This paper presents the Colombian Multidimensional Poverty Index (CMPI), an initiative of the National Planning … dimension. Analysis of the results demonstrates that multidimensional poverty in Colombia decreased between 1997 and 2010 …. Multidimensional poverty rates decreased in both urban and rural areas, but imbalances remain. As well as calculating the incidence of …

This paper discusses ideas and methodologies on reducing urban poverty, paying particular attention to the changes that … changes in a number of aspects of urban poverty, encouraging multiple reinforcing effects that help to move households out of … poverty and demonstrating alternative relations with local government and other state agencies that support a more effective …

This study analyzed the interactions between natural disasters and household poverty and discussed the coping … analytical frameworks for the study of the interactions between natural disasters, household poverty and household coping … poverty; and d) past studies also showed that households practice several coping mechanisms to address the effects of natural …