Social Protection Group: Learning from Latin American Social Policy Reforms
(Jasmine Gideon - Birkbeck College, London)
April 2006

Make Poverty History Campaign
(Livelihoods Connect Team)
13 June 2005

In Brief:

The livelihoods concept has much to offer in arbitrating the poverty analysis and policy debates that accompany PRSPs, but dialogue and exchange on making the most of this opportunity is needed (Abi Masefield).

Report on an informal workshop on 'Poverty Reduction Strategies, the Comprehensive Development Framework and National Strategies for Sustainable Development: towards convergence' (OECD, Paris, 28-29 November 2000) organised by the DAC Working Party on development co-operation and environment (Claire Ireland).

The Uganda poverty reduction strategy addresses many of the principles of sustainable development strategies. A DFID Sustainable Development Unit KEYSHEET outlines some of the key lessons learned in the development of Uganda's poverty reduction strategy (Claire Ireland).

Can sustainable livelihood approaches add value to national level policy on
poverty reduction? Andy Norton and Mick Foster's (CAPE ODI) new paper for DFID discuses how livelihoods approaches might be used in support of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (Barbara Hendrie)

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