The Food Subsidy Programme (Programa Subsidio de Alimentos, PSA) is the main basic social protection programme of the government of Mozambique in terms of coverage. It was established in 1990 to help the destitute elderly (women above 55 and men above 60), people living with a disability, the...

O Programa Subsídio de Alimentos (PSA) é o principal programa de proteção social básica do governo de Moçambique, em termos de cobertura. Foi criado em 1990 para ajudar os idosos destituídos (mulheres acima de 55 anos e homens acima de 60), pessoas que vivem com deficiências, doentes...

Este Policy Research Brief documenta tanto o desempenho da focalização na expansão de Programa de Subsídio de Alimentos (PSA) em Moçambique, em 2008, quanto o impacto do programa em alguns indicadores-chave.1 A expansão do PSA, em 2008, foi financiada pelo Departamento Britânico para o...

O cumprimento dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento do Milênio (ODMs) continua sendo um desafio enorme para muitos países face aos pequenos orçamentos nacionais e ao limitado apoio dos doadores. Este Policy Research Brief destaca a contribuição, para a realização dos ODMs, de estratégias de...

The Rio +20 meeting in 2012 was an opportunity for the global policy framework to review 20 years of action on Agenda 21 and what has been delivered and to whom. The ripple effects of the global economic crisis?i.e. the weakening of the insurance sector, lower demand for exports and reduced...

As recent events in the Arab region have amply demonstrated, the problems of poverty, unemployment and social and political exclusion cannot be forever ignored without there arising demands for change in the basic arrangements of society. Today, the dramatic revolts in diverse Arab societies...

Access to basic services is a universal human right, and access to a decent ?quality? of water, energy and food are key to sustainable human development. With them, people?s capabilities, opportunities and basic freedoms can expand exponentially. This interconnectedness between the quantity and...

Although cash transfer programmes have been implemented and evaluated for more almost a decade, very little is known about how they affect households that are located in communities where the programme is implemented but that are not officially registered for the programme (either because they...

Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) remains a daunting challenge for many countries in the face of small state budgets and limited donor support. This Policy Research Brief highlights the contribution of a low-cost water supply strategy to a number of MDGs. It also discusses...

In the context of oil price volatility and the need to reduce carbon emissions, biofuels are an emerging area of interest for many developing nations as alternative energy sources that, in some instances, can also enhance livelihoods in deprived agricultural areas. There are, however, a number...