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BookletPolicy Brief. Food prices: an effective way of shifting diets towards healthier habits in Sri Lanka 2019
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No results found.This policy brief examines food prices and responsiveness to food prices, focused on the main food groups in Sri Lanka. One factor that determines food choices are food prices, which then in turn impacts the nutritional status of a population. In Sri Lanka, the cost of energy-dense food (finger millet, cassava, sugar, edible oil) is relatively lower when compared to those of low-energy dense, healthier food (such as fruits and vegetables). Due to the rising tide of over-nutrition leading to a higher rate of non-communicable diseases, and the prevalence of undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, Sri Lanka is in an urgent need to design robust pricing strategies rather than rely on short-term price fixing. While the cost of healthy and unhealthy foods is not the only factor determining diets and nutrition outcomes, it is nevertheless an important one, and therefore these policies should aim to transform population diets towards healthier and affordable food options. Despite the role of food prices in shifting diets, in Sri Lanka, pricing policies have not considered this potential and have been used to serve different purposes. In this respect, this policy brief examines prices and responsiveness to prices focused on the main food groups in Sri Lanka; discusses the role of subsidies and taxes as potential tools to effectively drive changes in Sri Lankan diets; and concludes with relevant policy recommendations. -
DocumentImpacts of Demographic Changes on Forests and Forestry in Asia and the Pacific 2009
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No results found.This thematic study assesses how demographic changes have impacted forests and forestry in the past to identify the likely impacts of changes up to 2020. Impacts of demographic changes on forests and forestry are assessed in terms of (a) forests and land use changes; (b) resource degradation (c) housing demand and its implications on wood products and (d) environmental concerns such as urban greening/forestry, recreational demand and water availability and usage. -
Book (series)Guidelines on the collection of demographic and socio-economic information on fishing communities for use in coastal and aquatic resources management 2004
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Article 10 of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) sets out principles and standards for the integration of fisheries in coastal management. Article 10.2.4 of the CCRF states: “States, in accordance with their capacities, should establish or promote the establishment of systems to monitor the coastal environment as part of the coastal management process using physical, chemical, biological, economic and social parameters. “The guidelines presented in Part 1 of this Fisheries Technical Paper attempt to identify empirically verifiable key indicators for the identification of socio-economic and demographic issues, problems and opportunities in coastal and aquatic resources management and for monitoring the impact of management measures on the socio-economic well-being of coastal and fishing communities. The guidelines also identify data sources and methods for the collection of data. Part 2 contains a summary of the proceedings and recommendations of the Regional Workshop on the Use of Demographic Data in Fisheries and Coastal Development and Management in the Philippines and other Southeast and South Asian Countries held at the University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Miag-ao, Iloilo, Philippines from 18 to 21 March 2002, as well as selected papers from the workshop. In Part 3, two case studies, one from the United States of America and the other from Italy, describe how socio-economic and demographic indicators are actually used in coastal and aquatic resources management.
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