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Developing a systems analytical framework for the National Poverty Alleviation System (NPAS): the Community Based public Works programme (CBPWP) case study

Author: Saidi, M Date: May 2007 CSIR undertook a project to use systems methodologies and apply them towards a better understanding of the ‘assumed’ NPAS aiming: at establishing a suitable framework for analysis; describe and analyse the system in such a way that stakeholders ... Read more
Empowerment impact assessment (EmpIA), a tool for poverty alleviation and capacity building

Author: Louw, MR Date: Sep 2006 Empowerment impact assessment (EmpIA) is a quantitative and qualitative process, developed to evaluate the empowerment opportunities in civil engineering projects. It informs the design and construction processes of the projects and records ... Read more
Gender and the millenium development goals

Author: Njiro, E Date: Mar 2006 It has taken nearly half a century for the goals of poverty reduction and gender equality to achieve this prominence in mainstream policy concerns. In the process, the understanding of poverty has been transformed from the early equation with ... Read more
GMOs in Africa: opportunities and challenges in South Africa

Author: Bothma, G ; Mashaba, C ; Mkonza, N ; Chakauya, E ; Chikwamba, Rachel K Date: Aug 2010 Genetically modified organisms are expected to have a large impact on the ability of humanity to feed, fuel and heal itself in light of the growing global change, and adverse geo-climatic conditions anticipated as a result of climate change. ... Read more
Libre Knowledge and another world is possible

Author: Tucker, KC Date: Aug 2007 This presentation looks at how people can change the world, and what kind of world do people want. The value of Libre Knowledge is discussed in terms of environmental issues, conservation, sustainable development, biodiversity, and human ... Read more
National Spatial Development Perspective (NSDP) and assumptions on small town economic investment by government

Author: Oranje, M ; Van Huyssteen, Elsona ; Meiklejohn, C Date: Jun 2009 What matters from the perspective of the NSDP is whether an area has the potential to grow economically in a sustainable way, create jobs and alleviate poverty. If small towns have such potential, there is nothing that precludes such investment. ... Read more
Our natural capital: Ecosystem service delivery

Author: Dziba, L Date: Oct 2012 In this presentation the author focuses on ecosystem service delivery for national development planning. He shares new tools for improved decision-making to assess trade-offs and development choice impacts on ecosystem services. He also ... Read more
Population of the LEAP system to model energy futures in South Africa

Author: Taviv, R ; Trikam, A ; Lane, T ; O'Kennedy, K ; Mapako, M ; Brent, AC Date: May 2008 South Africa has ambitious goals for economic and social development, such as halving poverty and reducing unemployment to below 15% by 2014. A government investigation, supported by independent research, indicated that between 2004 and 2014 ... Read more
Social benefits in the Working for Water programme as a public works initiative

Author: Magadlela, D ; Mdzeke, N Date: Jan 2004 The Working for Water programme is a pioneering environmental conservation initiative in that its implementation successfully combines ecological concerns and social development benefits. By addressing unemployment, skills training and ... Read more
Using water and sanitation as an entry point to fight poverty and respond to HIV/AIDS: the case of Isulabasha small medium enterprise

Author: Manase, G ; Nkuna, Z ; Ngorima, E Date: Sep 2009 South Africa is faced by a number of challenges that include low water and sanitation coverage in rural and peri-urban areas, high unemployment and increasing inequality between the rich and the poor as indicated by a Gini coefficient of 0.77; ... Read more

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Browsing by Subject "Poverty alleviation"

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