Category Archives: poverty

Changing climate and urban poverty (IIED)

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.iied.org/how-does-changing-climate-impact-urban-poverty?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+duesouth+%28IIED+Blog%29 How does a changing climate impact on urban poverty? by David Satterthwaite When floods hit a city, it is usually low-income groups that are hit hardest. The devastation that such disasters cause can be linked to … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, poverty

Sustainable Development Goals (Science Daily)

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130320155228.htm Sustainable Development Goals Must Sustain People and Planet, Experts Say In the wake of last week’s meetings at the UN on the definition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a group of international scientists have published … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Desertification, poverty, sustainable development

A green push for Asia (AlertNet)

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/as-asian-growth-slows-a-green-push-could-pay-experts As Asian growth slows, a green push could pay – experts By Chelsea Diana LONDON (AlertNet) – As Asia moves away from export-led growth, the need to invest in green growth instead is key, panelists said … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, population, poverty, public health, sustainable development

Fighting poverty one land plot at a time (The Seattle Times)

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Read at : http://seattletimes.com/html/specialreportspages/2020566120_prosterman.html UW professor fights poverty one land plot at a time For decades, Roy Prosterman has pushed to change land-ownership laws and practices in an effort to lift some of the world’s poorest people out of poverty. … Continue reading →

Posted in land tenure, poverty

Nonprofit LANDESA plants seeds of hope in India (The Seattle Times)

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Read at : http://seattletimes.com/html/specialreportspages/2020565872_landesa.html Seattle-based nonprofit plants seeds of hope in India Seattle-based nonprofit Landesa teaches girls in impoverished villages of India how to garden small plots of land, in hopes they can help their families and, for some, forestall … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening / Horticulture, gender, poverty, rural development, small-scale farming

A new version of my video (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

On October 17, 2011 I have uploaded a short video on the way to build bottle towers for food production at home (http://youtu.be/-uDbjZ9roEQ).  My main objective was to show that it is quite easy for every family to produce fresh … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, Desertification, drought, drylands, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, poverty

Farmers markets stand to benefit the poor the most (Grist)

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

Read at : http://grist.org/news/farmers-markets-stand-to-benefit-the-poor-the-most/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=update By Susie Cagle Farmers markets sometimes get a bad rap for catering to the moneyed set, as though only the well-to-do like to buy their produce in a pleasant, social, outdoor environment, direct from the source. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, food / food security, poverty

Agricultural research ‘must support local innovation’ (SciDevNet)

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/agricultural-research-must-support-local-innovation-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_news by Zhen Yue SPEED READ Agricultural researchers are ‘outsiders providing solutions’, a conference hears They must consider the role of local innovation in tackling food insecurity and poverty Three factors to link research to poverty alleviation … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, food / food security, poverty

Forests and Poverty Alleviation Efforts (IISD / CIFOR)

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

Read at : http://land-l.iisd.org/news/cifor-highlights-role-of-forests-in-china%E2%80%99s-poverty-alleviation-efforts/ CIFOR Highlights Role of Forests in China’s Poverty Alleviation Efforts The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has highlighted a World Development article on the role forests can play in poverty alleviation in China. The article is … Continue reading →

Posted in Forestry, poverty

Appropriate Technology

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

This publication is for communicating new practical technologies, policies and ideas addressed to the elimination of poverty and hunger. December 2012 issue front cover picture Sanergy is bringing sustainable sanitation to urban slums in Kenya with ‘Fresh Life Toilets’. In … Continue reading →

Posted in hunger / famine, poverty, Technologies