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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    August, 2013
    South Africa

    Reversing the legacy of the 1913 Natives Land Act. The root of the land question today arises out of the pervasive process of land alienation that dispossessed the majority of South Africans of their land over the past few centuries. 2013 is the centenary f the 1913 Natives Land Act, which was the first of number of discriminatory laws that reinforced the massive dispossession of land from black South AFricans

  2. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    September, 2015
    South Africa

    The preservation, development and sustainable use of agricultural land are of vital importance to ensure longterm food security in South Africa. These principles of food security as well as an integrated, inclusive rural economy underpin the core focus areas of the National Development Plan, Vision 2030 (NDP).

  3. Library Resource

    Opportunities and Challenges for a Converging Agenda - Country Examples

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    October, 2011
    Africa, Central Asia, Southern Asia, Europe

    The purpose of this paper is to summarize the challenges and the practical successes that a selected number of countries are experiencing in moving towards 'climate-smart' agriculture while also meeting the food requirements of a growing population, broader economic development and green growth objectives. It complements papers prepared in 2010 on technologies and policy instruments, research, and farmers' perspectives.

  4. Library Resource
    August, 2013

    Forest resources directly contribute to
    the livelihoods of 90 percent of the 1.2 billion people
    living in extreme poverty and indirectly support the natural
    environment that nourishes agriculture and the food supplies
    of nearly half the population of the developing world.
    Forests also are central to growth in many developing
    countries through trade and industrial development. However,
    mismanagement of this resource has cost governments revenues

  5. Library Resource
    August, 2014
    Cambodia, Laos

    Environmental degradation can inflict
    serious damage on poor people because their livelihoods
    often depend on natural resource use and their living
    conditions may offer little protection from air, water, and
    soil pollution. At the same time, poverty-constrained
    options may induce the poor to deplete resources and degrade
    the environment at rates that are incompatible with
    long-term sustainability. In such cases, degraded resources

  6. Library Resource
    June, 2012

    The important role of biomass fuels
    today. Timor Leste is a relatively small country located in
    the eastern part of Timor Island with an area of about 1.5
    million ha and an estimated 2007 population of 1.0 million.
    At about US$550 GDP per capita, it is one of the least
    developed countries in the world, with an estimated 40
    percent of the population in poverty. However, the
    development of offshore oil and gas resources in partnership

  7. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Cambodia

    Recovering from three decades of conflict, over this last decade, Cambodia has undergone dramatic economic, political, and social transitions. Cambodia experienced rapid institutional changes as it restored peace, moved from a centrally planned to a market-oriented economy, and moved from isolation to regional and global integration. Cambodia has achieved political and macroeconomic stability, and has initiated key structural reforms. Nevertheless, Cambodia's economy remains vulnerable, and economic growth has not translated into widespread poverty reduction.

  8. Library Resource
    June, 2012

    In considering the contribution that Rural Local Institutions (RLIs) can make to Sustainable Livelihoods (SLs), authors bring together two important concerns that emerged among development practitioners in the 1980s and 1990s, respectively. RLIs are important for addressing and mitigating factors of insecurity and instability, dealing in particular with various aspects of vulnerability. RLIs can also support participation (voice), conflict mitigation (peace), and external linkage (market expansion).

  9. Library Resource
    February, 2013
    Africa

    The Africa Development Indicators 2007 essay explores the patterns of growth in Sub- Saharan Africa over the past three decades. It finds that the volatility of growth-an outcome of conflict, governance, and world commodity prices-has been greater than in any other region. Volatility has dampened expectations and investments-and has obscured some periods of good performance for some countries. The essay shows that pickups in growth were seldom sustained- indeed, that they were often followed by ferocious declines, and hence, Africa's flat economic performance over 1975-2005.

  10. Library Resource
    June, 2012

    Beyond the City evaluates the
    contribution of rural development and policies to growth,
    poverty alleviation, and environmental degradation in the
    rest of the economy, as well as in the rural space. This
    title brings together new theoretical and empirical
    treatments of the links between rural and national
    development. New findings and are combined with existing
    literature to enhance our understanding of the how rural

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