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A Dirty Business

A Dirty Business

greenpeace.org –

This crime file reveals the ongoing rogue activities of one of Indonesia's largest palm oil producers, the Darmex Agro group – generally known as "Duta Palma" – whose illegal and destructive operations were first exposed by Greenpeace International in 2007. While some companies in the sector are seizing the initiative and setting an example of zero deforestation development, the activities of rogue operators such as Duta Palma serve as an example of practices that the palm oil industry must more...

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D C on June 12, 2013

GSDRC Helpdesk Research Report: Participatory methods for community consultation

This annotated bibliography identifies literature about specific participatory methods and tools for community consultation. Key findings Some donors have used particular participatory methodologies to inform country level strategy – such as Participatory Poverty Assessments by the World Bank and a donor staff immersion approach by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. However, in general, the literature does not make a distinction between methodologies used at the strategic more...

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GSDRC Applied K... on June 12, 2013

Household characteristics for older adults and study background from SAGE Ghana Wave 1

Household characteristics for older adults and study background from SAGE Ghana Wave 1

globalhealthaction.net –

By Richard B. Biritwum, George Mensah, Nadia Minicuci, Alfred E. Yawson, Nirmala Naidoo, Somnath Chatterji, Paul Kowal Background: Globally, the population aged 60 years and older is projected to reach 22% by 2050. In sub- Saharan Africa, this figure is projected to exceed 8%, while in Ghana, the older adult population will reach 12% by 2050. The living arrangements and household characteristics are fundamental determinants of the health and well-being of this population, data sources about more...

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Umeå Centre for... on June 12, 2013

Evidence on Demand HelpDesk Report | Climate & Environment Assessment: building an evidence base in Yemen

evidenceondemand.info –

Evidence on Demand was requested by DFID to carry out a Climate and Environmental Assessment (CEA). This was for part of the Business Case for building an evidence base in Yemen by gathering high quality, nationally representative data on key poverty indicators and living conditions. The four options considered were: Option 1: DFID funds and designs its own survey(s), to be collected through private firms / NGOsOption 2: DFID supports priority official censuses and surveys to be conducted by more...

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Ollie Lister on June 11, 2013

Squeezing Africa dry: Behind every land grab is a water grab

Squeezing Africa dry: Behind every land grab is a water grab

Food cannot be grown without water. In Africa, one in three people endure water scarcity and climate change will make things worse. Building on Africa’s highly sophisticated indigenous water management systems could help resolve this growing crisis, but these very systems are being destroyed by large-scale land grabs amidst claims that Africa's water is abundant, under-utilised and ready to be harnessed for export-oriented agriculture. GRAIN looks behind the current scramble for land in Africa more...

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D C on June 10, 2013

A Unified Approach to Measuring Poverty and Inequality

A Unified Approach to Measuring Poverty and Inequality

openknowledge.worldbank.org –

Need help analyzing your growing datasets? Use the World Bank's free ADePT software with your household survey data! Learn how to apply the theory and techniques for measuring poverty and inequality using the ADePT software in this valuable new handbook. Analyze income or consumption distribution, simulate the effects of economic shocks, cash transfers and other policy instruments on poverty and inequality, and more. Read the handbook online now at the link below, and download the software at more...

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John Daly on June 6, 2013

The Future of Global Poverty in a Multi-Speed World: New Estimates of Scale and Location, 2010–2030

The Future of Global Poverty in a Multi-Speed World: New Estimates of Scale and Location, 2010–2030

international.cgdev.org –

Smart decisions about where to focus poverty alleviation projects depend on accurate projections of where the bulk of the world’s poor will be living in 10, 20 years or more. So far, though, the picture has been murky. Data limitations and an abundance of modeling strategies complicate forecasts and contribute to wide discrepancies. In this working paper, Peter Edward and Andy Sumner introduce new model of growth, inequality, and poverty that allows comparison of a wide range of input more...

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D C on June 4, 2013

Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Colombia

This report is part of a series of national case studies aimed at disseminating knowledge on the current status of social protection systems in Latin American and Caribbean countries, and at discussing their main challenges in terms of realizing of the economic and social rights of the population and achieving key development goals, such as combating poverty and hunger.

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Marie Lavigne on May 27, 2013

Squeezed: Life in a Time of Food Price Volatility

Squeezed: Life in a Time of Food Price Volatility

Half a decade after the price spike of 2007-2008, food price volatility has become the new norm: people have come to expect food prices to rapidly rise and fall, though nobody knows by how much or when. So what does the accumulation of food price rises mean for well-being and development in developing countries? And what can be done to improve life in a time of food price volatility? 'Squeezed' provides some preliminary answers to these big development questions, based on the first year more...

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D C on May 27, 2013

“What is a House without Food?”

“What is a House without Food?”

This 122-page report examines how serious shortcomings in government policy and mining companies’ implementation uprooted largely self-sufficient farming communities and resettled them to arid land far from rivers and markets. These communities have experienced periods of food insecurity or, when available, dependence on short-term food assistance financed by Vale and Rio Tinto.

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D C on May 26, 2013

Exploring the links between international business and poverty reduction

Exploring the links between international business and poverty reduction

A large amount of the fresh produce sold in UK supermarkets is imported from developing countries. Millions of individuals supply into them as small-scale producer/growers or find employment in horticulture farms and packhouses. The workforce is often marginalised and vulnerable, with a high proportion of economic migrants leading a precarious existence. This study was undertaken to gain an insight into poverty issues in farms that supply most major UK retailers and to identify how best IPL more...

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D C on May 26, 2013

How Effective Is the World Bank at Targeting Sub-National Poverty in Africa? A Foray into the Murky World of Geo-Coded Data

How Effective Is the World Bank at Targeting Sub-National Poverty in Africa? A Foray into the Murky World of Geo-Coded Data

brookings.edu –

How efficiently is aid allocated to reduce poverty? This question was explored over a decade ago in a paper by the economists Paul Collier and David Dollar. Their definition of a poverty-efficient allocation included, among other elements, the simple maxim that to maximize poverty reduction, “aid should be given to countries with large amounts of poverty.” When actual allocations were analyzed, it was shown that donor agencies paid heed to this rule. (Donors did less well at giving aid to more...

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D C on May 22, 2013

Nepal: Country Partnership Strategy 2010-2012 Final Review Validation

Nepal: Country Partnership Strategy 2010-2012 Final Review Validation

This report validates the findings of the country partnership strategy (CPS) final review, assess the quality of the self-evaluation and identify lessons and recommendations to improve the design and implementation of the upcoming CPS, as well as the quality and accountability of future self-evaluations.

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licel calderon on May 21, 2013

Second-Generation Americans: A Portrait of the Adult Children of Immigrants

Second-Generation Americans: A Portrait of the Adult Children of Immigrants

pewsocialtrends.org –

Second-generation Americans - the 20 million adult U.S.-born children of immigrants - are substantially better off than immigrants themselves on key measures of socioeconomic attainment, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. They have higher incomes; more are college graduates and homeowners; and fewer live in poverty. In all of these measures, their characteristics resemble those of the full U.S. adult population. Hispanics and Asian Americans make up more...

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D C on May 19, 2013

Global Monitoring Report 2013: Rural-Urban Dynamics and the Millennium Development Goals

Global Monitoring Report 2013: Rural-Urban Dynamics and the Millennium Development Goals

openknowledge.worldbank.org –

The Global Monitoring Report 2013: Rural-Urban Dynamics and the Millennium Development Goals examines rural-urban disparities in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and how urbanization, if managed well, can contribute to the attainment of these goals. The report provides information about the differences in progress toward the MDGs across geographical areas and recognizes that urban populations are better off than their rural brethren. However, unfettered urbanization more...

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D C on May 19, 2013

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