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Overcoming malnutrition: is there an ecoregional dimension?
Sharma, Manohar; Garcia, Marito; Qureshi, Aamir; Brown, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1996
Agroecological conditions largely determine the production potential of an agrarian area and its ability to support a number of people. It seems to make sense, therefore, to base economic and policy research on ecoregional zones, rather than on geographical or political boundaries alone. This...
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Assessing the impact of policy research and capacity building by IFPRI in Malawi:
Ryan, James G. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999
This study examines the contributions of IFPRI over the last 10 years to policy development, training, and capacity-strengthening activities with Malawi, focused particularly on addressing the chronic food insecurity and malnutrition that has prevailed for the last 60 years.The paper is divided...
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External impact assessment of IFPRI's 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment Initiative:
Paarlberg, Robert L. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999
The 2020 Vision initiative of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) was launched late in 1993, at a time of growing global complacency regarding international food security questions. The first phase of the 2020 Vision initiative (1993–96) featured the development of an...
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Health shocks in Sub-Saharan Africa: Are the poor and uninsured households more vulnerable?
Atake, Esso-Hanam - In: Health Economics Review 8 (2018) 26, pp. 1-14
health insurance could mitigate vulnerability to poverty. Other challenges-birth control policy, adequate sanitation …
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Benefits trickling away : the health impact of extending access to piped water and sanitation in urban Yemen
Klasen, Stephan; Lechtenfeld, Tobias; Meier, Kristina; … - 2012
This article investigates the impact of piped water supply and sanitation on health outcomes in urban Yemen using a … separate identification of water and sanitation impacts. Results indicate that access to piped water supply worsens health …
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Battle and beating, water and waste : micro-level impact evaluation in developing and emerging economies
Rieckmann, Johannes - 2014
Die Dissertation mit dem Titel “Battle and Beating, Water and Waste: Micro-Level Impact Evaluation in Developing and Emerging Economies” beinhaltet die Ergebnisse ökonometrischer Wirkungsevaluierungen, die innerhalb zwei verschiedener Themengebieten des täglichen Lebens in Entwicklungs-...
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Results of the process and impact evaluation for selected government water supply and sanitation programs
Porciuncula, Alma D.; Erfe, Doreen C.; Navarro, Adoracion M. - 2016
Past and present administrations have implemented water supply and sanitation (WSS) programs to increase the number of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011536283
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A destiny shaped by water : a diagnostic of water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and poverty in Niger
Weltbank - 2019
The Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Poverty Diagnostic (PD) in Niger is part of a global initiative to … to safely managed water supply and sanitation …
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Inspection Technology, Detection and Compliance : Evidence from Florida Restaurant Inspections
Jin, Ginger Zhe - 2013
In this article, we show that a small innovation in inspection technology can make substantial differences in inspection outcomes. For restaurant hygiene inspections, the state of Florida has introduced a handheld electronic device, the portable digital assistant (PDA), which reminds inspectors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013083806
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Overview and Meta-Analysis of Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Impact Evaluations
Andres, Luis Alberto - 2018
This paper presents an overview and meta-analysis of the effects of water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions around … water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions on health and non-health outcomes, ranging from behavior change -- such as the … effects. Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions were found to increase the likelihood of behavior changes and the …
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