Variety of datasets that have been compiled for World Bank research.
Web site featuring a collection of searchable Disaster Risk Management (DRM) City Profiles and Disaster Risk Management Sound Practices as well as a collection of other key references and documents for urban decision makers, city planners, residents and others who can contribute to the reduction of risk to urban society, environment, and economy.
A blog site for Uthango Social Investments' effort to create a Virtual Africa in Second Life.
The Global Development Network (GDN) is a worldwide network of research and policy institutes to generate, share and apply knowledge for development.
'NextBillion.net is a website and blog about how business drives positive social and environmental change in low-income communities.'
This paper investigates whether or not participation in micro-finance self help groups results in reducing poverty and vulnerability. the paper focuses on a case study of India’s National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)-initiated Self-Help Group (SHG).
PovertyNet provides an introduction to key issues as well as in-depth information on poverty measurement, monitoring, analysis, and on poverty reduction strategies for researchers and practitioners.
A series of 14 guidance notes for use by development organisations in adapting programming, project appraisal and evaluation tools to mainstream disaster risk reduction into development work in hazard-prone countries.
