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Discussion paper

After Equality: Inequality trends and policy responses in contemporary Russia

10/06/2014

2 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English, Russian

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Economic inequality in Russia – skewed income and wealth distribution – increased sharply in the transition from a state socialist system to a capitalist market economy. In the 2000s, despite significant economic growth and decreases in levels of poverty, income inequality has remained persistently high and has even increased. Social and spatial inequalities further exacerbate […]

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Evaluation report

Oxfam Enterprise Development Programme Review: Summary Report December 2013

19/12/2013

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

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This report presents the key findings and recommendations of an independent evaluation of Oxfam’s Enterprise Development Programme (EDP). The evaluation was commissioned by Oxfam GB and was conducted by Bridges Ventures in 2013. The report analyses what EDP has achieved relative to its objectives, how cost-effective the programme is, what key lessons are emerging and […]

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Case study

After the Drought: The 2012 drought, Russian farmers, and the challenges of adapting to extreme weather events

27/09/2013

2 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English, Russian

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Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly common in Russia, and the 2012 drought confirmed this trend. However, Russia still has only a small number of specific agricultural adaptation measures in place. This case study analyses the key difficulties that small-scale farmers faced as a result of the 2012 drought and discusses possible adaptation measures, which […]

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Discussion paper

Russia as a Humanitarian Aid Donor

15/07/2013

2 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English, Russian

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This paper addresses the role of Russia as a humanitarian aid donor in the context of the increasing participation in international aid of so-called ‘new’, ‘emerging’ (or ‘re-emerging’), or ‘non-traditional’ donors. In recent years Russia has made a number of international aid commitments, for example within the G8, marking its re-emergence as an international donor […]

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Research report

Economic Analysis of the Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Russia

01/04/2013

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

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Climate change is already having a negative impact on agricultural production in Russia, especially grain production, the sector most dependent on weather and climate factors. In 2010 and 2012, drought caused a significant drop in grain production, which led to increase in grain prices. The total losses resulting from poor harvests exceeded RUB 300bn in […]

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Issue briefing

Inequality Matters: BRICS inequalities fact sheet

14/03/2013

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam believes that reducing inequality is fundamental to fair and sustainable development. This fact sheet outlines trends in key dimensions of socio-economic inequality in the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), looking especially at education, gender, health, social expenditure and environmental sustainability. The BRICS countries have growing influence in the global economy, […]

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Briefing paper

Getting It Right: The pieces that matter for the Arms Trade Treaty

12/03/2013

8 documents

32 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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Arms and bullets continue to destroy lives. Every continent in the world is marred by devastation caused by armed violence. Yet there is still no effective international regulation of the global arms trade. The need for an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which will create globally binding regulation of the international trade in conventional weapons for […]

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Research report

The Adaptation Challenge: Key issues for crop production and agricultural livelihoods under climate change in the Russian Federation

15/11/2012

1 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

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Climate change has serious implications for global food production and food security. This report uses data on current changes and future scenarios to examine possible impacts on crop production in the Russian Federation. It considers what measures Russia might need to make to achieve its aim of playing a leading role in ensuring global food […]

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Briefing note

Poverty and Inequality in Contemporary Russia

08/11/2012

2 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, Russian

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Oxfam has more than 60 year’s experience supporting people to overcome poverty the world over. Since 2003, Oxfam has been working in the Russian Federation, where it has applied its international knowledge to work with civil society partners from Murmansk to Vladivostok and many places in between. From 2012, advocacy on pro-poor social policy has […]

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Research report

Global Urban Market-Based Livelihoods in Oxfam GB: Lessons and experiences from Kenya, Bangladesh, Guatemala, Colombia, Haiti, and Russia

01/04/2012

1 documents

131 pages long

Languages: English

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Following the publication of Oxfam GB’s Livelihoods Strategy 2010–2015, which incorporated poverty and urban-rural linkages as a core aim, this study was undertaken by an independent research team to determine the extent to which Oxfam’s rural livelihoods experience –- focused primarily on enterprise development –- is transferable to urban contexts. The research for this study, […]

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