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Wikiprogress is the Platform on Measuring the Progress of Societies

by SDS EditorEconomy, Networks, OECD, Poverty, Research, Web 2.0 01/08/2014Comments are Disabled

Karsten Weitzenegger Consulting uses Wikiprogress, This is a global platform for you to gather, share and create information about measuring the progress of society. www.wikiprogress.org Wikiprogress is a global platform for sharing information in order to evaluate social, environmental and economic progress. It is open to all members and communities for contribution – students and …

Aid to poor countries slips further as governments tighten budgets | OECD Study

by adminCooperation, Crisis, Development, Development Results, Europe, OECD, Poverty 03/04/2013Comments are Disabled

Development aid fell by 4% in real terms in 2012, following a 2% fall in 2011. The continuing financial crisis and euro zone turmoil has led several governments to tighten their budgets, which has had a direct impact on aid to poor countries. There is also a noticeable shift in aid away from the poorest …

From Outcome Stories to Strategy | CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food

by adminEvaluation, Methods, Poverty, Research, Rural Economies 25/03/2013Comments are Disabled

This week the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) published thirteen outcome stories. “Islands of success” in the middle of an ambitious “ocean of change”. For instance, in Cambodia, the story of drip irrigation farming linked to market opportunities demonstrates how improved water efficiency, primarily in the form of irrigation drip-kits, resulted in …

From Outcome Stories to Strategy | CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food

by adminEvaluation, Methods, Poverty, Research, Rural Economies 25/03/2013Comments are Disabled