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   Livelihoods, basic services and social protection in Sri Lanka

   Publication - Discussion papers - 21 August 2012

   Priyanthi Fernando and Sonali Moonesinghe

   Drawing on a review of key literature and a series of consultations with policy makers, practitioners and academics, this paper explores and assesses the current state of knowledge on livelihoods, basic services and social protection in Sri Lanka.

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   Livelihoods, basic services and social protection in north-western Pakistan

   Publication - Discussion papers - 21 August 2012

   Babar Shahbaz, Qasim Ali Shah, Abid Q. Suleri, Steve Commins and Akbar Ali Malik

   This review paper synthesises and assesses evidence from the existing literature on poverty and livelihoods, access to basic services and social protection, and aid and its governance in conflict-affected areas of Pakistan, particularly the north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA)

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   Livelihoods, basic services and social protection in Nepal

   Publication - Discussion papers - 21 August 2012

   Bishnu Raj Upreti, Sony KC, Richard Mallett and Babken Babajanian

   This working paper seeks to investigate what is currently known about livelihoods, basic services and social protection in Nepal.

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   Livelihoods, basic services and social protection in South Sudan

   Publication - Discussion papers - 3 July 2012

   Daniel Maxwell, Kirsten Gelsdorf and Martina Santschi

   This paper summarises the existing literature on livelihoods, basic services and social protection in South Sudan; presents a brief analysis of this literature, and lays out potential research questions for the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC).

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   Livelihoods, basic services and social protection in Democratic Republic of the Congo

   Publication - Discussion papers - 3 July 2012

   Bart Wejis, Dorothea Hilhorst and Adriaan Ferf

   This paper undertakes a critical review of existing evidence on livelihoods and the delivery of basic services and social protection interventions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, paying extra attention to the eastern provinces.

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6. Growth and livelihoods in fragile and conflict-affected situations

   Publication - Discussion papers - 23 November 2012

   Richard Mallett and Rachel Slater

   This Working Paper reviews the evidence on growth, economic activity livelihoods in fragile and conflict-affected situations with the aim of identifying key findings, pinpointing specific weaknesses in the literature and shedding light on the nature and composition of the evidence base.

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   Responding to a changing climate: Exploring how disaster risk reduction, social protection and livelihoods approaches promote features of adaptive capacity

   Publication - Discussion papers - 26 August 2010

   Lindsey Jones, Susanne Jaspars, Sara Pavanello, Eva Ludi, Rachel Slater, Alex Arnall, Natasha Grist and Sobona Mtisi

   This paper reviews how aspects of disaster risk reduction, social protection and livelihoods approaches may act in contributing to the various features of adaptive capacity in the context of climate change.

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   Thailand's progress in agriculture: Transition and sustained productivity growth

   Publication - Discussion papers - 13 June 2011

   Henri Leturque and Steve Wiggins

   Part of the Development Progress Stories series, this research looks at Thailand's progress in agricultural productivity.

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9. 20080704-growth-theme-concept-paper

   Concept paper: Water, Livelihoods and Growth

   Publication - Discussion papers - 29 March 2007

   Tom Slaymaker, Marieke Adank, Eline Boelee, Fitsum Hagos, Alan Nicol, Tesfaye Tafesse, Degefa Tolossa and Josephine Tucker

   The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of existing knowledge and current debates in this area and to identify key theoretical and practical challenges which can be addressed under the RiPPLE Growth Theme.

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    Livelihoods in crisis: a longitudinal study in Pader, Uganda

    Publication - Discussion papers - 30 September 2009

    Ellen Martin, Celia Petty and James Acidri

    This working paper is the third report in a three year study that has monitored changes in the livelihoods of a small group of conflict-affected households in northern Uganda since the beginnings of a peace process in 2006.

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