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15-10-2009
FAO's annual hunger report The State of Food Insecurity shows how the economic crisis has led to the rise in the number of hungry people in the world. The document highlights the urgent need for investment in agriculture and calls for more international commitment to end the food insecurity.
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Image: Cover page of the report/ Photo credit: FAO
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13-10-2009
World Food Programme’s Annual Report 2009 highlights the difficulties faced by developing countries in battling hunger. It mentions some of the best practices and innovative programmes that have contributed towards ending the cycle of hunger in many regions of the world.
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22-09-2009
OECD’s publication Natural Resources and Pro-Poor Growth: The Politics and Economics shows how effective policy making and investments aimed at natural resource management can support economic development and poverty reduction. It offers decision makers a wealth of examples to adopt and replicate.
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01-09-2009
ODIs new publication Governance and Citizenship from Below: Views of Poor and Excluded Groups and their Vision for a New Nepal provides a first-hand account of the realities of poor and excluded groups in post-conflict Nepal. It advocates effective policy and awareness programme at the grassroots level for eradicating poverty.
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Image: Poverty in rural Nepal/ Photo credit: Flickr
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19-08-2009
Without major reforms and innovations in the way water is used in agriculture, many developing countries will face severe food shortages in future, warns a new report Revitalizing Asia’s Irrigation: To Sustainably Meet Tomorrow’s Food Needs. It suggests the shift to a more economically viable approach.
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13-08-2009
SAARC Development Goals, a report by South Asian Network for Agricultural and Social Development assesses the progress of South Asian countries, taking MDG targets as the benchmark. Providing a comparative analysis, the document serves as a useful reference point to frame adequate policy responses.
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30-07-2009
IUCN’s Systematic approaches to livelihoods enhancement and diversification: A review of global experiences advocates effective integration of resource-dependent livelihoods with environmental objectives. Calling for a multi-disciplinary approach, it says that cooperation among different agencies and active engagement of communities is critical in achieving sustainable development.
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Image: People's livelihoods need to be incorporated in management strategies/ Photo credit: IUCN
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06-07-2009
Asian Development Outlook 2009 presents a comprehensive analysis of 45 developing economies in Asia and the Pacific. In the context of global financial crisis, this document by Asian Development Bank underlines the risks of growth that is excessively dependent on external demand.
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Image: Cover page of the report/ Photo credit: ADB
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29-06-2009
Save the Children’s latest report, Freedom from Hunger for Children under Six explores inter-linkages between health and development, especially with respect to maternal-child health and nutrition. It highlights the need for greater collaboration among key stakeholders in addressing the problem at the grassroots level.
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15-06-2009
UNDP-UNEP’s new handbook Mainstreaming poverty-environment linkages into development planning serves as a guide for practitioners engaged in the task of mainstreaming poverty-environment linkages into national development planning. The document lays out a programmatic approach to a flexible model that can be adapted to national circumstances.
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Image: Cover page of the report/ Photo credit: UNPEI
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