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Uttar Pradesh, the largest state in India, has 170 million inhabitants who represent 16.2 percent of India's population …. Uttar Pradesh (UP) is classified as one of the 'lagging states of India' for its slow growth, low human development … indicators and high concentration of the poor. UP occupies an important position in India because of its size and as a …
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Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, to review the marine fisheries sub-sector, within a broader sector that … fisheries sub-sector in India with particular focus on the role that marine fishery plays in rural livelihoods for coastal … strategies to address these issues; and d) inform the Government of India during subsequent consultations with key stakeholders …
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Azerbaijan saw a substantial reduction in poverty during the 2000s, owing to significant economic growth and policies and programs that improved the distribution of wealth. Seizing the opportunity afforded by the oil boom, Azerbaijan initiated large public sector investment programs and...
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The Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP) is a World Bank-supported regional program in the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Uganda, Djibouti, and Kenya), which aims to improve access to social services, expand economic opportunities, and enhance environmental management for host...
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This report assesses the living conditions in Kazakhstan during 2001-2002, especially as concerning the poor. Based upon consultations with the Government, research institutes, and nongovernmental organizations, three key questions related to poverty were identified as critical to understanding...
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This note on making livelihoods and social protection approaches gender- sensitive is the seventh in a series of guidance notes on gender issues in disaster risk management (DRM) in the East Asia and the Pacific region. Targeting World Bank staff, clients and development partners, this note...
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Between 2018 and 2021, the country was beset by multiple crises: severe droughts in 2018 and 2021, escalating violence, and the COVID-19 pandemic, fundamentally affected Afghans' livelihoods, creating an even more fragile context. In 2021, five years after households started receiving the...
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This study answers the key questions on marine protected areas (MPAs) by assessing country experience with these and other tools along the marine management area continuum that have been adopted to address loss of biodiversity and fisheries and other marine resource degradation, which have...
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