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Managing risk under climate change in Kenya: Multiple shocks, poverty, gender, and potential for group-based approaches
(2017-09-14)
Climate change and related shocks are major challenges facing agricultural performance, poverty reduction efforts, and economic growth in developing economies. Managing risks is vital because climate change and shocks lead ...
Biomass Energy Economics and Rural Livelihoods in Sichuan, China
(2017-07-05)
This study investigates the influences of household biomass energy use on rural livelihoods in Sichuan Province of China. Of the 556 surveyed households, 432 (77.7%) households still use traditional solid biomass energy ...
The impact of large-scale land-acquisition in East Africa on poverty reduction and the rural economy: Studies in Ethiopia and Uganda
(2017-02-28)
There is an increasing interest of acquiring farmland abroad, especially following the food price crisis in 2007/08. East Africa is a hotspot of activities, and given the high prevalence of poor people in the area, impacts ...
The Relationship between the Resource Curse and Genuine Savings as an Indicator for Weak Sustainability: Theoretical Background and Empirical Evidence
(2017-07-11)
This dissertation deals with the relationship between the Resource Curse (RC) – the empirically proven paradox that countries with abundant natural resources often show slower economic growth – and a measure for the ...
The Impact of Public Policies on Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
(2017-07-03)
Between 2000 and 2012, 2.3m sq. kilometers of tree cover, equivalent to 6.4 times the size of Germany, were lost globally due to land cover change. Forest loss often comes with significant social and environmental costs. ...