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What Women Do in War Time: Gender and Conflict in Africa

Reports & Research
January, 1998
Rwanda, Liberia, Chad, Western Africa, Central America, Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Caribbean
Land & Gender
land rights
women
What is the legacy of armed conflict on the roles and experiences of women in Africa? This collection of reports, testimonies and analyses portrays the diverse experiences of women all over Africa who have lived through civil wars, apartheid, genocide and gendered political violence such as rape. Contributions include discussions of violence against women in Rwanda, Chad and Liberia; the involvement of and impact on women of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission; and the increase in violence against women caused by the proliferation of SALW.
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Gender analysis in agricultural research : Proceedings international workshop, Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, 1991

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 1991
Central America, South America, Caribbean
women
agriculture
research
land tenure
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Data analysis for decision making in natural resource management for sustainable agriculture

Characterization of landuse within each class: Phase II

Reports & Research
December, 1990
Caribbean, Central America, South America
environment
urban population
rural population
natural resources management
land use
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CIAT in the 1990s and beyond: a strategic plan

Reports & Research
December, 1991
Caribbean, Central America, South America
land use
research
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Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Latin America and the Caribbean

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2008
Dominican Republic, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Latin America and the Caribbean
Urban Tenure
agriculture
farmers
urbanization
This study on Latin America is based on a sample of eight countries, comprising the big four economies of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico; Colombia and Ecuador, two of the poorest South American tropical countries; the Dominican Republic, the largest Caribbean economy; and Nicaragua, the poorest country in Central America. Together, in 2000-04, these countries accounted for 78 percent of the region's population, 80 percent of the region's agricultural value added, and 84 percent of the total gross domestic product (GDP) of Latin America.
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Haiti Coffee Supply Chain Risk Assessment

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
March, 2010
Haiti, Latin America and the Caribbean
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
agriculture
capacity development
deforestation
farmers
food security
land registration
land rights
property rights
urban areas
Coffee is an ecologically and economically significant crop for Haiti. It is not only the main source of income for more than 100,000 farmers, but the coffee ecosystem also sustains a large part of the remaining tree cover (currently at less than 1.5 percent of land) of the country. This report does not aim to detail the structural constraints impacting upon the Haitian coffee sub-sector.
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Doing Business Economy Profile 2012

Bahamas, The

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2012
Bahamas, Latin America and the Caribbean
conflict of interest
notary
property rights
Doing Business sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations. It measures and tracks changes in regulations affecting 10 areas in the life cycle of a business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency.
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Doing Business Economy Profile 2013

Jamaica

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
October, 2012
Jamaica, Latin America and the Caribbean
conflict of interest
notary
property rights
This tenth edition of Doing Business sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations. It measures and tracks changes in regulations affecting eleven areas in the life cycle of a business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency and employing workers.
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The Potential of the Blue Economy

Increasing Long-term Benefits of the Sustainable Use of Marine Resources for Small Island Developing States and Coastal Least Developed Countries

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2017
Oceania, Caribbean
fisheries
extractive industries
This report was drafted by a working group of United Nations entities, the World Bank, and other stakeholders to suggest a common understanding of the blue economy; to highlight the importance of such an approach, particularly for small island developing states and coastal least developed countries; to identify some of the key challenges its adoption poses; and to suggest some broad next steps that are called for in order to ensure its implementation.
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Doing Business Economy Profile 2012

Jamaica

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2012
Jamaica, Latin America and the Caribbean
conflict of interest
notary
property rights
Doing business sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations. It measures and tracks changes in regulations affecting 10 areas in the life cycle of a business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency.