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    Economic Diversification and Growth in the Era of Oil and Volatility

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    June, 2015
    Uganda, Africa

    The objective of the Ugandan government is to make Uganda an upper - middle income country within thirty years. Economic diversification is a key component of that strategy. The country economic memorandum (CEM) report discusses how the emergence of oil and mineral production can contribute to Uganda’s effort to promote economic diversification as a means to achieve sustainable and shared growth.

  2. Library Resource

    Systematic Country Diagnostic

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    August, 2015
    Madagascar, Africa

    This document is hence organized not around the three types of challenges, but around five themes of governance, public finance issues, private sector-led economy, poverty and environment, and human capital, all crucial to achieving faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth. Chapter one provides the country context. Chapter two discusses the quality of governance, an overarching issue in Madagascar. It has a direct bearing on the pace, the inclusiveness and sustainability of growth.

  3. Library Resource

    Systematic Country Diagnostic

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    June, 2016
    Mozambique, Africa

    This Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) is designed to assess the key constraints and opportunities facing Mozambique as it strives to sustain robust growth and macroeconomic stability while accelerating poverty reduction and promoting greater economic inclusiveness. The SCD is organized into six chapters. Chapter two describes the evolution of poverty and inequality, explores their regional and demographic dimensions, and identifies strategies for accelerating poverty reduction.

  4. Library Resource
    August, 2012
    Ethiopia

    The majority of Ethiopians depend on
    medical plants as their only source of health care,
    especially in rural areas where access to villages is
    lacking due to the absence of vehicular roads. The
    increasing scarcity of medicinal plant species represents a
    trend that should be immediately addressed. The health and
    drug policies of the Ethiopian Ministry of Health recognize
    the important role medical plants and traditional health

  5. Library Resource
    September, 2013
    Madagascar

    This review aims to provide the
    Government of Madagascar with a situation assessment and
    insights and guidance on how to position the rural and
    environment sector as an engine for inclusive and
    sustainable economic growth. The review has cast the
    analytical net quite widely with the aim to come up with a
    comprehensive overview of the sector. In view of the
    intimate linkages between rural development and the

  6. Library Resource
    September, 2013
    Madagascar

    This review aims to provide the
    Government of Madagascar with a situation assessment and
    insights and guidance on how to position the rural and
    environment sector as an engine for inclusive and
    sustainable economic growth. The review has cast the
    analytical net quite widely with the aim to come up with a
    comprehensive overview of the sector. In view of the
    intimate linkages between rural development and the

  7. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Ethiopia

    This report looks at, and beyond, the management hydrological variability to interventions aimed at decreasing the vulnerability of the economy to these shocks. It helps clarify linkages between the country's economic performance and its water resources endowment and management. It then uses this analysis to recommend both water resource strategies and economic and sectoral policies that will enhance growth and insulate the Ethiopian people and economy from the often devastating, economy-wide effects of water shocks.

  8. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Uganda

    This study was conducted with the main objective of determining the linkages between poverty and land management in Uganda. The study used the 2002/03 Uganda National Household Survey in eight districts representing six major agro-ecological zones and farming systems. Farmers in these districts deplete an average of 179 kg/ha of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, which is about 1.2 percent of the nutrient stock stored in the topsoil.

  9. Library Resource
    March, 2013
    Kenya

    Forest in Kenya is an important source
    of livelihood, environmental services, and economic growth.
    In November of 2005 the Government of Kenya (GOK) ratified a
    new Forests Act. The act contains many innovative provisions
    to correct previous shortcomings, including a strong
    emphasis on partnerships, the engagement of local
    communities, and promotion of private investment. The
    purpose of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is

  10. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Mozambique

    Based on a literature review and expert
    interviews, this paper analyzes the most important climate
    impacts on development goals and explores relevant
    institutions in the context of mainstreaming climate
    adaptation into development assistance in Mozambique.
    Climate variability and change can significantly hinder
    progress toward attaining the Millennium Development Goals
    and poverty aggravates the country's climate

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