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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., Tewodros, A., Bifandimu, F., Gorman, M., Heslop, A., Sibale, E., Awadh, A., Kiswaga, L.   +7 more
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Application of DPSIR model to identify the drivers and impacts of land use and land cover changes and climate change on land, water, and livelihoods in the L. Kyoga basin: implications for sustainable management

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, Robinson Odong, Tena Alamerew, Tadesse Fetahi, Seyoum Mengistou   +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, Stillman, Sarah, Soliman, Farida, Romao, Davi, Katairo, Thomas   +4 more
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The Role of Livelihood-based Housing in Stabilization the Rural Population

جغرافیا و توسعه, 2022
Livelihood-based housing helps diversify livelihoods by creating the conditions for home-based businesses in rural areas, thereby increasing rural incomes and employment.This factor along with a set of factors and variables inside and outside the system can help to stabilize the population and reduce migration in rural areas.
Iraj Ghasemi, Khalil Kalantari
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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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Harnessing of Social Capital as a Determinant for Climate Change Adaptation in Mazungunye Communal Lands in Bikita, Zimbabwe

Scientifica, 2021
The livelihoods of rural people have been plagued by the precarious impacts of climate change–related disasters manifesting through floods, heat waves, droughts, cyclones, and erratic temperatures. However, they have not remained passive victims to these
Louis Nyahunda, Happy Mathew Tirivangasi
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Households’ participation in agri-food based livelihoods: Insights from urban and peri-urban contexts of Tanzania

Cogent Economics & Finance, 2023
Agri-food systems are receiving increased attention globally and more so in the regions like sub-Saharan Africa, owing to a confluence of forces such as population growth, urbanization, migration, and climate change.
Luitfred Kissoly
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A Dynamic Simulation Model of Land-Use, Population, and Rural Livelihoods in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia [PDF]

Environmental Management, 2011
The dynamic interactions between society and land resources have to be taken into account when planning and managing natural resources. A computer model, using STELLA software, was developed through active participation of purposively selected farm households from different wealth groups, age groups and gender within a rural community and some members ...
Garedew, Efrem, Sandewall, Mats, Söderberg, Ulf   +2 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source