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Impacts of prenatal and environmental factors on child growth: Evidence from Indonesia
Yamauchi, Futoshi; Higuchi, Katsuhiko; Suhaeti, Rita Nur - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008476193
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Information flow and acquisition of knowledge in water governance in the Upper East Region of Ghana:
Schiffer, Eva; McCarthy, Nancy; Birner, Regina; Waale, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"This paper provides an assessment of information flows and the acquisition of knowledge in water governance of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038026
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Access to improved water source and satisfaction with services: Evidence from rural Ethiopia
Abebaw, Degnet; Tadesse, Fanaye; Mogues, Tewodaj - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
In recent years access to safe and reliable water supplies has received increased government attention in Ethiopia. As … still do not get drinking water from an improved water source. While expanding improved water source schemes is generally … essential, it is equally important to ensure that the schemes have increased users' satisfaction with water quality and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862345
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Access to and governance of rural services: Agricultural extension and drinking water supply in Ethiopia
Mogues, Tewodaj; Cohen, Marc J.; Birner, Regina; Lemma, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
This study investigated access to agricultural extension and rural water supply and assessed strategies to improve the … quantitative surveys with a qualitative case study approach. Empirical findings show that access to safe drinking water is rather … low: 32% of the surveyed households use safe drinking water sources, and the average time to fetch water from safe sources …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114812
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Food security and economic development in the Middle East and North Africa
Breisinger, Clemens; van Rheenen, Teunis; Ringler, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505322
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Collective action to secure property rights for the poor: A case study in Jambi Province, Indonesia
Komarudin, Heru; Siagian, Yuliana L.; Colfer, Carol J. … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"This study presents an approach to analyzing decentralized forestry and natural resource management and land property rights issues, and catalyzing collective action among villages and district governments. It focuses on understanding the current policies governing local people's access to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005101413
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Communities’ perceptions and knowledge of ecosystem services: Evidence from rural communities in Nigeria:
Zhang, Wei; Kato, Edward; Bhandary, Prapti; Nkonya, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
This research has been undertaken to improve our understanding of stakeholders’ knowledge and perception about ecosystem services (ES), which provides a valuable means of gaining insight into the opportunities and constraints that face ES management in a multiuser landscape. Land use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200219
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Natural resource conflicts and community organizations in Bangladesh:
Sultana, Parvin; Thompson, Paul M. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
among about 150 floodplain CBOs and reviews experience in the five forest protected areas with co-management. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762169
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Indice globale della fame: La sfida della fame 2013: Sviluppare la resilienza delle comunita per la sicurezza alimentare e nutrizionale
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
L Indice Globale della Fame 2013 (GHI), relativo ai dati del periodo 2008-2012, mostra che la fame mondiale e diminuita di un terzo rispetto al 1990. Nonostante i progressi, il livello della fame nel mondo rimane "grave", con 870 milioni di persone a soffrirne, secondo le stime...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850585
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2013 Global Hunger Index: The challenge of hunger: Building resilience to achieve food and nutrition security
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI), which reflects data from the period 2008 to 2012, shows that global hunger has improved since 1990, falling by one-third. Despite the progress made, the level of hunger in the world remains serious, with 870 million people going hungry, according to estimates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850587