Tag: Extractive industries
Oil in Chad
An account of the controversial Chad-Cameroon oil development and pipeline project, widely seen as a test case for how a country could overcome the “resource curse” by consciously using oil production revenues to reduce poverty.
Oil and global poverty
A landmark publication that helped draw international attention to the effects that petroleum extraction can have on the world’s poor.
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- Just peace
Case studies and essays on faith-based peacebuilding constitute a practical resource for CRS staff and partners, as well as for all those grappling with injustice and conflict.
A field guide to farmers’ skills
Pointers for program managers and field staff on how to foster skill sets crucial to poor farmers trying to engage with markets.
Maternal and neonatal health
Describes the development of a population-based health information system to collect data on maternal and neonatal health in isolated rural communities.
News from CRS.org
- What We're Praying for This Week
3 Jan 2010, 6:01 amFind out how you can help change the world in less than five minutes. - Helping Pakistan's Most Vulnerable
2 Jan 2010, 3:01 pmSee CRS staff as they climb mountains and reach remote areas to help the needy. - 2009: A Year in Photos
1 Jan 2010, 7:01 am2009 may well be remembered by CRS supporters and beneficiaries as a year of blessings in the face of a global financial crisis. - If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation
31 Dec 2009, 4:12 pmExcerpts from Pope's 2010 message for the World Day of Peace - Nigerien Farmers' New Menace: El Ni�o
29 Dec 2009, 3:12 pmFind out how a little concrete and a fence spares nomadic farmers a desperate search for water during a disappointing rainy season.