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Briefing paper

Blind Optimism: Challenging the myths about private health care in poor countries

01/02/2009

9 documents

55 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish

Keywords

Health systems

Overview

The realisation of the right to health for millions of people in poor countries depends upon a massive increase in health services to achieve universal and equitable access. A growing number of international donors are promoting an expansion of private-sector health-care delivery to fulfil this goal. The private sector can play a role in health […]

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Briefing paper

A Billion Hungry People: Governments and aid agencies must rise to the challenge

26/01/2009

3 documents

34 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

High food prices have brought into sharp focus an existing global food crisis that affects almost one billion people. Lasting solutions to the problem include adequate investment in agriculture, fairer trade, the redistribution of resources, and action on climate change. But hungry people cannot be fed on the hope of long-term solutions. Governments, supported by […]

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Research report

Towards a Sustainable Cocoa Chain: Power and possibilities within the cocoa and chocolate sector

24/01/2009

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Livelihoods

Overview

This report contributes in various ways to the debate on a sustainable cocoa economy. A sustainable cocoa economy is where each person investing time or money into the supply chain would be able to earn a decent income for themselves and their family, work in good conditions, and in a manner which did not harm […]

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Briefing paper

Turning Carbon into Gold: How the international community can finance climate change adaptation without breaking the bank

02/12/2008

3 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Recognizing that poor communities in developing countries are the least responsible for climate change but most vulnerable to its impacts, the Bali Action Plan calls for ‘new and additional resources’ and ‘innovative finance mechanisms’ to address urgent climate adaptation needs. Oxfam suggests that new financing mechanisms linked to emissions reduction regimes could be the way […]

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Briefing paper

Climate, Poverty, and Justice: What the Poznan UN climate conference needs to deliver for a fair and effective global deal

01/12/2008

7 documents

32 pages long

Languages: Chinese, English, French, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Climate finance

Overview

Climate change is the number one threat to human development. Yet progress towards limiting global warming to below 2 C has not been sufficient. The global effort required to reduce emissions and support the poorest and most vulnerable people to adapt to unavoidable changes must be based on objective indicators of countries’ historic responsibilities for […]

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Briefing note

One Year After Cyclone Sidr: Fear replaces hope

14/11/2008

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Long before Cyclone Sidr struck the southern coastal areas of Bangladesh on 15 November 2007, many important life-saving actions had been carried out. Thanks to early warning systems and disaster preparedness measures, up to 3,000,000 people had already evacuated low-lying coastal areas, many finding refuge in anti-cyclone shelters. Local government officials and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) […]

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Briefing paper

Ending the R&D Crisis in Public Health: Promoting pro-poor medical innovation

13/11/2008

6 documents

50 pages long

Languages: English, French, German, Spanish

Keywords

Access to medicines

Overview

Diseases that disproportionately affect the developing world cause immense suffering and ill health. Medical innovation has the potential to deliver new medicines, vaccines, and diagnostics to overcome these diseases, yet few treatments have emerged. Current efforts to resolve the crisis are inadequate: financing for research and development (R&D) is insufficient, uncoordinated, and mostly tied to […]

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Briefing note

If Not Now, When? Three actions the G20 must take now to protect the world’s poor from the economic crisis and build a new political and economic governance system

13/11/2008

3 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The world’s poor must not pay the price for the collapse of financial markets. Without immediate action, millions will suffer. Poor women and children will pay for the financial folly, failed ideology and crude self-interest that led to this crisis. Much of the burden will be borne by those least able to cope, whether it […]

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Research report

Agrofuels in Brazil: What is the outlook for its farming sector?

12/11/2008

2 documents

66 pages long

Languages: English, Portuguese

Keywords

Overview

This is a critical look at the agrofuels industry in Brazil. Focusing on ethanol production from sugarcane and the production of biodiesel, the study examines the impact of government policy regarding agrofuel production on the country’s farming sector and its consequent effects on food security and rural development in Brazil, a leading player in global […]

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Briefing note

Rising Food Prices in the Sahel: The urgency of long-term action

01/11/2008

2 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

While the worldwide financial crisis has diverted attention away from the food crisis for the poorest families in the Sahel the underlying problems have not gone away. For those with very limited means making ends meet, even without increasingly expensive food, is a constant challenge. This briefing note is based on a survey by Save […]

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