Despite progress, the largest percentage of the world’s population suffering from malnutrition remains in sub-Saharan Africa; that is, 239 million people or 30% of the population.
This paper presents some thoughts on the status of fresh water in Africa, water for consumption and irrigation, and to meet the need for increased resources in cereals in a context of growth and densification of populations.
The Lower Tana River Forest (LTRF) Complex faces a major threat from human encroachment.
Co-benefits rarely enter quantitative decision-support frameworks, often because the methodologies for their integration are lacking or not known.
In this paper, we measure, compare and analyse gender and ethnic earnings gaps in seven West African capitals
using data from an original series of urban household surveys. Our results show that gender earnings
Objective: Compare patterns of catastrophic health expenditures in 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Material and Methods: Prevalence of catastrophic expenses was estimated uniformly at the household level using household surveys.