The Earth system and society's use of ecological resources are tightly coupled through
exchanges of water, energy, and nutrients. Terrestrial vegetation transfers materials …

To estimate the effects of weather conditions on welfare globally, cross-country comparisons
need to rely on international poverty lines and comparable data sources at the micro-level …

Food insecurity, the lack of access at all times to the food needed for an active and healthy
life, continues to be a growing problem as populations increase while the world economy …

Globally, over 800 million people are food insecure. Current methods for identifying food
insecurity crises are not based on statistical models and fail to systematically incorporate …

1. Background Sustainability refers to qualitative and quantitative continuity in the use of
resources. It implies a state of equilibrium between human activities as influenced by social …

We analyse the use of the concept of household in sample surveys, with evidence drawn
from a review of survey definitions, a series of in-depth interviews with data producers and …

The livelihood concept remains consistently utilised within a number of research fields,
including development studies, political ecology and conservation. Although there are …

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 …

Despite continuing economic growth, Uganda faces persistent challenges to achieve food
security. The effectiveness of policy and development strategies to help rural households …

Identifying food insecure households in an accurate and cost-effective way is important for
targeted food policy interventions. Since predictive accuracy depends partly on which …