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  3. Poverty, equality and growth: The role of social transfers. A handbook for parliamentarians

    sadc-pf_handbook_-_the_role_of_social_transfers.pdf 527.84 KB
    This handbook was prepared for the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF). It has been designed as an aid to building greater awareness and understanding amongst parliamentarians in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) of the role of social transfers as a specific social protection policy...
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  4. Escalating food prices: The threat to poor households and policies to safeguard a "Recovery for All"

    escalating_food_prices_unicef_en.pdf 1.1 MB
    This working paper briefly reviews possible causes of the food price spike that began in mid-2010. Then it examines recent local food price movements in 58 developing countries during 2010., and discusses the adverse impacts of food price increases on households. It also presents a rapid desk...
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  6. North-South knowledge sharing on incentive-based conditional cash transfer programs

    northsouth_knowledge_sharing_on_conditionnal_transfers_wb.pdf 123.88 KB
    Over the last decade, conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs have become one of the most widely adopted anti-poverty initiatives in the developing world. Inspired particularly by Mexico’s successful Progresa/Oportunidades program, CCTs are viewed as an effective way to provide basic income...
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  7. Agriculture, food security and climate change. Outlook for knowledge, tools and actions

    ccafs_report_foodsec_agriculture_cc_2010.pdf 1.61 MB
    This background paper was prepared for The 2010 Hague Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change on behalf of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) by the Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the Earth System Science...
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  8. Social protection for inclusive development. European Report on Development (ERD) 2010

    social_protection_for_inclusive_development_0.pdf 3.77 MB
    The ERD 2010 was officially launched on 7 December 2010 at the European Development Days, in Brussels. What can be done to build resilience and reduce vulnerability to shocks' According to this report, the answer lies in social protection, which is rapidly becoming a priority in the development...
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