scholarly journals Estimation and Mapping of Sub-National GDP in Uganda Using NPP-VIIRS Imagery

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuantong Wang ◽  
Mickey Rafa ◽  
Jonathan Moyer ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Jennifer Scheer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Infrared Imaging ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Market Prices ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Nighttime Lights ◽  
The World ◽  
Reduction Strategies

Uganda is one of the poorest nations in the world. It is important to obtain accurate, timely data on socio-economic characteristics sub-nationally, so as to target poverty reduction strategies to those most in need. Many studies have demonstrated that nighttime lights (NTL) can be used to measure human activities. Nevertheless, the methods developed from these studies (1) suffer from coarse resolutions, (2) fail to capture the nonlinearity and multi-scale variability of geospatial data, and (3) perform poorly for agriculture-dependent regions. This study proposes a new enhanced light intensity model (ELIM) to estimate the gross domestic product (GDP) for sub-national units within Uganda. This model is developed by combining the NTL data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (NPP-VIIRS), the population data from the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL), and information on agricultural production and market prices across several commodity types. This resulted in a gridded dataset for Uganda’s GDP at sub-national levels, to capture the spatial heterogeneity in the economic activity.

scholarly journals Estimation and Mapping of Sub-National GDP in Uganda Using NPP-VIIRS Imagery

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuantong Wang ◽  
Mickey Rafa ◽  
Jonathan D. Moyer ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Paul Sutton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Infrared Imaging ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Timely Manner ◽  
Market Prices ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Nighttime Lights ◽  
The World ◽  
Per Capita

Uganda is one of the poorest nations in the world. To address the developmental challenges and understand social and economic status, it is important to obtain accurate data in a timely manner. Many studies have demonstrated that nighttime lights (NTL) can be used to measure human activities. Nevertheless, methods developed from these studies (1) suffer from coarse resolutions, (2) fail to capture the nonlinearity and multi-scale variability of geospatial data, and (3) perform poorly for agriculture-dependent regions. This study proposes a new enhanced light intensity model (ELIM) to estimate the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at sub-national scales for Uganda. This model is developed by combining the NTL data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (NPP-VIIRS), the population data from the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL), and information on agricultural production and market prices across several commodity types. This resulted in a gridded dataset for GDP and GDP per capita for Uganda at 1 km spatial resolution and district level to capture the spatial heterogeneity in economic activity.

Aid Effectiveness

2020 ◽  
pp. 59-76
Author(s):  
Constantine Michalopoulos
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Aid Effectiveness ◽  
Bilateral Aid ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
The One ◽  
The Imf

The collaboration the U4 launched at Utstein covered a wide variety of development issues handled by different international institutions. This involved in the first place coordination of their positions at the World Bank and the IMF, and the UN and its funds, programmes, and agencies. The World/Bank IMF were very important both because of the size and extent of their own programmes but also for helping developing countries manage the overall poverty reduction strategies within which all bilateral aid was supposed to fit. Increasing the effectiveness of bilateral aid could only succeed if it were part of a consistent overarching multilateral effort. This chapter starts with a discussion of U4 efforts to ensure that the poverty reduction strategies developed with the help of the World Bank/IMF in connection with debt relief actually reflected developing country priorities. It then moves on to U4’s efforts to improve the effectiveness of UN programmes which tended to be characterized by fragmentation and inefficiencies. The last part addresses the problem of coherence and collaboration between the IMF and the World Bank—the international financial institutions, on the one hand, and the UN and its agencies, on the other.

scholarly journals Sructure of dictionary articles in the Dictionary of Agricultural Vocabulary of Central Slobozhanshchyna (Kharkiv region)

Linguistics ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 58-70
Author(s):  
Ruslan Serdega ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Spiritual Culture ◽  
The People ◽  
The World

Lexicography was, is and remains one of the most relevant branches of linguistics. It has a clear practical and applied orientation. No language can do without lexicographical works. Today, traditional dictionaries, along with, of course, electronic, remain one of the most effective means of preserving the language. They play an important role in the formation and development of the spiritual culture of the people. Agricultural vocabulary is one of the primary fragments of the linguistic picture of the world of the Ukrainian people, so it deserves lexicographical elaboration. Agricultural production has always played an important role in the economic activity of the Central Slobozhanshchina (Kharkov region). The purpose of the article is to demonstrate the principles of construction of dictionary articles in the above lexicographical work, presenting the basic models of lexicographic description of units included in the dictionary register. We see the prospects for further research in the compilation of the Dictionary of Agricultural Vocabulary of Central Slobozhanshchina (Kharkov region) or materials to it.

scholarly journals Poverty Reduction Strategies, Democratization and the Role of the World Bank

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Michaelowa ◽  
Jürg Oliver Vollenweider ◽  
Jacqueline Duerr
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Reduction Strategies

scholarly journals Introduction Des Organismes Génétiquement Modifiés(OGM) Dans L’agriculture En Côte d’Ivoire: Etat De Connaissance Et Souhaits Des Populations De Six (6) Localités Du Sud Du Pays

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (30) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Boraud N’takpé Kama Maxime ◽  
Ake Séverin ◽  
Jacques Gasquez
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Transgenic Plants ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Ivory Coast ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
The World ◽  
High Yields ◽  
Resistance To Diseases

Transgenic plants with their huge potential as the high yields, resistance to diseases, insects and water stress seem to be a solution for Africa and could contribute to poverty reduction and the increase of agricultural production in this area of the world often face starvation. However GMOs dragging a trail of controversy and risk maligned with a series of impacts that concern the human health, environmental, social and economic. Is the dangerousness of transgenic plants a concern people of Ivory Coast? Investigations were carried out on 400 farmers and 1000 educated people in through a series of questions.

Russian Policy of Agriculture Support and the Necessity of Its Modification after WTO Accession

2012 ◽  
pp. 132-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Uzun
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
World Trade ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Wto Accession ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Agriculture Support

The article deals with the features of the Russian policy of agriculture support in comparison with the EU and the US policies. Comparative analysis is held considering the scales and levels of collective agriculture support, sources of supporting means, levels and mechanisms of support of agricultural production manufacturers, its consumers, agrarian infrastructure establishments, manufacturers and consumers of each of the principal types of agriculture production. The author makes an attempt to estimate the consequences of Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization based on a hypothesis that this will result in unification of the manufacturers and consumers’ protection levels in Russia with the countries that have long been WTO members.

World Economic Crisis as a Process of Substitution of Technological Modes

2009 ◽  
pp. 26-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Glaziev
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Sharp Increase ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Long Wave ◽  
The World ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Technological Mode ◽  
World Economic Crisis

The article analyzes fundamental reasons for the world economic crisis in the light of global technological shifts. It proves that it is caused by the substitution of technological modes. It is shown that sharp increase and slump in stock indices and prices for energy resources are typical of the process of technological substitution which occurs regularly according to the rhythm of long-wave fluctuations of the world economic activity. The article rationalizes a package of anti-crisis measures aimed at stimulating the new technological mode. Its structure and role of the locomotive factor of the new long wave of economic growth are revealed.

Remittance and Economic Development of Nepal

Patan Pragya ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 196-208
Author(s):  
Badri Narayan Sah
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Daily Consumption ◽  
Gulf Countries ◽  
The World ◽  
Internal Sources ◽  
Sources Of Capital

Nepal is one of the least developed but high remittances recipient countries in the world. Nepal received remittance from US$ 8.1 billion in 2016 and it is ranked 23rd among the remittance receiving countries in the world. Remittance income is one of the major sources of capital formation in the context of Nepal. It is directly related with the labour migration in a country which in return enhances foreign employment. Remittances have become a major contributing factor to increasing household income as well as country’s GDP. About 30 percent of Nepal’s GDP comes in the form of remittance money which is sent home by Nepalese working abroad and it helps to reduce country’s poverty rate. Poverty reduction took place in Nepal from 42 percent (1995/96) to 25.2 percent (2010/11). Nepal’s remittance recipients reached 31.5 percent GDP in 2015. The total amount of remittance in the country is 259 billion and among which 20 percent is internal sources, 11 percent from India and 69 percent from Gulf countries. Remittance received by the households is mainly used for daily consumption (79 percent) and remaining other purposes. Moreover, Nepal’s economic status mostly depends on remittance received which is therefore migration driven economy.

USE OF THE WORLD EXPERIENCE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN UKRAINE

2019 ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
Natalia Tretyak ◽  
Olga Kalenska
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Private Capital ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Area Of Application

The article investigates the world experience of public-private partnership in the economic activity of different countries. Different models and forms of contracts of public-private partnership are covered. The link between public-private partnership projects with the country and area of application is noted. The models of public-private partnership proposed by the World Bank for attracting private capital are covered. The main directions of realization of world forms of public-private partnership for Ukraine are proposed for the effective provision of sustainable spatial development, their further adaptation to the realities of our time.

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