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This documented case of climate change adaptation in Campeche Mexico grapples with a problem that is fundamental to … uncertain future. The state of Campeche in Mexico, is used as an example. With its long coastline, Campeche is highly vulnerable …
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living in absolute poverty, who have benefitted too little from past progress. This report examines some of the difficulties …
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"Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs aim to alleviate poverty through monetary and in-kind benefits, as well as … reduce future levels of poverty by encouraging investments in education, health, and nutrition. The success of CCT programs … at reducing poverty depends on whether, and the extent to which, cash transfers affect adult work incentives. The authors …
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This document summarizes the findings of three reports: Urban Poverty in Mexico, Mexico: a Study of Rural Poverty, and … Mexico: an Overview of Social Protection, and, focuses on 1) the generation of income opportunities for the urban and rural …, to continue supporting the rural poor move out of poverty, it is important to increase agricultural productivity …
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Half of the moderately poor, and one third of the extremely poor now live in urban areas in Mexico. While cities offer … public services. Yet, the urban-rural distinctions need to be seen as a continuum, where depth and characteristics of poverty … vary with settlement size. The objective of this report is to inform the design of urban poverty interventions. It is …
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the first phase of the Mexico Programmatic Poverty Work, as well as the urban, rural and vulnerability studies conducted …This report provides a strategic overview of Mexico's federal social protection system, comprised of both social … groups, and identifies options for stepping up that performance. In doing so it responds to an increasing consensus in Mexico …
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This study is part of the second phase of a long-term programmatic work on poverty in Mexico, in three phases being … carried out by the Bank at the request of the Government of Mexico. Reasons for a study on rural poverty, are because the size … and intensity of the phenomenon, poverty, and inequality in rural Mexico are a matter of concern not only from the well …
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This report presents the results of an assessment of poverty conditions in Mexico, and of the Government strategies to … reduce poverty. It constitutes the first phase of a longer-term work program on poverty reduction in Mexico that the Bank is … respect to poverty. In terms of well-being, Mexico has experienced major progress in some dimensions - notably related to …
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