Agriculture, Environment and Human Welfare in West Asia and North Africa
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mr.Hamid R Davoodi
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2003-09-05
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9781589062290
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is an economically diverse region. Despite undertaking economic reforms in many countries, and having considerable success in avoiding crises and achieving macroeconomic stability, the region’s economic performance in the past 30 years has been below potential. This paper takes stock of the region’s relatively weak performance, explores the reasons for this out come, and proposes an agenda for urgent reforms.
Author: International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher: IDRC
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 0889369305
DOWNLOAD EBOOKResearch for Development in the Middle East and North Africa
Author: Mr.Carlo A Sdralevich
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2014-07-09
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1498350437
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries price subsidies are common, especially on food and fuels. However, these are neither well targeted nor cost effective as a social protection tool, often benefiting mainly the better off instead of the poor and vulnerable. This paper explores the challenges of replacing generalized price subsidies with more equitable social safety net instruments, including the short-term inflationary effects, and describes the features of successful subsidy reforms.
Author: International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher: IDRC
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 088936804X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWater Management in Africa and the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities
Author: Nadereh Chamlou
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 622
ISBN-13: 1783267348
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, and in light of socio-economic and geopolitical challenges facing governments old and new, women's rights and empowerment have gained new urgency and relevance. Groups in power, or groups contesting for power, are more conservative than expected, and there are serious threats to roll back some of the gains women had achieved over the past 20-30 years on economic and social fronts. The global gender debate has neglected the economic dimension of women's empowerment and a great deal of debate and interest among researchers is needed to push the topics further. This timely book brings together leading regional researchers to offer original research linking gender equality with economic policy, reinforcing the agenda from a broad-based perspective."--Publisher summary.
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780195531916
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Henning Steinfeld
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9789251055717
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The assessment builds on the work of the Livestock, Environment and Development (LEAD) Initiative"--Pref.
Author: Wael Al-Delaimy
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-05-13
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 3030311252
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis open access book not only describes the challenges of climate disruption, but also presents solutions. The challenges described include air pollution, climate change, extreme weather, and related health impacts that range from heat stress, vector-borne diseases, food and water insecurity and chronic diseases to malnutrition and mental well-being. The influence of humans on climate change has been established through extensive published evidence and reports. However, the connections between climate change, the health of the planet and the impact on human health have not received the same level of attention. Therefore, the global focus on the public health impacts of climate change is a relatively recent area of interest. This focus is timely since scientists have concluded that changes in climate have led to new weather extremes such as floods, storms, heat waves, droughts and fires, in turn leading to more than 600,000 deaths and the displacement of nearly 4 billion people in the last 20 years. Previous work on the health impacts of climate change was limited mostly to epidemiologic approaches and outcomes and focused less on multidisciplinary, multi-faceted collaborations between physical scientists, public health researchers and policy makers. Further, there was little attention paid to faith-based and ethical approaches to the problem. The solutions and actions we explore in this book engage diverse sectors of civil society, faith leadership, and political leadership, all oriented by ethics, advocacy, and policy with a special focus on poor and vulnerable populations. The book highlights areas we think will resonate broadly with the public, faith leaders, researchers and students across disciplines including the humanities, and policy makers.
Author: Jose I. Furtado
Publisher: ICARDA
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 121
ISBN-13: 9291270326
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReport based on a Seminar on Natural Resources and Environment Management in the Dry Areas of West Africa and North Africa, Aleppo, Syria, 16-27 February 1992.