To enable more effective monitoring of sustainable development for meeting targets of the
post-2015 agenda, assessment is required at the sub-national level to better understand the …

Vulnerability to climate change is a function of exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity.
Econometric and indicator-based approaches have been used to assess vulnerability at …

The Transfer Payment Policy of National Key Ecological Functional Areas (TPEFAP), a well-
known ecological compensation (eco-compensation) scheme in China, has been proposed …

This paper aims at investigating the determinants of agricultural productivity and rural
household income in Ethiopia. Three econometric models namely: Pooled ordinary least …

Poverty maps are an increasingly popular mode of visualizing the spatial dimension of
poverty. They help guide priority-setting and target poverty-alleviation interventions. The …

Since the economic reforms in India in 1991, there has been a proliferation of studies
examining trends of economic development and poverty across the country. To date, studies …

Spatial factors, such as environmental conditions, distance to natural resources and access
to services can influence the impacts of climate change on rural household livelihood …

This study identifies the livelihood strategies of rural women that are critical for reducing
household poverty in Msinga, South Africa. Principal component analysis was used to …

Mountain regions are characterized by complex biophysical and marginal socio-economic
conditions that contribute to the vulnerability of agricultural communities. Owing to the …

Poverty alleviation has attracted extensive attention worldwide. This paper investigated the
spatial agglomeration effect and dynamics driving rural education levels (namely, primary …