Search Results - Economic development projects

Impact evaluation of the SHARPE Programme in Ethiopia: Academic report by de Brauw, Alan, Gilligan, Daniel O., Leavens, Laura, Moges, Fekadu, Roy, Shalini, Tefera, Mulugeta

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EU supports small hydropower in Central Asia by Jorde, K., Alapfy, B., Schwedhelm, H., Siegfried, T., Habersack, H., Keyser, J. de, Hayes, D. S., Purushottam, A., Schneider, M., Anarbekov, Oyture

“…Through the innovation project ‘Hydro4U’, the European Union (EU) under its Horizon 2020 funding scheme is funding the development and optimization of sustainable and practical technologies, planning methods and assessment tools in the area of small-scale hydropower with the primary goal to enhance their application in Central Asia. …”
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Social capital as a determinant of farmlevel sustainable land management adoption : a case study of smallholder farmers in Northern Benin by Riemer, Olivia

Animal production systems in south-east and east Asia. Potential and challenges for research by Devendra, C.

“…Animal production systems in South-East and east Asia are discussed in the context of their potential and challenges for research to address poverty alleviation, increased food production and food security and environmentally sustainable development. The projected human population increase, rising incomes and changing consumer preferences will accelerate the demand for, and access to food in the future. …”
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Introducing the Ag-Incentives Consortium and Database by Tokgoz, Simla, Laborde Debucquet, David, Lallemant, Tess, Majeed, Fahd, Martin, Will

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Climate Change, Collective Action, and Women's Assets by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The project is supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany.…”
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The costs of a multisectoral nutrition program implemented through a poultry value chain platform in Burkina Faso by Margolies, Amy, Pedehombga, Abdoulaye, Twalibu, Aisha, Nwabuikwu, Odiche, Wun, Jolene, Kemp, Chris, Gelli, Aulo, Levin, Carol

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Does climate information matter? A proposed monitoring and evaluation framework for participatory assessment of the impact of climate services for male and female farmers by Tall, Arame, Davis, Alicia, Agrawal, Sweta

“…In order to meet these goals, we developed a multi-step process for climate service impact evaluation, including a pre-assessment (PA) toolkit of ethnographic and evaluative tools, followed by guidelines for baseline data collection, monitoring, and evaluation of climate service projects. …”
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Blommande pärlband by Frenzel, Anna

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Informal cross-border trade in Africa by Pace, Kathryn, Bouët, Antoine, Glauber, Joseph W.

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Mapping climate insecurity hotspots: Enhancing climate peace and security decision making in East Africa and greater Horn of Africa by Kenduiywo, Benson, Mendez, Andres, Liebig, Theresa Ines, Belli, Anna, Villa, Victor, Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando, Korir, Victor Kipkurui, Chepngetich, Brenda, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…This study aims at mapping the climate-security nexus by identifying locations where different conditions of climate, conflict and socio-economic vulnerabilities co-occur. We use conflict data from Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), climate data from CHIRPS, TerraClimate, and AgERA5, and socio-economic data from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). …”
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Analysing vulnerability: a multi-dimensional approach from Colombia s upper Cauca river basin by Peterson C, Nowak, Andreea C., Jarvis, Andy, Navarrete C, Figueroa A, Riano, N.M., Vargas, J.

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Ethiopia's spatial and structural transformation: Public policy and drivers of change by Schmidt, Emily, Dorosh, Paul A., Kedir Jemal, Mekamu, Smart, Jenny

“…However, a focus on increasing human capacity and labor mobility will be necessary to ensure that rural farmers are able to take advantage of labor opportunities outside of the agriculture sector. We calculate the projected economic impact of Ethiopia’s planned industrial zones and sugar factories and find that while public and private investment in industrial and agro-industrial parks may provide a catalyst for future growth, they are likely to provide only a small share of total output and employment. …”
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Towards a common vision for climate change, security and migration in the Mediterranean by Mastrorillo, Marina, Scartozzi, Cesare Marco, Pacillo, Grazia, Menza, Gianpiero, Desai, Bina, Maviza, Gracsious, Jaskolski, Martina, Schapendonk, Frans, Meddings, George, Carneiro, Bia, Craparo, Alessandro, Minoarivelo, Henintsoa Onivola, Taiwo, Ibukun, Prati, Giorgia, del Pino Álvarez, Inmaculada, Almotaz, Abadi, de Dinechin, Frederic

“…With no development, economic opportunities and food security, peace cannot last. …”
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The HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa: sectoral impacts and unemployment by Arndt, Channing, Lewis, Jeffrey D.

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Manual for Sustainable Management of Clumping Bamboo Forest by Durai, J., Trinh, T.L.

“…The manual has been developed based on the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation’s projects, especially the Dutch-Sino East Africa Bamboo Development Programme in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda and South–outh Knowledge Transfer Strategies for Pro-Poor Bamboo Livelihoods in Ethiopia, Madagascar and Uganda. …”
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What role for legumes in sustainable intensification? – case studies in Western Kenya and Northern Ghana for PROIntensAfrica by Marinus, W., Ronner, E., Ven, G.W.J. van de, Kanampiu, F.K., Adjei-Nsiah, Samuel, Giller, Kenneth E.

“…Important drivers of change in both Ghana and Kenya were population pressure, poor government policies and external development projects and agencies. Specific for Kenya were changing market conditions and yield reducing factors in legumes, and for Ghana improved availability of inputs, climate change and improved education. …”
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Neu Neukölln : temporär användning som planeringsverktyg by Hansén, Erik

Women's status: levels, determinants, consequences for malnutrition, interventions, and policy by Haddad, Lawrence James

“…The paper explores some of the economic and cultural explanations for the relatively poor status of women in the countries in question and draws out implications for policy and project design. …”
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Den ekonomiska konsekvensen av ett effektiviseringsprojekt : fallet förbättrad timmersortering med hjälp av röntgen och 3D-mätram by Elmkvist, Erik