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Financial evaluation of converting agricultural land to plantation forests in Ethiopia

open access: yesTrees, Forests and People
s: Land is a fundamental factor of production and plays a critical role in shaping rural livelihoods and economic development. In many parts of Ethiopia, increasing conversion of agricultural land to plantation forestry has raised important questions ...
Asabeneh Alemayehu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Resisting Hegemonic Discourses on the Relation Between Teaching Second Languages and Socioeconomic Development

open access: yesProfile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2023
This study examines hegemonic discourses on English and socioeconomic development from teachers’ perspectives. Specifically, it scrutinizes the sorts of positions a group of 36 teachers of English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese in an ...
Ferney Cruz-Arcila   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

GOLS for Development

open access: yes, 2013
Gols for Development, an exhibition organized by the IDB Cultural Center, is a history of sport-based and cultural development. The figures of our idols and our people, portraits in art and photography, inspire us to creat an ever-more-level ...
Inter-American Development Bank
core   +1 more source

Remittance Recipients in Guatemala: A Socioeconomic Profile [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This analytic brief presents the results of a quantitative analysis of the socioeconomic characteristics of the beneficiaries of international remittances in Guatemala.
Inter-American Development Bank
core   +1 more source

A Global Analysis of Future Water Deficit Based On Different Allocation Mechanisms

open access: yesWater Resources Research, 2018
Freshwater scarcity is already an urgent problem in some areas but may increase significantly in the future. To assess future developments, we need to understand how future population growth, agricultural production patterns, energy use, economic ...
David L. Bijl   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Remittance Recipients in Honduras: A Socioeconomic Profile [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This analytic brief presents the results of a quantitative analysis of the socioeconomic characteristics of the beneficiaries of international remittances in Honduras.
Inter-American Development Bank
core   +1 more source

Equalizing Opportunities for Human Development (in One Country) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
This study develops a framework to investigate the optimal allocation of a country\u27s fiscal resources to help equalize opportunities for human development.
Inter-American Development Bank
core   +1 more source

Indigenous Development: Poverty, Democracy and Sustainability [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
The contributions included in this volume reflect both the challenges and opportunities of an incipient process of reflection and dialogue between indigenous peoples, governments and development agencies on a subject of vital importance for the ...
Inter-American Development Bank
core   +1 more source

Time Toxicity in Wilms Tumor: Quantifying the Burden of Healthcare Interaction in the First Year After Diagnosis

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Farmers’ Vulnerability and Agroforestry-Based Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change and Variability in Ezha District of Gurage Zone, Ethiopia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Forestry Research
The study investigates farmers’ vulnerability status and adaptation strategies to climate change and variability across agroecological zones in the Ezha District of Gurage Zone, Ethiopia.
Mulat Shibabaw, Fenet Belay
doaj   +1 more source

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