This paper addresses the issue of poverty alleviation and TRTACB in the international development agenda. First, it discusses the current state of poverty in the world and the criteria for classifying LDCs as candidates to development assistance. Second, it reviews the literature on the links...

The paper reviews the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) approach and efforts to build institutional statistical capacity to permit evidence-based monitoring of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). Integrating the PRS approach and statistical development strategies could provide...

Reducing poverty is a complex and difficult challenge. Poverty has many dimensions. It certainly involves lack of human and physical assets and inadequate material means to acquire food and other necessities. But it also means vulnerability to ill-health, drought, job loss, economic decline,...

The cases from the forum presented here capture the lessons from the science, technology, and innovation (STI) capacity building experiences of both developing and industrial countries (governments working in partnership with the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, academia, and...

Abstract: Die internationale Entwicklungszusammenarbeit hat sich in den zurückliegenden Jahren konzeptionell und strukturell tiefgreifend verändert. Probleme wie Klimawandel, grenzüberschreitende Migrationsströme, Terrorismus und zerfallenden Staaten erfordern neue Strategien, Formen und...