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Official Development Assistance: measure of international aid (grants and loans) compiled by the Development Assistance Committee, that is composed of the world’s major donors.
Programmes information Ethiopia
Carbon trading: Carbon emissions trading refers to trading of carbon dioxide. Under the Kyoto Protocal, large companies are assigned a quota of carbon that they are allowed to emit. If a company's emissions are more than the quota then it will need to buy carbon credits. As forests capture carbon dioxide, they can provide these carbon credits.
Human Development Index ranking: Calculated by the United Nations Development Programme, this measure provides a composite measure of three dimensions of human development: living a long and healthy life (measured by life expectancy), being educated (measured by adult literacy and enrolment at the primary, secondary and tertiary level) and having a decent standard of living (measured by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) and income) (See also http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/)
Poverty line: a person’s income level established by the World Bank below which a person is held to be in extreme poverty. The international poverty line is $2 a day.
Prosopis : Prosopis juliflora. Non-native green shady tree which was introduced some 30 years ago in pastoralist areas of Africa. It forms dense thickets that strangle native trees and prevent the growth of grass and shrubs underneath.
Prosopis in Amibara, Ethiopia
Small-scale agriculture: crop-farming or livestock-keeping on a landholding, often a family farm, between 0.5-2ha.
Woodlot: Privately owned wood for commercial use.
Programmes information regional
Agro-pastoralists: People who move with the seasons from area to area and derive more than 50% of their household income from farming and 10-50% from keeping livestock.
Food insecure: Refers to a situation where there is no access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food for an active and healthy life.
Mobile outreach camps: Approach pioneered by FARM-Africa, through which a mobile team can work in the field with communities, who move with the seasons from area to area, rather than just establishing sedentary headquarters.
Mobile Outreach Camp in FARM-Africa’s Northern Tanzania Pastoralist Project
Naivasha Peace Accord: Also named Comprehensive Peace Agreement. This accord was signed on 9th January 2005 between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement who had waged a war of independence for most of the previous three decades in Southern Sudan.
Pastoralists: Nomadic livestock-keepers who derive more than 50% of their income from livestock.
Payam level: Subdivision of the southern counties of Sudan, created by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement.
Revolving loan fund: Fund to which farmers repay their small loans with an interest rate, established by the farmers’ group. These repayments become available as loans to more group members which provide them with the credit to set up income-generating activities.
Semi-arid: Area where annual rainfall is low (250-500 mm or 10-20 in) and erratic. Rain usually falls within a short period followed by a long dry season.
UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). This UN Refugee Agency protects and supports refugees and assists in their return or resettlement. The UNHCR’s website is www.unhcr.org/
