Download Full eBooks in PDF
Natural Resource Management And Chronic Poverty In Sub Saharan Africa Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of Natural Resource Management And Chronic Poverty In Sub Saharan Africa book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Author : Philip Woodhouse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN : 1904049133
Author : George Benneh,William B. Morgan,Juha I. Uitto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017774022
Sub-Saharan Africa is facing increasing pressures on its natural environments, economics, and societies. Financial burdens, difficulties with economic reform, problems of social transformation and of rapidly growing cities, combined with loss of productive topsoil, deforestation, and scarce or poor-quality fresh water, are among the major contributors. While global climatic change and other physical phenomena may play a part, the present environment is largely a result of the interactions between people, natural resources, and cultural development. This book focuses on sustainable environmental and resource management development in the Sub-Saharan Africa region in the medium-term future. The first part analyses the driving force of environmental change in the region, including persistent poverty, population growth, urbanization, industrialization, and energy production and consumption. The second part takes up issues central to sustainability, including agriculture, on which the majority of people still depend for their livelihood. Among the conclusions, the authors stress the need for policies aimed at poverty eradication and equitable economic development to counter unsustainable use of natural resources and to reduce vulnerability to environmental deterioration, economic decline, and hazards. Much greater cooperation between the North and South--and a more open system or trade in particular--are recommended for better resource management. And finally, a strengthening of environmental institutions and environmental education at all levels is advised.
Author : S. Holden,K. Otsuka,K. Deininger
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1349465860
Rural poverty remains widespread and persistent in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. A group of leading experts critically examines the impact of land tenure reforms on poverty reduction and natural resource management in countries in Africa and Asia with highly diverse historical contexts.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 998 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045598278
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Agricultural assistance
ISBN : MINN:31951P004785174
Author : Merle Sowman,Rachel Wynberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136324123
Understanding the governance of complex social-ecological systems is vital in a world faced with rapid environmental change, conflicts over dwindling natural resources, stark disparities between rich and poor and the crises of sustainability. Improved understanding is also essential to promote governance approaches that are underpinned by justice and equity principles and that aim to reduce inequality and benefit the most marginalised sectors of society. This book is concerned with enhancing the understanding of governance in relation to social justice and environmental sustainability across a range of natural resource sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa. By examining governance across various sectors, it reveals the main drivers that influence the nature of governance, the principles and norms that shape it, as well as the factors that constrain or enable achievement of justice and sustainability outcomes. The book also illuminates the complex relationships that exist between various governance actors at different scales, and the reality and challenge of plural legal systems in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. The book comprises 16 chapters, 12 of them case studies recounting experiences in the forest, wildlife, fisheries, conservation, mining and water sectors of diverse countries: Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Cameroon.Through insights from these studies, the book seeks to draw lessons from the praxis of natural resource governance in Sub-Saharan Africa and to contribute to debates on how governance can be strengthened and best configured to meet the needs of the poor, in a way that is both socially just and ecologically sustainable.
Author : Kevin M. Cleaver
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCBK:C061715299
Content Description #Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
Author : Joachim von Braun,Franz W. Gatzweiler
Publisher : Springer
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400770614
This book takes a new approach on understanding causes of extreme poverty and promising actions to address it. Its focus is on marginality being a root cause of poverty and deprivation. “Marginality” is the position of people on the edge, preventing their access to resources, freedom of choices, and the development of capabilities. The book is research based with original empirical analyses at local, national, and local scales; book contributors are leaders in their fields and have backgrounds in different disciplines. An important message of the book is that economic and ecological approaches and institutional innovations need to be integrated to overcome marginality. The book will be a valuable source for development scholars and students, actors that design public policies, and for social innovators in the private sector and non-governmental organizations.
Author : Ruerd Ruben,Bart de Steenhuijsen Piters
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Rural development
ISBN : 9068321641
Author : Wilfred Nyangena
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 9966345892
Author : World Bank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105008886231
3. Investing in people.
Author : Christopher B. Barrett,Michael Carter,Jean-Paul Chavas,Michael R. Carter
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780226574301
What circumstances or behaviors turn poverty into a cycle that perpetuates across generations? The answer to this question carries especially important implications for the design and evaluation of policies and projects intended to reduce poverty. Yet a major challenge analysts and policymakers face in understanding poverty traps is the sheer number of mechanisms—not just financial, but also environmental, physical, and psychological—that may contribute to the persistence of poverty all over the world. The research in this volume explores the hypothesis that poverty is self-reinforcing because the equilibrium behaviors of the poor perpetuate low standards of living. Contributions explore the dynamic, complex processes by which households accumulate assets and increase their productivity and earnings potential, as well as the conditions under which some individuals, groups, and economies struggle to escape poverty. Investigating the full range of phenomena that combine to generate poverty traps—gleaned from behavioral, health, and resource economics as well as the sociology, psychology, and environmental literatures—chapters in this volume also present new evidence that highlights both the insights and the limits of a poverty trap lens. The framework introduced in this volume provides a robust platform for studying well-being dynamics in developing economies.
Author : Kathleen Beegle,Luc Christiaensen,Andrew Dabalen,Isis Gaddis
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464807244
Perceptions of Africa have changed dramatically. Viewed as a continent of wars, famines and entrenched poverty in the late 1990s, there is now a focus on “Africa rising†? and an “African 21st century.†? Two decades of unprecedented economic growth in Africa should have brought substantial improvements in well-being. Whether or not they did, remains unclear given the poor quality of the data, the nature of the growth process (especially the role of natural resources), conflicts that affect part of the region, and high population growth. Poverty in a Rising Africa documents the data challenges and systematically reviews the evidence on poverty from monetary and nonmonetary perspectives, as well as a focus on dimensions of inequality. Chapter 1 maps out the availability and quality of the data needed to track monetary poverty, reflects on the governance and political processes that underpin the current situation with respect to data production, and describes some approaches to addressing the data gaps. Chapter 2 evaluates the robustness of the estimates of poverty in Africa. It concludes that poverty reduction in Africa may be slightly greater than traditional estimates suggest, although even the most optimistic estimates of poverty reduction imply that more people lived in poverty in 2012 than in 1990. A broad-stroke profile of poverty and trends in poverty in the region is presented. Chapter 3 broadens the view of poverty by considering nonmonetary dimensions of well-being, such as education, health, and freedom, using Sen's (1985) capabilities and functioning approach. While progress has been made in a number of these areas, levels remain stubbornly low. Chapter 4 reviews the evidence on inequality in Africa. It looks not only at patterns of monetary inequality in Africa but also other dimensions, including inequality of opportunity, intergenerational mobility in occupation and education, and extreme wealth in Africa.
Author : Jan C. Hoorweg,Barasa Wangila,A. Allan Degen
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004178083
Overexploitation of natural resources is often associated with poverty among local populations. A multi-disciplinary team studied artisanal fishers along the Kenyan coast on the Indian Ocean. The main focus of the research was on income diversification of fishers, the pressure on marine resources and the relation between the two. Income diversification did not reduce the pressure on the marine environment. Rather, indications are that many part-time fishers are entering the profession. Moreover, fishers with alternative employment stayed in-shore and used damaging gear more often. Policies to stimulate employment opportunities for coastal communities cannot be expected to lessen the pressure on marine resources and need to be planned carefully in terms of industry location, labour requirements and degree of coastal pollution.
Author : Frank Ellis,H. Ade Freeman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134296286
This important new collection of contributions brings together current thinking on poverty reduction and rural livelihoods in developing countries. As well as leading economists in the field such as Frank Ellis and Chris Barrett, there are a number of contributors from developing countries themselves. The book examines both macroeconomic and microeconomic phenomena and contains wide range of case studies. Skilfully exposing the gap that exists between the rhetoric of poverty reduction strategies in capital cities and the practice of public sector delivery in rural areas, this key text will be essential reading for advanced students and researchers in the fields of rural development, rural livelihoods, poverty reduction strategies and Sub-Saharan Africa development as well as advisors and practitioners in international organizations.
