The paper discusses a newly designed multicriteria approach and its novel robustness analysis for selecting energy generation systems for the improvement of livelihoods in rural areas.
Agroforestry systems offer opportunities for the improvement of the livelihood of poor people through provision of economic and environmental security.
In addition, the land management measures have substantially contributed to the improvement of the livelihood of the population.
Previous studies (Solomon and Abebe 2014; James et al. 2014) have indicated that the promotion of irrigated agriculture has often contributed to the continued marginalization and resource depletion rather than improvement of communities' livelihood in Afar pastoral areas.
Albert Kahai, Horticulture Development for Improvement of Community Livelihood and Biodiversity Conservation, Maswa, Tanzania.
Despite the increased challenges to pastoralist communities, there are a number of factors that may promote improvement of their livelihoods.
In recent years, global networks and development agencies have shown a growing concern for the improvement of pastoralists' livelihoods.
The European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development EIARDD) is concerned with maximizing the contribution of agricultural research to the improvement of the livelihoods of poor people in developing countries.
Furthermore, interventions that target the improvement of pastoral livelihoods should consider the promotion of camel milk production as a suitable strategy for building pastoral household resilience.
Each day, the Green Belt movement is growing justice by building "a values-driven society of people who consciously work for continued improvement of their livelihoods and a greener, cleaner world".
