Evolving Roles for International Social Work in Addressing Climate Change by Julie L. Nagoshi, Vijayan K. Pillai, Mashooq A. Salehin

“…Global warming and ozone layer depletion signal the onset of climate change, a “slow-onset” disaster exacerbating poverty and social inequality. Addressing this requires global cooperation, as exemplified by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 13, which focuses on climate action. …”
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THE CONSEQUENCES OF KIDNAPPING ON THE COMMUNITY: A CASE STUDY OF ZURMI, ZAMFARA STATE by FAISAL MUHAMMAD

“…The data revealed majority of the respondents believe that the consequences of kidnapping on Zurmi community are enormous including: emotional depression, anxiety, psychological trauma, and an experience of economic hardship, joblessness after victims’ release, abject poverty, anxiety, depression and trauma. The research adopted the Rational Choice Theory (RCT) as its theoretical frame of reference to explain the menace of kidnapping and its consequences on the community. …”
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Climate-smart agricultural practices and its implication in Ethiopia: a systematic review by Getasew Daru Tariku, Sinkie Alemu Kebede

“…The result also shows that applying CSA practices has an indispensable role on increasing productivity, food security, income, building resilient livelihoods, minimizing production risk and alleviating poverty. This concluded CSA practice has a multidimensional role in the livelihood of agrarian population like Ethiopia, yet its adoption was constrained by several factors. …”
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Challenges in the Implementation of Fiscal Decentralization and It’s Effects on the Health Sector in Uganda by George Stanley, Kinyata, Siraje, Kaaya

“…The study was conducted to assess the impact of Fiscal decentralization process on social economic development in Uganda and it focused on challenges affecting health sector and why such policy has failed to reduce poverty and inequality of the people of Uganda. The Study was based on the resource dependency theory by Ram Mudambi (2010), which posits that power is based on control of resources that are considered strategic within the organization and is often expressed in terms of budget and resource allocation. …”
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Critical Role and Place of the Church as a Response to Environmental Crisis. by Rugyendo, Medard

“…Our problem, it was assumed, was poverty and economic exploitation; the environmental issue was a “luxury” of the industrialized countries (Abraham, 1995). …”
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Suspected Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Not Associated with Vitamin D Status in Adolescents after Adjustment for Obesity by Karin Katz, Preneet Cheema Brar, Niyati Parekh, Ying-Hua Liu, Michael Weitzman

“…Data regarding age, sex, race, BMI, and poverty level were also analyzed in bivariate and multivariate analyses using SAS and SUDAAN software. …”
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN THE PAST AND THE 21ST CENTURY AFRICAN SOCIETY IN THE CONTEXT OFÌWÒRÌTÚRÚPỌ̀NIN IFÁ DIVINATION by SAMUEL KÁYỌ̀DÉ OLÁLẸ́YẸ, OLÚWÁTÓYÌN ADÉBÓ̩LÁ GBÀDÀMÓ̩S̩Í

“…The study revealed that empowerment is not new to African and the agitation thus, has foreign hands, and product of intellectual poverty considering the fact that the structure of African society is an organised one based on gender roles. …”
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Dialogue as a tool of nutrition literacy in an agricultural intervention programme in Odisha, India by Rama Narayanan, Akshaya Kumar Panda, D. J. Nithya, R. V. Bhavani

“…Through discussion they explored the reasons behind the lack of diversity in their daily diets and identified the social, economic and cultural barriers to food intake in the context of their own poverty. They undertook collective exercises in nutrition sensitive agricultural planning. …”
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Anxiety and depression screening reveals the importance of advancing mental health support for Haitian healthcare providers by Youri Encelotti Louis, Brooke Betson, Samy Auguste

“…This study also found that social determinants, including community violence, economic and social instability, and poverty, are among the most detrimental contributing factors to the mental health of Haitian healthcare providers. …”
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A comparative analysis of the level of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure in urban and rural communities in Edo state Nigeria by Momoh JA, Mathew M, Momoh R.O, Luka-Lawal RK, Gadzama DA5, Daniel H, Prof. Abah SO, Prof. Uzochukwu

“…High cost of healthcare has often been recognized as one of the leading barriers to quality healthcare services with the potential to plunge households into poverty, which affects the type and quality of health services sought for at health facilities between urban and rural areas. …”
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The Everyday Commoning Practices in Urbanising Localities by Bhuvaneswari Raman, Eric Denis

“…Consequently, those in poverty are compelled to compete with more powerful actors in order to assert their right to the common land they occupy for the purpose of housing. …”
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Articulating fertilizer subsidy effects on women’s diet quality by food supply source in Mali by Amidou Assima, Giacomo Zanello, Melinda Smale

“…The Koutiala Plateau is found in the region of Sikasso, where rising incomes from cotton production, which is the major export crop of the region and of the nation, have been shown not to alleviate poverty and malnutrition (a dilemma known as the “Sikasso Paradox”). …”
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PRODUCTION AND SECURITY OF FOOD IN GLOBAL CIRCLE by ILO MOSES I. OLATUNDE

“…A nation without food will experience poverty, hunger and malnutrition which are inimical to overall growth and development. …”
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Policy Transformation and Law Enforcement in Natural Resources Management: Case Study of Excavation C in Sorong City by Hermanus Way, Hadi Tuasikal, Muh Akhdharisa SJ

“…In addition, this mining activity is often the primary source of income for the community, so strict law enforcement risks increasing poverty and unemployment. In short, law enforcement against illegal C-excavation mining in Sorong City is still not optimal despite regulations. …”
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South African indigenous chickens' genetic diversity, and the adoption of ecological niche modelling and landscape genomics as strategic conservation techniques by Reneilwe Rose Mogano, Takalani Judas Mpofu, Bohani Mtileni, Khanyisile Hadebe

“…Indigenous chickens, raised in villages, provide essential genetic resources and income for poverty alleviation by providing affordable protein. …”
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Breaking the Barriers for Women Participation in Agroforestry in the Context of AfCFTA by Patrick Opoku, Awonlimali Kenneth Ali, Peter Ampadu-Daaduam, Dorothy Asare Akoto

“…With the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), there arises a unique opportunity to leverage agroforestry for food security, environmental protection, and poverty alleviation. However, women's participation in agroforestry remains limited, obstructing the realization of its full potential. …”
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Women’s contribution to climate change action: A gender analysis by Setyowati Retno, Rusdiyana Eksa, Widiyanto, Sugihardjo, Lestari Eny, Arwindianti Micelle Lovinia

“…Women’s participation in the Climate Village Program will not only strengthen village resilience to climate change, but also accelerate the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs), especially those related to gender equality, poverty alleviation, and environmental protection. …”
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Analyzing Policymaking for Tuberculosis Control in Nigeria by Nura M. R. Ahmad, Cristina Montañola-Sales, Clara Prats, Mustapha Musa, Daniel López, Josep Casanovas-Garcia

“…The main key factors fueling the disease are the progressive urbanization of the population and poverty-related socioeconomic factors. Moreover, the lack of effective tools for TB diagnosis, prevention, and treatment has decisively contributed to the lack of an effective model to predict TB spread. …”
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The government of Hugo Chavez in the political system of modern Venezuela: achievements and failures by G. E. Ludena Lopez, N. A. Omelchenko

“…The author of the article concludes that, on the one hand, one of the undoubted achievements of the Hugo Chavez’s government is that in the period from 1999 to 2013 Venezuela received the highest oil revenues that any President of Venezuela has ever had, and also a noticeable reduction in poverty in the country, providing the people with greater opportunities to participate in political decision-making. …”
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The association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) and sarcopenia: A cross-sectional study by Xiudeng Yang, Zheng Zhong

“…Interaction analysis indicated that the relationship between NHHR and sarcopenia risk was not significantly modified by gender, sex, poverty income ratio, education, smoking status, or race. …”
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