Essays about: "sustainable rural livelihood"
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1. Results Measurement of Livelihood Interventions in the Humanitarian Field, using a Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) to analyze the Economic Rate of Return (ERR) of an income-generating activity (IGA) project in a post-disaster setting, in San Andres Osuna, Guatemala
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : There is limited evidence-based data on income-generating interventions, both within thehumanitarian and the development field. Nevertheless, there is a growing and unavoidable nexus between the two fields, and therefore also, within their methodologies for measuring project intervention results, as well as their success rates. READ MORE
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2. Socioeconomic impacts of the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami (TBTT) plantation project on the participating communities
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Tree plantations are regarded as one of the key components to fight the environmental challenges. Such plantations may impact the livelihoods of the local populations in both positive and negative ways. READ MORE
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3. Sustainable livelihood for farmers : A study presenting both challenges and opportunities for local small-scale farmers in Alluriquin, Ecuador
University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : The primary sector is of high importance to the economy and wellbeing of many countries. This is especially true for Ecuador, where 51 percent of the population living in rural areas earn their living through agriculture, livestock and fishing activities. READ MORE
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4. Dynamics of Hydro-power Development in Nepal: Water-Energy-Food Security Prospect
University essay fromAbstract : This thesis concerns with water, energy, and food (WEF) security in Nepal in relation to hydropower development. Hydropower is challenging to WEF security in three ways: First, the focus is only on energy generation which overlooks the impacts on land, forest, water and biodiversity. READ MORE
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5. Struggling to make a life in the Peruvian Amazon: A case study on the livelihood activities in the indigenous community Naranjal
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : International climate mitigation agendas increasingly focus on the conservation of tropical forests such as the Amazon due to their high potential of sequestering large amounts of carbon. At the same time, Peru’s Amazonian frontier is increasingly subject to market pressures and other factors contributing to deforestation and the expansion of the agricultural frontier. READ MORE