Income in Latin America is highly concentrated, more than in any other developing region of the world. Despite the fact that economic growth is an important element in the struggle against poverty, it alone does not guarantee alleviation or eradication of this phenomenon. Economic growth could fa...
Closas, Alvar
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Molle, Francois
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[Groundwater governance in Asia and the Pacific. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges].]
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Groundwater governance in Asia and the Pacific. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges].
Thirsty and hungry cities are posing significant challenges for the urban-rural interface ranging from food security to inter-sectoral water allocation. Not only is the supply of resources to urban centres a growing challenge in low-income countries, but even more is the urban return flow, as inv...
Drechsel, Pay
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Keraita, Bernard N.
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[Agriculture in the rural-urban continuum: a CGIAR research perspective]
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Agriculture in the rural-urban continuum: a CGIAR research perspective
Hellum, A.
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Kameri-Mbote, P.
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Water is life: women’s human rights in national and local water governance in southern and eastern Africa]
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Water is life: women’s human rights in national and local water governance in southern and eastern Africa
Kuppannan, Palanisami
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Kumar, D.S.
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[Drought proofing strategies by farmers in southern India]
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Drought proofing strategies by farmers in southern India
Food value chains are part of the systemic drivers of urban food and nutrition security. An important part of these value chains are the various informal small actors. These include producers, transporters, processors and retailers. One of the main objectives of the NOURICITY project is to initia...
Linderhof, V.
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Dijkxhoorn, Y.
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Fongar, A.
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Onyango, J.
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Nalweyiso, M.
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["Food System Mapping in Kanyanya (Kampala)" - Workshop Report.]
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"Food System Mapping in Kanyanya (Kampala)" - Workshop Report.
Good access to resources and opportunities is essential for sustainable development. Improving access, especially in rural areas, requires useful measures of current access to the locations where these resources and opportunities are found. Recent work has developed a global map of travel times t...
Nelson, Andy
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Weiss, Daniel J.
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Etten, Jacob van
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Cattaneo, Andrea
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McMenomy, Teresa S.
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Koo, Jawoo
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[A suite of global accessibility indicators]
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A suite of global accessibility indicators
This paper aims at analyzing fuel consumption in households of forest zones, and at showing the place of fuelwood as a source of energy in the region. The study was carried out in Cameroon and it was based on a survey done in 1996. A sample of 400 households from Yaounde, Mbalmayo and Ebolowa was...
Nkamleu, G.B.
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Endamana, D.
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Gockowski, J.
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Ndoye, O.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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[Analyse economique de la consommation du bois de feu en regions forestieres: lecons des zones urbaines camerounaises]
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Analyse economique de la consommation du bois de feu en regions forestieres: lecons des zones urbaines camerounaises
Dubbeling, Marielle
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Carey, J.
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Hochberg, K.
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[The role of private sector in city region food systems. Analysis report]
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The role of private sector in city region food systems. Analysis report