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The Okavango; a river supporting its people, environment and economic development [PDF]
, 2006 The Okavango basin comprises the Cuito and Cubango active catchment areas in Angola, in addition to the Kavango–Okavango non-active catchment in northern Namibia and Botswana.
A.R. Turton +53 more
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Poverty, environment and natural resource use: introduction to the special issue [PDF]
, 2008 A growing population and growing per capita consumption threaten the environment and the natural resource base. Where natural resources are at risk, the livelihoods of many are at risk as well.
Ierland, E.C., van, Weikard, H.P.
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Transport and mobility constraints in an aging population: health and livelihood implications in rural Tanzania [PDF]
Journal of Transport Geography, 2013 This paper offers a rare examination of older people’s mobility in a developing country context. It presents findings from a recent mixed-methods study of the transport and mobility constraints faced by older people in 10 settlements in Kibaha district Tanzania and is concerned, in particular, with the interconnections between transport, health and ...
Porter, G. +7 more
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Special Issue Editorial: Mountains under Pressure
Land, 2022 Mountains are highly significant regions in the context of climate change and sustainable development; they are situated at the intersection of accelerated climate warming, changes in moisture regime and support a large population that depends on ...
Robert A. Marchant, Aida Cuni-Sanchez
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Environmental Systems Research, 2022 Land use, land cover, and climate change impacts are current global challenges that are affecting many sectors, like agricultural production, socio-economic development, water quality, and causing land fragmentation.
John Peter Obubu +4 more
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Effect of population dynamics on Livelihood Security in rural Sri Lanka
Bangladesh Journal of Public Administration, 2021 Out of 20.82 million total population of Sri Lanka, 81.70% of the population lives in rural areas (Quandl, 2015). From 2005 to 2016 government expenditure for agriculture based actions shows the trend of decreasing while the development policy gradually changes the path from agricultural based economy to an industrial based economy over last few ...
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Improving livelihoods outcomes for forcibly displaced populations: a Rapid Review
, 2023 Globally, the number of forcibly displaced individuals has surpassed 100 million, with approximately80 percent situated in low- or middle-income countries. In these resource-constrained settings the magnitude and protracted nature of displacement poses an increasing challenge.
Brown, Elizabeth +4 more
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Adversity of industrial water pollution on agriculture and livelihood: Experiences of rural population of Dindigul [PDF]
, 2021 Tannery pollution affected the water and livelihood of people in Dindigul. Polluted water and soil reduced agricultural production; contaminate drinking water, and livelihood. The present study aims to study the adverse effects of industrial pollution on agriculture and livelihood in Dindigul. Twenty randomly villages drew with an equal number from the
Srinivasan Kannan, Rengasamy Karuppaiah
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Estimating the size of dog populations in Tanzania to inform rabies control [PDF]
, 2018 Estimates of dog population sizes are a prerequisite for delivering effective canine rabies control. However, dog population sizes are generally unknown in most rabies-endemic areas.
Changalucha, Joel +9 more
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Testing the orthodoxies of land degradation policy in Swaziland [PDF]
, 2009 This paper explores Swaziland's National Action Programme (NAP) to combat desertification; the country's main strategy for implementing the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
Stringer, L.C.
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