Poverty (7 titles)

Sustainable Trade & Poverty Reduction : New Approaches to Integrated Policy Making at the National Level
UNEP 2006, paperback 141 pages Price: $30.00
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This publication summarises the results of a capacity building procees, which started in 2003, to integrate environmental, social and economic considerations in public policies.

Sustainable Livelihoods : The business connection
WBCSD 2002, paperback 8 pages Price: $0.00
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Released at the World Summit in Johannesburg, this joint report dicusses the Sustainable Livelihoods project parameters and its use of case studies to show how business can successfully adopt sustainable practices.

Where are the Poor? Experiences with the Development and Use of Poverty Maps
GRID-Arendal 2002, Paperback 66 pages Price: $20.00
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This publication examines a powerful new information analysis and communication tool that has come into prominence in recent years. It shows how poverty maps can be used by international, national, local decision-makers to direct investments in human development.

Reducing poverty through agricultural sector strategies in Eastern and Southern Africa
CTA 1999, Paperback 104 pages Price: $18.00
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Workshop proceedings, Wageningen, Netherlands, 1998

Reducing poverty through agricultural sector strategies in Eastern and Southern Africa
CTA 1999, Brochure 56 pages Price: $18.00
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Workshop summary report, Wageningen, Netherlands, 1998

Visite d'étude sur les sytèmes d'élevage dans les zones humides et subhumides d'Afrique
CTA 1999, Paperback 318 pages Price: $48.00
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Compte rendu de visite d'étude, Guinée, 1997

Mapping Indicators of Poverty in West Africa DEIA/TR.97-8
GRID-Arendal 1995, Paperback Price: $15.00
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This report presents the findings of a study that aimed to examine the relationship between the location of rural poor population and land use quality in West Africa based on "best available" data using Geographic Information Systems technology. Following a WRI model using Human Development Index (HDI) indicators to represent poverty the study identified levels of poverty in terms of the following surrogate Health and Demographic Survey variables: child mortality, adult female literacy, primary school enrolment, and children with stunted growth.