDD+ as a way of reducing marginalisation of local communities and indigenous peoples by recognising their customary rights, and finally, a discourse promoting REDD+ as a tool for territorial planning and governance. …”
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Forest certification: a policy perspective por Elliott, C.

“…The paper concludes that forest certification can be best understood as a policy instrument that promotes and facilitates policy-orientated learning among actors, and provides indirect incentives for improved forest management. …”
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Effect of fuel tax on carbon dioxide emissions in Sweden por Vinberg, Hanna

“…In light of these results, the study concludes that fuel tax could be utilized as a climate policy instrument, but it should be complemented by other socio-economic and environmental policies tailored to each municipality to achieve the intended effect.…”
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Marketing information operation in Ethiopia with special reference to the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) coffee trading por Girma Nigussie, Kinato

“…Conceived as a meeting point for buyers and sellers of grains (sesame, haricot beans, maize, wheat) and coffee, This study attempts to examine whether the creation of the ECX, and particularly the Government’s decision to make coffee trade through this mechanism mandatory for smallholders, and explains how the ECX market value chain is benefited to the smallholders coffee farmers, , with a particular emphasis on: 1) examining whether the ECX is contributing to address the asymmetrical power relations faced by smallholder producers in the overall coffee market value chain and facilitating a more beneficial integration; 2) the main socioeconomic implications of coffee trading through a national commodity exchange as a policy instrument to promote the coffee subsector and, thus, Ethiopia’s agricultural economy. …”

Governing Landscapes for Ecosystem Services: A Participatory Land-Use Scenario Development in the Northwest Montane Region of Vietnam por Do, T.H., Vu, T.P., Catacutan, D.

“…Land-use planning is an important policy instrument for governing landscapes to achieve multifunctionality in rural areas. …”
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From untargeted subsidies to a low- carbon and common-prosperity transition: Policy recommendations on reconstructing China’s eco- compensation mechanism por Wang, Xinxin, Yan, Zhen, Chen, Kevin Z.

“…Eco-compensation has long been an important policy instrument for advancing ecological civilization and achieving China’s “dual-carbon” goals. …”
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Toward a land zoning negotiation support platform: “Tips and tricks” for participatory land use planning in Laos por Bourgoin, Jeremy, Castella, J.C., Pullar, D., Lestrelin, Guillaume, Bouahom, B.

“…Laos, like many other developing countries dependent on agriculture and natural resources for the subsistence of a mostly rural population, has used land use planning (LUP) as a core policy instrument to achieve sustainable development. However, previous reviews of LUP implementation showed large discrepancies between policies and practices and between the intended goals and actual outcomes. …”
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Enforcement and inequality in collective PES to reduce tropical deforestation: Effectiveness, efficiency and equity implications por Naime, J., Angelsen, A., Molina Garzón, A., Carrilho, C.D., Selviana, V., Demarchi, G., Duchelle, Amy E., Martius, C.

“…Collective Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES), where forest users receive compensation conditional on group rather than individual performance, are an increasingly used policy instrument to reduce tropical deforestation. However, implementing effective, (cost) efficient and equitable (3E) collective PES is challenging because individuals have an incentive to free ride on others’ conservation actions. …”
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What are the environmental impacts of property rights regimes in forests, fisheries and rangelands?: a systematic review protocol por Ojanen, M., Miller, D.C, Zhou, W, Mshale, B, Mwangi, E, Petrokofsky, G.

“…Property rights to natural resources comprise a major policy instrument for those seeking to advance sustainable resource use and conservation. …”
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Determinants of agricultural land prices in Ostrobothnia Finland : a hedonic pricing approach por Dahlvik, Mikael

Nutrition and economic development: Exploring Egypt's exceptionalism and the role of food subsidies por Ecker, Olivier, Al-Riffai, Perrihan, Breisinger, Clemens, El-Batrawy, Rawia

“…However, further major reform efforts are needed to transform the current subsidy system into a key policy instrument in the fight against malnutrition. The findings of this book should be valuable to policy makers, analysts, development partners, and others concerned with improving food security and promoting healthy nutrition in Egypt and other developing countries with large social protection programs. …”
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Does food trade save water?: the potential role of food trade in water scarcity mitigation por International Water Management Institute

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