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Property rights, collective Action, and poverty: The role of institutions for poverty reduction
Gregorio, Monica Di; Hagedorn, Konrad; Kirk, Michael; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
the paper examines the initial conditions of poverty, highlighting the role of assets, risks and vulnerability, legal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005101405
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Collective action and property rights for poverty reduction: A review of methods and approaches
Mwangi, Esther; Markelova, Helen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"While much attention has been given to examining various aspects of poverty, a number of studies have shown that institutional environment in which the poor exist conditions welfare outcomes, thus highlighting the inherently crucial importance of institutions for poverty reduction. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005101408
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Collective action and vulnerability: Burial societies in rural Ethiopia
Dercon, Stefan; Hoddinott, John; Krishnan, Pramila; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"Collective action can help individuals, groups, and communities achieve common goals, thus contributing to poverty reduction. Drawing on longitudinal household and qualitative community data, the authors examine the impact of shocks on household living standards, study the correlates of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005105953
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2020 Focus briefs on the world's poor and hungry people:
IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
Contents: 1.The Changing Profile of Poverty in the World/Shaohua Chen and Martin Ravallion. 2.Characteristics and Causes of Severe Poverty and Hunger/Akhter U. Ahmed, Ruth Vargas Hill, Lisa C. Smith, and Tim Frankenberger. 3.The Poorest and Hungry: Looking Below the Line/Akhter U. Ahmed, Ruth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996516
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Perceptions of stakeholders on climate change and adaptation strategies in Ethiopia:
Admassie, Assefa; Adenew, Berhanu; Tadege, Abebe - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
have been formed to assess the country's vulnerability to the adverse consequences of climate change, gauge current … change, assess the extent of the area's vulnerability, and help identify adaptation options. This brief is based on a paper …. These meetings explored stakeholders' perceptions of vulnerability to climate change and considered ways in which adaptation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996773
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Measuring Ethiopian farmers' vulnerability to climate change across regional states [in Amharic]:
Deressa, Temesgen; Hassan, Rashid M.; Ringler, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
brief is based on a paper that analyzes the vulnerability of Ethiopian farmers to climate change by creating a vulnerability … index and comparing vulnerability indicators across regions. A regional vulnerability index can assist in identifying the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996786
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Vulnerability and the impact of climate change in South Africa's Limpopo River Basin:
Shewmake, Sharon - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
vulnerability, not just decreased expected income. This brief is based on a paper that uses farm households' responses to climate … vulnerability to future climate change by assessing their probability of falling below an income threshold as a result of future … climate-related shocks. Assessing household vulnerability is important because efficient social policy needs to go beyond …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996790
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Perceptions of stakeholders on climate change and adaptation strategies in Ethiopia [in Amharic]:
Admassie, Assefa; Adenew, Berhanu; Tadege, Abebe - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
have been formed to assess the country's vulnerability to the adverse consequences of climate change, gauge current … change, assess the extent of the area's vulnerability, and help identify adaptation options. This brief is based on a paper …. These meetings explored stakeholders' perceptions of vulnerability to climate change and considered ways in which adaptation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996794
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Measuring Ethiopian farmers' vulnerability to climate change across regional states:
Deressa, Temesgen; Hassan, Rashid M.; Ringler, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
brief is based on a paper that analyzes the vulnerability of Ethiopian farmers to climate change by creating a vulnerability … index and comparing vulnerability indicators across regions. A regional vulnerability index can assist in identifying the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996800
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How can African agriculture adapt to climate change?: Insights from Ethiopia and South Africa
Ringler, Claudia; Shewmake, Sharon; Deressa, Temesgen; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
Framework for Analysis by Claudia Ringer Brief 2: Vulnerability and the Impact of Climate Change in South Africa's Limpopo River … Basin by Sharon Shewmake Brief 5: Measuring Ethiopian Farmers' Vulnerability to Climate Change Across Regional States by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996801