Basic Needs

The basic needs approach is one of the major approaches to the measurement of absolute poverty in developing countries. It attempts to define the absolute minimum resources necessary for long-term physical well-being, usually in terms of consumption goods. The poverty line is then defined as the amount of income required to satisfy those needs. The 'basic needs' approach was introduced by the International Labour Organization's World Employment Conference in 1976. "Perhaps the high point of the WEP was the World Employment Conference of 1976, which proposed the satisfaction of basic human needs as the overriding objective of national and international …

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WWF: Worldwide Fund for Nature (International) · 10 October 2024 English

This report offers a detailed analysis of the state of global biodiversity, emphasizing the sharp decline in wildlife populations over the last 50 years. The report presents data from the …

vulnerable and forced to truck in water to meet basic needs like drinking, cooking and bathing77. Ironically globally and many people do not have their basic needs met98. Poorer countries and poorer people bear


EU: European Union · 3 October 2024 English

ESF+ supports operations which address people’s basic needs and providing access to essential services, in


EU: European Union · 3 October 2024 English

them still need to bridge the gap in access to basic needs. In 2024, the Commission published an independent essential to continue investing in the coverage of basic needs, e.g. water and housing, and addressing (energy)


World Bank Group · 3 October 2024 English

Tonga's economic growth, historically weak due to structural factors facing many Pacific Island countries, has been particularly sluggish in recent years due to several large shocks. Tropical cyclones in 2018 …

monetary poverty based on the national cost-of-basic-needs poverty line. .............................. Poverty is measured with the national cost-of-basic-needs poverty line. Poverty in 2015/16 was estimated provide an income to live above the cost of basic needs) being government employment.13 Tonga Poverty Poverty is measured with the national cost-of-basic-needs poverty line. Source: Staff calculation using Poverty is measured with the national cost-of-basic-needs poverty line. Source: Staff calculations using


WFP: World Food Programme · 3 October 2024 English

A zero-hunger world requires a socially equitable, clean and healthy environment – which is why the World Food Programme (WFP) is committed to applying the highest standards in its interactions …

that insurance payouts are mainly used to cover basic needs and livelihood investments. After several seasons processes and care in meeting their children’s basic needs. Empowering women smallholder farmers in the


World Bank Group · 1 October 2024 English

highest in the country), a low GDP per capita, and a considerable share of households with unmet basic needs, NOA presents one of the most complex socioeconomic contexts in Argentina. The region certainly

considerable share of households with unmet basic needs, NOA presents one of the most complex socioeconomic


EU: European Union · 1 October 2024 English

COSME support often helped them to meet their basic needs. If those companies were more likely to survive


WFP: World Food Programme · 30 September 2024 English

This decentralized evaluation was commissioned by the WFP Cambodia Country Office as the midterm evaluation of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement programme …

Survey (for 2019/20), based on the cost of basic needs and a common basket approach, to be Cambodian


Urban Institute · 30 September 2024 English

Since 2020, Denver, Colorado, has been operating a crisis-response program known as STAR (Support Team Assisted Response). The STAR program pairs paramedics and behavioral health professionals on designated vans to …

mental health services; food, clothing, or other basic needs; and transportation were the most commonly identified mental health services; food, clothing, or other basic needs; and transportation (figure 9). FIGURE 9 Long-Term housing (69 percent); and food, clothing, or basic needs (56 percent). STAR Community Partner Network Mentorship for youth and support for parents ◼ Basic needs, food, transportation, and survival gear like


CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 30 September 2024 English

As consumers and businesses continue to hold off on spending and investment, deflationary pressures deepen, further depressing prices and economic activity.

burden on households, allowing them to meet their basic needs without hoarding cash. However, this approach


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