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2013 Welthunger-Index: Herausforderung Hunger: Widerstandsfähigkeit stärken Ernährung sichern

von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

Die globale Hungersituation hat sich seit 1990 verbessert, wie der Welthunger-Index 2013 anhand von Daten aus dem Zeitraum 2008–2012 zeigt. Der WHI ist um ein Drittel gesunken. Dennoch ist die weltweite Hungersituation nach wie vor "ernst". 870 Millionen Menschen hatten laut Schatzungen der...

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Synopsis: 2014 WeltHunger-Index: Herausforderung verborgener hunger

von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

Ein Jahr bevor die Frist zur Erreichung der Millenniums-Entwicklungsziele im Jahr 2015 abläuft, bietet der Welthunger-Index (WHI) einen facettenreichen Überblick über die Verbreitung des Hungers und trägt neue Erkenntnisse darüber in die weltweite Debatte, wie Hunger und Mangelernährung...

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2013 Welthunger-Index: Herausforderung Hunger: Widerstandsfahigkeit starken Ernahrung sichern

von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Der Welthunger-Index-Bericht 2013 stellt die Resilienz Widerstandsfähigkeit in Theorie und Praxis in den Mittelpunkt. Nothilfe und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit hatten lange Schwierigkeiten zu verstehen, warum manche Menschen besser als andere mit Belastungen und Krisen zurechtkommen. Angesichts...

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Welthunger-Index 2014: Herausforderung verborgener hunger

von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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Measuring progress toward empowerment: Women's empowerment in agriculture index: Baseline report

Malapit, Hazel J.; Sproule, Kathryn; Kovarik, Chiara; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Womenâ€™s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) baseline survey results, summarizing both findings from the WEAI survey and the relationships between the WEAI and various outcomes of interest to the US Governmentâ€™s Feed the...

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Technological Transfers and Foreign Multinationals in Emerging Markets: Derosne & Cail in the 19th Century

Fernández-de-Pinedo, Nadia; Castro, Rafael; Pretel, David - Departamento de Análisis Económico: Teoría … - 2014

Did multinationals already existed in the 19th century? and if so, what was their role in international technology transfer to colonial markets? In this paper we examine a French machinery manufacturer -Derosne & Cail- one of the most innovative engineering firms in the mid-nineteenth century as...

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Inequality,Poverty and Hunger in Developing Countries: Sustainability Implications

Nwaobi, Godwin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

global economy, the debate on income disparities around the world has intensified. For the African, Caribbean and Pacific … of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries for the purposes of stability and Godliness. …

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Poverty among the Elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean

Gasparini, Leonardo; Alejo, Javier; Haimovich, Francisco; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

This paper provides evidence on the incidence of poverty among the elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean, based on …

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Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Caribbean Small Island Developing States: Integrating Local and External Knowledge

Mercer, Jessica; Kelman, Ilan; Alfthan, Björn; … - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 8, pp. 1908-1932

Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are vulnerable to climate change impacts including sea level rise … including hurricanes, floods and drought. Given high dependencies in Caribbean SIDS on natural resources for livelihoods, a … critically reviews EbA in Caribbean SIDS, focusing on the need to integrate local and external knowledge. An analysis of current …

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The “new masculinity”: Addiction treatment as a reconstruction of gender in Puerto Rican evangelist street ministries

Hansen, Helena - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 11, pp. 1721-1728

This article, based on ethnographic fieldwork including twelve months of participant observation and 428 interviews with 84 converts and leaders in Pentecostal ministries founded and run by former addicts in Puerto Rico, describes redefined masculinity as a treatment for addiction. Industrial...

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