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The article by Bennett suggests that the earthquake that hit Sichuan Province in China in May 2008 leaving more than 80,000 dead and causing widespread devastation has also helped the country’s economy. According to a state information centre, the funds allocated to rebuilding far...
IHPD UPDATE, magazine of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change. It is published by the Secretariat of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change, United Nations Campus. The IHDP Update magazine features the...
El estado mundial de la agricultura y la alimentación 2008 analiza las consecuencias del rápido crecimiento de la producción de biocombustibles derivados de productos básicos agrícolas. La expansión de los biocombustibles líquidos ha sido provocada en gran parte por las políticas de...
The present report, and the accompanying electronic and training materials are the product of this endeavor, and provide: A user-friendly entry point to 52 financing Options for SNRM, together with clear indications of where to go next, either for more indepth information and analysis...
The present paper analyses the factors driving the present crisis from ICIMOD’s mountain perspective, examining the consequences of our policy on food security, and assessing the need for adjustment.
Studies undertaken by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the...
This document was originally prepared for the Multistakeholder Dialogue on Trade and Climate Change: Key Issues for Developing Countries, September 2‐3 in Port‐Louis, Mauritius, organised by ICTSD and the Commonwealth Secretariat and co‐hosted by the Ministry of Finance and Economic...
Poverty in Focus is a regular publication of the International Poverty Centre (IIPC). Its purpose is to present the results of research on poverty and inequality in the developing world. Support is provided by the Swedish International Development Cooperation.
According to the 2005...
La agricultura está íntimamente relacionada con numerosos problemas, entre ellos la pérdida de la biodiversidad, el calentamiento global y la disponibilidad del agua. A pesar del importante aumento de la productividad, la malnutrición y la pobreza siguen asolando gran parte del mundo....
The July edition of the Mountain Forum Bulletin, Natural Resources in Mountains: Women, Conflict and Management, which focuses on the management of natural resources, with particular emphasis on the role of women and conflicts arising from management of resources. Many articles have...
Mountain peoples, many with thousands of years of experience living and working in their rugged environments, are overlooked stewards of fragile landscapes that support over ten percent of the Earth's population, and protect the watersheds that ensure freshwater for more than half of...
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