Discusses three small-scale mining operations in Bolivia, the Philippines and Zimbabwe. Focuses on issues of health and safety, legislation, links with large mines, and the coordination of assistance.

Focuses on factors that are likely to influence outward migration flow from China and the Southeast Asian region, particularly the Philippines and Indonesia, in the next two decades. It finds that while current migration streams are likely to continue in the short run, important developments in...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, literature survey of theories and experience relating to technology transfer, generation and diffusion of agricultural technology - covers modernization, factor endowments, income distribution, dependence relations, agricultural research, agricultural extension...

Shows, in the context of the tribal belt of the state of Rahasthan, that defective agrarian structure contributes to both impoverishment and environmental degradation.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper comprising a literature survey on the economic implications and social implications of alternative energy policies for new and renewable energy sources in developing countries - includes solar energy, wind power and biomass; discusses employment, technology,...

La nécessité de modifier ou de compléter l'action publique en matière de transport apparaît dans les discours à différentes échelles, notamment au regard des problèmes environnemen­taux.Dans un contexte de complexité croissante où les acteurs et leurs interactions sont plus nombreux,...

Ce rapport a pour objectif d'identifier des domaines d'application pour la modélisation des impacts environnementaux des projets de transport. Le périmètre étudié comprend les émissions de polluants atmosphériques, les émissions de gaz à effet de serre et la consommation d'énergie. Le...