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Kuta Beach is within a mile (2 km) of The ONE Legian, and other popular sites like Carrefour Plaza Kuta are within a couple of miles (3 km). This 300-room, 4-star hotel welcomes guests with 2 outdoor pools, 2 restaurants, and free in-room WiFi. It's in central Legian and also close to Legian Beach and Tuban Beach.
This hotel is home to 2 onsite restaurants, perfect for a quick bite to eat. Savor a meal from the comfort of your room with room service, or get a quick energy boost at the coffee shop/café. Buffet breakfast is offered for a fee each morning from 7 AM to 10 AM.
The ONE Legian's 300 rooms are individually decorated and provide refrigerators, coffee makers, and free bottled water. Guests can expect free WiFi and 24-inch LCD TVs with satellite channels. Bathrooms offer hair dryers and free toiletries. Other amenities include safes, phones, and desks.
Property features
Guests staying at The ONE Legian enjoy access to 2 outdoor pools, a fitness center, and a rooftop terrace. You can take advantage of free parking, along with an airport shuttle (available 24 hours) for IDR 350000 per vehicle one way. The 24-hour front desk has multilingual staff ready to assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Additional amenities include free WiFi in public areas, 2 meeting rooms, and a business center.
- Close to Kuta Beach
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Free parking
- Onsite dining
The ONE Legian
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The ONE Legian features 2 outdoor swimming pools and a fitness center. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. The property also has a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include 2 bars/lounges and a poolside bar. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. This business-friendly hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, spa services, and tour/ticket assistance. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 300
- Number of floors - 3
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Business center
- Snack bar/deli
- Concierge services
- Luggage storage
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 2
- Multilingual staff
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Year Built 2011
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Free self parking
- Spa services on site
- Computer station
- Rooftop terrace
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Family Friendly Amenities
- Outdoor pools
- Free Wi-Fi
- Snack bar/deli
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
The ONE Legian offers 300 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. 24-inch LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Air conditioning
- Room service (limited hours)
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- In-room safe
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
The ONE Legian has 2 restaurants serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Nearby Things to Do
2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a fitness center.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.
Spa Services
- Massages
- Body scrubs
- Body treatments
- Number of treatment rooms 5
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- No pets or service animals allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
No pets or service animals allowed
- Resort fee
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: IDR 75000 for adults and IDR 55000 for children (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: IDR 350000 per vehicle (one way)
Hotel Name
- 1O1 Bali
- 1O1 Bali Hotel
- 1O1 Bali Hotel Legian
- 1O1 Bali Legian
- 1O1 Legian
- 1O1 Legian Bali
- ONE Legian Hotel
- ONE Legian
- The 101 Legian-Bali Hotel Legian
- The ONE Legian Bali
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 72 hours prior to arrival prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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Allow Embedding
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Use Sitemaps
When embedding videos on your own site, it's important to make use of video sitemaps to assist search engine bots with accessing and indexing your self-hosted video content. Google provides excellent guidance on this subject.
More key factors which are worth noting with respect to video:
Internal / Outsourced Mix of Getting Videos Made
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VGX will break news worldwide by showcasing world-premiere game trailers, in-depth extended demos of the next generation of games and interactive one-on-one interviews and panels all in an intimate studio setting.
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VGX will be live streamed for three-hours on Saturday, December 7, beginning at 6:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM PT. Spike TV will also air highlights of the show as "VGX Replay" on Monday, December 9 at midnight.
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Fairytale Warping
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The ability to manipulate reality with principles of Narrative Causality and storytelling. Form of Reality Warping. Not to be confused with Narration or Story Manipulation.
Also Called
- Plot Warping
- Talecrafting
- The Theory of Narrative Causality
User can manipulate reality using the principles of Narrative Causality, storytelling, or fairy tales, fashioning reality around them after a favorite story or tale of theirs, making the world into one that has the same rules as the story they're using, and ultimately replicating the results of said story. They can replicate the patterns and symbols from their favorite narratives into reality, becoming archetypes or changing people around them into characters based on said archetypes.
User of Fairytale Warping may believe that they're in a world where everything is alive, and that elements of life follow the archetypal elements from fairy tales, folklore, tall tales, and storybooks. Perhaps this leads to an awareness of the "Fourth Wall".
- Absolute Speed: Move at the literal speed of plot.
- Destiny Manipulation: Manipulate the destinies of yourself and others.
- Event Manipulation: Subtly manipulate events from the past, present, or future by weaving tales into reality.
- Fictional Mimicry: Mimic any hero from any story you can think of...or the villains.
- Luck: Use narrative causality to make situations always favorable towards you.
- Plot Device Techniques: Manipulate reality using tropes.
- Plot Empowerment: Empower yourself with a plot that is favorable to you.
- Self-Power Bestowal: Gain whatever power is theatrically appropriate for the situation.
- Basic:
- Animation: Animate inanimate objects in the fashion of companions in fairytales of old.
- Archetype Empowerment: Gain power by taking on different archetypes.
- Literary Manipulation: Bring elements from other stories into reality.
- Living Anomaly: Become the protagonist of the story.
- Magic: Use magic in the form of witches who curse the hero, or the pure magic that saves the kingdom.
- Narration (Limited): Gain control of the narrative of your life by switching the stories it follows and the archetypes you and people around you are.
- Advanced Level:
- 4th Wall Awareness: Become aware that life is just another narrative told by some being.
- Absolute Contract: Bargain with any being from angels to demons, gods to men, and even concepts.
- Author Authority: Gain control of the plot yourself.
- Definition Manipulation: Voluntarily redefine the story and it's characteristics.
- Linguistic Manipulation: Manipulate the context of passages of the plot.
- Personal Probability Manipulation: Gain control of personal probabilities by controlling who the plot favors.
- Will gain the inherent weaknesses of any story/protagonist they're modeling their reality out of.
- Messing with reality too much may come with consequences.
- Overuse of this power may cause the user to believe nothing is real.
- Awareness of the Fourth Wall may lead to an existential crisis.
Known Users
- True Fae (Changeling: the Lost/Chronicles of Darkness)
- The Queen of Fables (DC Comics)
- Caster (Fate/Extra); via Nursery Rhyme
- Ungalo (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean); via Bohemian Rapsody
- Authors (Once Upon a Time)


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The Koryu Rekka (晃龍烈火 Kouryuu Rekka?, "Dazzling Dragon Raging Fire") is one of Dan's many Super Combos. In a similar fashion to how his Shinku Gadoken is a parody of Ryu's Shinku Hadoken, this move parodies Ken's Shoryureppa.
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Executed by performing two quarter-circle forward motions and pressing punch, Dan performs a quick, short-ranged Koryuken, followed by a faster and higher one immediately after.
The damage and amount of hits depend on the level used. Though the Koryu Rekka is similar to the Shoryureppa, the Level 3 version does not feature fire effects or a third Koryuken.
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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Channel 2 Action News has learned an elderly woman has died from injuries she suffered Friday night in a DeKalb County house fire.
A DeKalb fire official confirmed the update Saturday morning.
Firefighters were called out to a home on Northstrand Drive in DeKalb County just after 6 p.m. Friday.
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The Solar Power Research Demonstration Project is part of USF's Clean Energy Research Center, featuring solar installations at both the Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses (WUSF News).
The USF Research Park is a critical piece in the elaborate mosaic of high-tech economic development for the Tampa Bay region. While a number of people and organizations have successfully put in place many pieces of the mosaic, there has not been a mechanism that systematically links USF researchers to businesses in need of research partners. USF's research park supplies this vital missing piece.
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Even before she arrived at USF, Genshaft had already identified biotechnology and life sciences as research strengths for the university and envisioned building a biotech research park.
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Organizations within the USF Research Park
BioMedTech offers a spectrum of high quality assay stabilizers, protein blockers, and custom coated microplates for enzyme immunoassays, ELISA tests, fluorescent and chemoluminescent tests, for HTS - high throughput screening, cell membrane receptor assays, and for diagnostic lateral flow & flow-through assays. learn more . . .
The Embassy Suites Tampa - USF hotel, the proud home of the USF Bulls, is located on the campus of the University of South Florida and the new USF Research Park. learn more . . .
The Florida Center of Excellence for Drug Discovery and Innovation (CDDI) is a comprehensive center that enhances interactions between scientists and engineers to identify molecules of human health significance and develop novel methods for use in diagnosis, prevention and treatment of human disease. learn more . . .
The Florida Department of Health Bureau of Laboratories provides diagnostic screening, emergency, monitoring, reference and research public health laboratory services with the mission to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts. The bureau also regulates environmental laboratories to protect public health.
The Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research specializes in multidisciplinary research and development projects aimed at increasing knowledge and clinical treatments in the areas of hearing loss, deafness and speech problems, with emphasis on age-related hearing loss research and discovery. learn more . . .
Graphicstudio is a university-based atelier engaged in a unique experiment in art and education, committed to research and the application of traditional and new techniques for the production of limited edition prints and sculpture multiples. learn more . . .
Lion Biotechnologies is focused on the development of novel immunotherapies based on patient-specific T-cells for the treatment of metastatic melanoma and other solid cancers. learn more . . .
The Division of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Pediatric Epidemiology Center is comprised of a diverse team with expertise in biostatistics, epidemiology, health informatics, computer science, genetics, nutrition, public health, clinical trials, and health services research. learn more . . .
UDI is a freestanding imaging center located on the campus of the University of South Florida. For the past 20 years, UDI has surpassed the challenge of providing superior technology, service and care to the Tampa Bay Community. learn more . . .
Research & Innovation
Research and creative activities at the University of South Florida are fundamental to its mission of excellence in teaching, research, and public service. The promotion and support of these activities are the responsibilities of Research & Innovation and its departments, which provide services that enable USF research faculty, staff, and students to be competitive in a dynamic research environment. learn more . . .
Technology Transfer Office / Patents & Licensing
Patents & Licensing manages USF's intellectual capital through the technology transfer process. Patents & Licensing identifies, protects, markets and licenses, the embodiments of campus research and scholarly activity. learn more . . .
USF Research Foundation
The Research Foundation was formed as a direct-support organization for the university in order to provide broad and flexible financial mechanisms in support of research operations, contracts and grants, and to facilitate the commercialization of university inventions. learn more . . .
Sponsored Research Post Award
Post Award provides financial services in support of USF sponsored research awards and activities. Post Award's mission is to protect the university's research programs while maintaining a strategic balance of service and compliance. learn more . . .
Division of Research Integrity & Compliance
Research Integrity & Compliance administers key research-related assurance and compliance programs required by federal and state agencies and programs for the conduct of research at USF. learn more . . .
USF Research Foundation, Inc.
3802 Spectrum Boulevard, Suite 100
Tampa, Florida 33612-9220
Campus mailpoint:
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Contact List
Telephone: (813) 974-1082
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9 Holiday Breakfasts to Make from Christmas Dinner
Hosting holiday guests doesn't have to mean non-stop cooking. Instead, turn traditional dinners like turkey, roast beef and ham into delicious, easy breakfasts your guests will adore.
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Ham Dinner
A meal consisting of ham, greens and spiced apple sauce is the perfect way to start off the week. Be sure to make more than you need for three tasty breakfast possibilities you can whip up in no time.
Ham and Egg Breakfast Sandwich
Hot, savory and super nutritious, this filling breakfast sandwich is bound to please even the pickiest eater.
Get the Recipe: Holiday Leftover Breakfast Sandwich
Collard Green Breakfast Skillet
Whether you choose to keep this dish vegan friendly or opt to fry up an egg for some added protein, this meal is a fast-fix breakfast with nearly endless options.
Get the Recipe: Collard Green Breakfast Skillet
Applesauce Ebelskivers
You could just serve breakfast with a side of applesauce, but to really please your guests, consider kicking it up a notch with a sweet, seasonal morning pastry.
Get the Recipe: Applesauce Filled Ebelskivers
Roast Beef Dinner
Nothing says winter quite like a meal of roasted veggies and savory beef. And while leftover pot roast is always a crowd pleaser, these filling breakfast ideas will have you adding pot roast to your weekly rotation.
Mini Bubble and Squeak
A popular English breakfast, this tongue-tantalizing combo of roast beef and vegetables topped with fresh cherries and sage is made even more delightful with the use of individual serving dishes.
Get the Recipe: Mini Bubble and Squeak
Mini Roasted Vegetable Quiche
If your idea of breakfast always includes an egg, this delightful vegetable quiche is just the cure to satiate those morning cravings. Top with crunchy fried leeks for an explosion of flavor.
Get the Recipe: Mini Roasted Vegetable Quiche
Dinner Roll Monkey Bread
Even slightly stale rolls can be given new life in the form of sweet, cinnamon and brown sugar monkey bread. Mix in a few of your favorite dried berries for added color and a more complex blend of flavors.
Get the Recipe: Dinner Roll Monkey Bread
Turkey Dinner
Nothing goes together quite like turkey, Brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce. Keep the magic going with three breakfast ideas inspired by this simple seasonal dinner.
Brussels Sprout Hash
Give Brussels sprouts new life when you add a few cloves of garlic, smoked bacon and a sautéed shallot. Top it all off with a poached egg, and you have yourself a filling breakfast on a dime.
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Turkey Masala Hand Pies
Pie for breakfast? You bet! These adorable handpies are the perfect grab-and-go meal for a busy morning.
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Leek + Mashed Potato Pancakes
After just one taste of these sweet, earthy pancakes topped with cranberry sauce, you'll never think of potatoes the same way again!
Get the Recipe: Leek + Mashed Potato Pancakes


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Firing of BRPD Chief rattles Police Union
BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Union is a force led to protect one another. They represent almost 95% of all Baton Rouge Police Department employees, sworn-in and non-sworn. After Chief Dewayne White's firing, a number of union members are rattled about the decision.
"I have talked with some officers that say they were interested in or considering getting out of the union," said retired Baton Rouge Police Officer Al Burns. "From what I'm hearing, they're not doing everything they should to represent the entire police department."
Burns says some union members say there is no longer equal representation among white and black members of the union.
In Monday's hearing ending in Chief White's firing, White said, "No chief, whether it be me, or someone else, can effectively run a police department and serve the citizens of this city when one of the police union's own completely controls your office and the office of the police department."
Union President Chris Stewart tells News2, "he has not seen a recent exodus from the union."
The Metro Council says they are meeting with members of the union next week to discuss the issue.


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Jane Campion, the first female director to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes, will succeed Steven Spielberg as president of the jury at the "Queen of film festivals".
The Kiwi writer, director and producer was awarded the top prize at the festival for The Piano in 1993, and described as a "major filmmaker and indefatigable pioneer" by Cannes officials.
Campion said she "can't wait" to preside over the jury during this year's event which runs from May 14 to 25. The organisers described it as one "film legend" in Spielberg passing the baton on to another.
"Since I first went to Cannes with my short films in 1986 I have had the opportunity to see the festival from many sides and my admiration for this Queen of film festivals has only grown larger," Campion said.
Campion is the only female director to win the Palme d'Or after already winning the Short Film Palme d'Or for Peel in 1986, described as a "unique double in the history of the festival".
Festival president Gilles Jacob said that Campion "had arrived" with the screening of her short films at Cannes "and she brought a whole new style with her".
Her other films include Holy Smoke and Bright Star, a fictionalised biography of the poet Keats that was in competition at Cannes in 2009. Recently she won plaudits for her BBC 2 crime drama Top of the Lake.
"It is a mythical and exciting festival where amazing things can happen," Campion said of Cannes. "Actors are discovered, films are financed, careers are made. I know this because that is what happened to me." The most recent female president of the Cannes festival jury was Isabelle Huppert in 2009.
Last year the jury, chaired by Spielberg, awarded the Palme d'Or to Blue is the Warmest Colour, controversial because of its graphic sex scenes.
Campion herself is no stranger to putting graphic material in her work. In the Cut showed explicit scenes of oral sex.
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'Orphan Black' Final Season: 10 First Looks From Sci-Fi Drama (Photos)
Tatiana Maslany returns after taking home Emmy for series
Tatiana Maslany returns after taking home Emmy for series
From Steve Carrell to Annette Bening, Kit Harington and Issa Rae
TheWrap's seventh annual conference slated for next week Sept. 26-27th and will welcome an unprecedented number of CEOs
"We went up to collect the Emmy, did some press, came back to my seat and some bastard had nicked my purse from under my seat," Amanda Abbington reveals
From Aziz Ansari to Tatiana Maslany to Kate McKinnon, 2016 was a pretty good year for first-timers
ABC host effortlessly poked fun at the proceedings, and even brought out Matt Damon to heckle him
"I'm actually screaming at home. Thankfully no one else is here!" said one excited fan
From Idris Elba to Amy Schumer, here's who could surprise us Sunday
Toronto 2016: Film is an adaptation of Nikolai Leskov's 1865 novella, "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District"
James Sadwith's indie stars Chris Cooper and Alex Wolff
Toronto 2016: Kim Nguyen directed the Arctic love story
"We're always shifting genres depending on whose storyline we're following," actress tells TheWrap about playing five different characters
Star of BBC America hit stops by TheWrap for interview and photo session
"After the Black" will air immediately following new episodes of British series
SXSW 2016: Actress, who plays 10 personalities on the hit "Orphan Black," discusses new drama with TheWrap
From Seth Rogen's "Sausage Party" to the second coming of Marina Abramovic
Lionsgate is releasing CBS Films' "Patriots Day" from director Peter Berg as well as Jake Gyllenhaal's similarly-themed "Stronger"
"Orphan Black" star joins Jake Gyllenhaal in fact-based film directed by David Gordon Green
Shonda Rhimes, Ellen DeGeneres and Kerry Washington among those congratulating the "How to Get Away With Murder" on becoming first black woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Will Jon Hamm break his Emmy dry spell? Will anyone unseat Julia Louis-Dreyfus?
"Trump is hilarious, Hillary is hilarious, Jeb is not hilarious," HBO EP says of the current field of White House hopefuls
The nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama is rooting for co-star Jon Hamm and excited about Tatiana Maslany's nomination
Anthony Mendez will go up against Neil deGrasse Tyson, Peter Coyote, Miranda Richardson and Henry Strozier, all of whom narrated documentaries
"American Horror Story: Freak Show" and "Olive Kitteridge" drew 19 and 13 nominations, respectively
"The toughest thing I had to do this season was having Erin unravel in such an extreme way," Bush tells TheWrap
BBC America star tells TheWrap why a tiny leather jacket made her job so hard in Season 3 of sci-fi hit
TheWrap staff urges Emmy voters to consider these shows and people along with the favorites
Tatiana Maslany drama gets 10 more episodes in 2016
Ari Millen joins as series regular to play multiple male clones on BBC America sci-fi drama
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23 May 2017 11:26:55 GMT
In recent decades, population has been aging fast in Brazil while old age pensions and healthrelated spending have increased. As the population ages, the spending trend threaten to reach unsustainable levels absent reforms. Increasing the retirement age is key, but by itself will not provide sufficient savings to close the pension system financing gap, and reforms reducing replacement rates are necessary. In the area of health, there is scope for improving expenditure efficiency by strengthening outpatient care and regional networks, and developing clinical guidelines for cost-effective treatments and drugs. Reforms are urgent, so that they can be gradual.
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28 Mar 2017 03:18:51 GMT
Older people in Africa are involved in all aspects of the migration chain: they are voluntary or forced migrants themselves, they shape the migration experience of others by funding youth migration and being involved in the decision-making process, they also benefit from remittances. Yet, they remain invisible in migration policy, as well as aid and development planning.
This briefing tells the untold story of older people in the migration ecosystem in Africa. It highlights the importance of including older people in migration policies and practice – whether they are left behind, on the move, or returning to their country of origin. It identifies the key challenges facing this generation, explores policy options and calls for more thorough research to improve understanding of the capabilities and needs of older people in situations of migration in Africa.
28 Mar 2017 02:51:20 GMT
21 Feb 2017 11:19:36 GMT
While fertility rates and dependency ratios in Africa remain high, they have started to decline. According to United Nations projections, they will fall further in the coming decades such that by the mid-21st century the ratio of the working-age to dependent population will be greater than in Asia, Europe, and Northern America. This projection suggests Africa has considerable potential to enjoy a demographic dividend. Whether and when it actually materialises, and also its magnitude, hinges on policies and institutions in key realms that include macroeconomic management, human capital, trade, governance, and labour and capital markets. Given strong complementarities among these areas, coordinated policies will likely be most effective in generating the momentum needed to pull Africa's economies out of a development trap.
21 Feb 2017 10:58:11 GMTIn Africa, ageing is a phenomenon that is just beginning to reveal its shape; at present, it is a family concern. Although sub-Saharan Africa's older population is not as large in size as in other regions of the world, it must still be considered as a potential cause for concern since Africa is ageing at a time when its resources are being depleted.
21 Feb 2017 01:32:31 GMT
17 Feb 2017 12:45:16 GMT
How does growing older affect a person's income security in Asia? This question is becoming increasingly urgent in the context of rapid population ageing in the region, yet relatively limited comparative analysis has tried to answer it. This report aims to fill the gap by providing a comparative investigation of the income security of older people in five Asian countries that have diverse contexts; namely, Bangladesh, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
The report paints a picture of the multiple sources of income that contribute to income security in old age and how they interact. This has been done by mining existing survey data in each country to explore three key sources of income for older people: work, transfers from family and social protection. This marks a departure from most previous analysis of old age income security which has focused on age-disaggregated poverty data – which can only provide a relatively superficial picture of the issue. As well as providing new insights, this study highlights many weaknesses of existing data on ageing and points out opportunities for improvements in data collection and analysis.
10 Feb 2017 10:58:43 GMT
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29 Nov 2016 10:02:32 GMT
Social investing is the pursuit of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals through investment decisions. Public pension funds have been active in this arena since the 1970s, when many divested from apartheid South Africa. They have also aimed to achieve domestic goals, such as promoting union workers, economic development, and homeownership.
In the mid-2000s, the focus shifted to preventing terrorism and gun violence. This effort included "terror-free" investing in response to the Darfur genocide and to weapons proliferation in Iran. And, after mass shootings in Aurora, CO, and Newtown, CT, some public funds shed their holdings in gun manufacturers. Most recently, states have renewed the call to divest from Iran and have increasingly targeted fossil fuels to combat climate change.
This brief provides an update of social investing developments and assesses whether, in this changing environment, public funds should engage in this practice. This assessment addresses two questions:
The discussion proceeds as follows. The first section explores trends in social investing and the U.S. Department of Labor's guidance on this activity. The second section examines recent state divestment efforts. The third section analyzes the economics of social investing. The fourth section outlines the economic, political, and legal complications. The final section concludes that although social investing may be worthwhile for private investors, lower returns and fiduciary concerns make public pension funds unsuited for advancing ESG goals.
24 Nov 2016 10:29:28 GMT
India, one of the world's two population superpowers, is undergoing unprecedented demographic changes. Increasing longevity and falling fertility have resulted in a dramatic increase in the population of adults aged 60 and up, in both absolute and relative terms. This change presents wide-ranging and complex health, social, and economic challenges, both current and future, to which this diverse and heterogeneous country must rapidly adapt.
This paper first lays out the context, scope, and magnitude of India's demographic changes. It then details the major challenges these shifts pose in the interconnected areas of health, especially the massive challenges of a growing burden of noncommunicable diseases; gender, particularly the needs and vulnerabilities of an increasingly female older adult population; and income security.
The paper also presents an overview of India's recent and ongoing initiatives to adapt to population aging and provide support to older adults and their families. It concludes with policy recommendations that may serve as a productive next step forward, keeping in mind the need for urgent and timely action on the part of government, private companies, researchers, and general population.
24 Nov 2016 10:22:58 GMT
Population ageing is the 21st century's dominant demographic phenomenon. Declining fertility, increasing longevity, and the progression of large-sized cohorts to the older ages are causing elder shares to rise throughout the world. The phenomenon of population ageing, which is unprecedented in human history, brings with it sweeping changes in population needs and capacities, with potentially significant implications for employment, savings, consumption, economic growth, asset values, and fiscal balance. This chapter provides a broad overview of the global demography of aging. It reviews patterns, trends, and projections involving various indicators of population aging and their demographic antecedents and sequelae. The chapter also reviews theories economists use to explain the behavioral changes driving the most prominent demographic shifts. Finally, it discusses the changing nature of aging, the future of longevity, and associated policy implications, highlighting some key research issues that require further examination.
The exact mix of interventions should be tailored to country contexts and will determine the distribution of costs between current and future cohorts of the elderly. Importantly, the sooner these policy and institutional reforms are considered and implemented, the smoother the transition to a grayer population will be. Although demographic change has historically posed significant challenges and will continue to do so, demography is not destiny. The adaptations that human society and individuals can make in the face of such changes are equally impactful and key to transforming challenges of an ageing population into opportunities for change and growth.
04 Oct 2016 12:15:51 GMT
Many governments in developing countries are setting up non-contributory programs to assist older people, most of whom are not covered by formal pension schemes. Malawi is no stranger to the international advancement of social security and social protection. That said, further analysis on the implementation and the role of social pensions in tackling old-age poverty was needed to inform government policy and practice.
The aim of the study was to address the knowledge gap of social pension reforms in Malawi. The study examined what has been learned from the programs operating in different African countries, and highlights the key policy and budgetary issues that arise. The study has concluded that social pensions represent an important component of an institutional foundation for old-age social protection.
There are affordable options for Malawi to begin expanding a universal pension in the coming years. Various scenarios exist for universal pensions costing a fraction of GDP, which could be financed through wider efforts to increase revenue for social protection spending. Malawi could then seek to
increase the coverage and adequacy of a universal pension as more revenue can be secured, and as the economy grows.
The path chosen will depend on the political will of the government, but a potential option would be:
30 Sep 2016 09:26:57 GMT
27 Sep 2016 04:57:12 GMT
In Nigeria however, life after retirement is dreaded by most workers. The fears of facing the future after retirement create an ambiance of disturbance among employees. Retirement is seen by workers as a transition that could lead to psychological, physiological and economic problems.
This study provided evidence on the effect of the operation of the funded pension scheme since its inception in 2004 on economic growth in Nigeria using error correction mechanism (ECM) and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) methodologies.
Findings revealed that the pension fund contributions from both private and public sectors in Nigeria increased greatly and constituted a huge investment fund in the capital and money markets. This increased liquidity in the economy and created employment opportunities as well as improvement in the investment climate.
23 Sep 2016 11:12:25 GMT
This paper investigates the relative importance of living arrangement and social participation for the elderly's subjective well-being (happiness) in three Chinese societies (Hong Kong, urban China and Taiwan) with different levels of development. Based on comparable survey data, the authors find that co-residence with children is less closely associated with the elderly's psychological well-being in the more developed society. The elderly in Hong Kong who live independently with a spouse are in a significantly better emotional state than those living with adult children and grandchildren. Social participation has a greater positive effect on subjective well-being among the aged in Hong Kong than among those in urban China and Taiwan.
Furthermore, elderly women may benefit more from independent living and social engagement than their male counterparts. These findings suggest that encourageing social participation among the elderly may be an effective way to enhance their well-being and achieve active ageing.
22 Sep 2016 10:56:57 GMT
From the earthquake and tsunami in Japan to fourteen disasters causing over a billion dollars each in damage in the United States, 2011 was particularly damaging for developed countries. Reviewing 2011's natural disasters, this report analyses the range of disasters and lessons to be learned from those that occurred in developed countries.
Key lessons:
20 Sep 2016 02:45:54 GMT
The rise in NCDs combined with rapid population ageing presents important challenges for health and care systems globally. Deaths from NCDs are disproportionately concentrated in low- and middle-income countries. As a key player in global health and development, the EU has an important role to play in strengthening the response to NCDs in these countries.
This briefing by HelpAge's EU network of organisations working with older people discusses NCDs and ageing in the context of sustainable development. It looks at how well the EU's development policies are currently addressing the interaction between these issues. It sets out concrete opportunities for the EU to develop
age-inclusive development and global health policies that will enable the achievement of the SDGs, particularly Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages, and its target on NCDs.
Key messages:
20 Sep 2016 02:37:21 GMT
Whether social protection benefits should be assigned to all (universal) or kept only for those who meet certain criteria (targeting) remains one of the most contentious questions in social policy research. The purpose of this brief is to revisit two social policy assumptions around basic concerns of efficiency, affordability and sustainability of universal social pensions. Contrary to what many international organisations and scholars have argued, this brief forwards that universal social pensions are economically viable and efficient strategies to produce welfare and alleviate older-age income deprivations. The world clearly has the resources to implement basic social pensions on a global scale; the question is if there is also the political will to do it.
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21 Jul 2016 12:10:27 GMT
For the past 10 years or so, Zambia has been experimenting with a universal old age pension in the district of Katete, in the east of the country. It has provided a regular pension to 4,500 older people aged over 60 years, 63% of whom were women. The recipients of the pension belong to the Chewa tribe. In 2010, the author undertook a study of the pension and, at the time, it provided people with a regular transfer of 120,0001 Kwacha (around US$23.50) per month. The pension was funded by the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) and managed by the Ministry of Community Development and Social Welfare.
The Katete pension has had a transformative impact on the lives of older people, as well as on their wider communities. It has also helped address discrepancies between the ideal and reality with regard to how older people view themselves and how they are viewed by society. It enables older people to delay the inevitable decline into dependency on others and enables them to retain their humanity – as expressed in Chewa ideals – for as long as they can. By maintaining active mutual sharing and caring relations, they keep kinship and love alive. The pension has particularly positive benefits for those that have been marginalised in old age to re-incorporate themselves within intimate communities, which offer them care, respect and support, which they, because of their possession of cash, can reciprocate.Moving towards a much simpler universal pension, as in Katete, would make a lot of sense. The vast majority of older people in Zambia live in poverty and attempting to exclude the richest appears to add little – if any – value, in particular when they cannot be accurately identified. Furthermore, it would be preferable to provide the benefit as an individual entitlement so that households with more than one older person can receive multiple benefits. If not, households may be encouraged to split while particularly vulnerable households – with more than one older person (or person with a severe disability) – could receive a higher income, which they surely need.
21 Jul 2016 02:50:43 GMT
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region countries have unique demographic characteristics. Within the MENA region, Arab countries have higher fertility and population growth rates and a significantly younger age structure than other ountries and regions. This can be a "demographic gift or a demographic curse" depending on whether the high population growth and fertility can be transformed into economic growth.
In this study, the author examines the links between demographic change and fiscal policy in MENA countries, focusing specifically on the economic impacts coming from the conflict between social security and education, which are two of the most government programs in any country. The paper is unique as it incorporates a political economy model of education given expected increases in social security spending in the background. Labor movements and growth results are expected to depend significantly on the return to education. A sensitivity analysis on the parameter that shows the return to education spending reveals that MENA countries would suffer significantly from a lower return to education.
14 Jul 2016 01:57:44 GMT
HelpAge International (Myanmar Country Office), with funding from LIFT donor consortium, has embarked on a three-year project to expand social protection to vulnerable households in Myanmar's central dry zone. The project seeks to strengthen community and government capacity to protect vulnerable groups such as disabled and older people, and will deliver cash benefits to vulnerable households. As part of the project, HelpAge also seeks to enhance informal and community‐based systems and practices that are already working to provide support and assistance in the dry zone. To inform project activities and discussions of social protection generally, this research was undertaken to investigate community‐based mechanisms, structures, and practices in dry zone villages that might be providing forms of social protection for vulnerable people living in these communities.
12 Jul 2016 01:24:35 GMT
Old-age pension programs targeting the elderly may eventually benefit their extended families. However, no consensus has been reached on the growing body of literature that examines the potential impact of old-age pension on migration decisions of extended families.
This paper makes use of the most recent social pension reform in rural China to examine whether receipt of the pension payment equips adult children of pensioners to migrate. Employing a regression discontinuity (hereafter RD) design to a primary longitudinal survey, this paper overcomes challenges in the literature that households eligible for pension payment might be systematically different from ineligible households and that it is difficult to separate the effect of pension from that of age or cohort heterogeneity.
Around the pension eligibility age cut-off, results reveal large and significant increase among adult sons (but not daughters) to migrate out of their home county. Meanwhile, adult children are more likely to migrate out if their parents are healthy. Fuzzy RD estimations survive a standard set of key placebo tests and robustness checks.
12 Jul 2016 01:15:54 GMT
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21 Jun 2016 02:13:22 GMT
Since 1999, economic growth and the rise of the services sector in urban areas have contributed to reducing poverty in Indonesia. While official poverty is relatively low at 12% (30 million persons), an additional 27% of the population (65 million persons) live just above the poverty line and small shocks can drive them back into poverty. These poor and vulnerable people face high food price risks (especially for rice); are highly exposed to health shocks; and are either unemployed or employed in low-skilled, low- productivity sectors. However, many individuals, mostly in the vulnerable category, have inadequate or no access to social protection services.
Key points:
21 Jun 2016 02:02:54 GMT
15 Jun 2016 04:02:28 GMT
An estimated 22 percent of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon have impairments. Older persons constitute five percent of the Syrian community in host countries. In May 2014, UNHCR, Handicap International, HelpAge International and the Women's Refugee Commission convened and facilitated a one-day meeting in Amman, Jordan to:
This three page document summarises the findings from this meeting with stakeholders, as well as the recommendations for future capacity development.
The document is also available in Arabic https://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/disabilities/resources/document/download/1041
14 Jun 2016 10:59:03 GMT
Changes in the population age structure can have a significant effect on fiscal sustainability since they can affect both government revenues and expenditures. For example, population ageing will increase expenditures on the elderly while reducing potential growth and hence revenues.
In this paper, the authors project government revenue, expenditure, and fiscal balance in developing Asia up to 2050. Using a simple stylized model and the National Transfer Accounts (NTA) data set, they simulate the effect of both demographic changes and economic growth. Rapidly ageing countries like Korea, Japan, and Taipei, China, are likely to suffer a tangible deterioration of fiscal sustainability under their current tax and expenditure system.
On the other hand, rapid economic growth can improve fiscal health in poorer countries with relatively young populations and still-growing working-age populations. Overall, our simulation results indicate that Asia's population ageing will adversely affect its fiscal sustainability, pointing to a need for Asian countries to further examine the impact of demographic shifts on their fiscal health.
10 Jun 2016 02:27:02 GMT
09 Jun 2016 10:37:46 GMT
Plan Sésame (PS) was launched in 2006 to provide free access to health services to Senegalese citizens aged 60 and over. As in many countries, this user fee exemption is marred by inequitable implementation. This study seeks to identify underlying causal mechanisms to explain how and why some people were
relatively less likely to have access to publicly funded health care. Explanations identified in focus group and interview data are organised into four themes:
These results are analysed through critical realist and social constructivist epistemological lenses, in order to reflect on different interpretations of causality. Within the critical realist interpretation, the results point to a process of social exclusion. However, this interpretation, with its emphasis on objective reality, is contradicted by some local, subjective experiences of inequality and corruption. An alternative social constructionist interpretation of the results is therefore explored; it is argued this may be needed to prevent relatively powerful actors' versions of the truth from prevailing.
09 Jun 2016 10:20:51 GMT
Tens of millions of older Chinese have been struggling with poverty and loneliness as their children flee villages to cities. Sharp demographic changes such as rapid aging and increasing dependency ratio due to the one-child policy, as well as the recent trend of rural-to-urban migration as a result of urbanisation
have frayed the ties that once bound the nation's families together. The left-behind elders have to live off their labour and remittances from their migrant children.
In fighting for the exacerbated old-age poverty in the rural areas, China launched the New Rural Pension Program (NRPP) in 2009, covered more than 300 million Chinese by the end of 2012. Unlike the pension programs in the developed areas, the NRPP could be considered as a conditional cash transfer program, where the conditions are minimal: being registered as rural residents, and age 60 or above.
This article focuses on answering the following questions:
Using a regression discontinuity design with the program policy and a rich rural survey dataset, this research nds that the NRPP decreases both the probability and the amount of private transfers received by the rural elders, which indicates a strong crowding-out effect. Also, the NRPP has no signi cant impact on the rural elders' consumption, investment in assets, loans and debts. However, the NRPP significantly increases the amount of transfers sent to children from the elders, and at the same time, the amount of transfers sent to the elders' siblings decreased. The results of household and individual fixed-effect analyses reveal that the elders tend to transfer more to the more educated children, and also to those who migrated to a more distant region with a higher administrative level. These findings could be reconciled with an investment motive of the Chinese rural elders, who are treating their migrant children as "productive assets" that have higher returns than the productive capitals in the rural areas where the financial inclusion level is low.
09 Jun 2016 10:03:12 GMT
Social transfer programs in low- and middle-income countries have been increasing. According to World Bank (2015), there are about 20 social safety net programs in an average developing country, and among various types of safety net programs, cash transfers are particularly becoming more prevalent. In Africa, for example, 40 countries, out of 48, offered unconditional cash transfers in 2014. While transfer programs have been proved to have positive e ects and to contribute to poverty reductions, it has often been said that these transfers may discourage work.
This paper evaluates the effects of the South African old age pension program, the largest cash transfer program in the country, on labour supply and employment of the elderly and prime-aged individuals. During 2008-2010 a policy change decreased the eligible ages for men from 65 to 60. Exploiting this change as a natural experiment,
the paper finds that the pension significantly discourages the elderly to work. The intention-treat-effects estimated based on three different, independent datasets imply that the labour force participation rate of men aged 60{64 significantly decreased by 5.81% points, 9.63% points, and 9.72% points, depending on the datasets used. Corre-
spondingly, the probability to be employed decreased by 4.15{9.89% points. Besides, the local average treatment e ects estimated suggest that once elderly people started receiving the benefit, the the probability to participate in the labour force and to be employed decreased by 29.2% points and 30.76% points, respectively, although these
estimates are not statistically signifcant. In contrast, the paper fails to provide clear evidence of the effects on prime-aged individuals.
03 Jun 2016 02:24:18 GMT
03 Jun 2016 02:07:49 GMT
The world is ageing rapidly. Older people currently comprise 12.2% of the world's population, with 67% living in developing countries.1 By 2050, the proportion globally will reach 21.2%, with 80% in developing countries. As the world ages, ensuringincome security in old age becomes an increasingly important policy issue.
However, only 48% of the world's older people have access to a pension and, unless major reforms are undertaken across developing countries, this proportion is likely to fall. The absence of pensions causes significant challenges for older people and society. Despite growing frailty, many older people are obliged to continue working in old age, often in insecure and low paid employment. As they become less able to work, their families are expected to care for them. Yet, many families taking on this responsibility have to reduce their investments in their own children and income generating activities, while many carers of older people have to withdraw from the labour force.
This paper discusses the policy options available to developing countries committed to offering universal pension coverage and maximising the incomes of older people. It presents a basic model of a pension system comprising up to three tiers that can be adapted to the circumstances of all countries. The model is based on evidence from both developed and developing countries.
03 Jun 2016 01:47:13 GMT
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27 May 2016 12:16:42 GMT
Ageing of the population poses several profound impacts on every aspect of life. This phenomenon has been visible in the Small Island Developing States of Africa (SIDS) and is expected to continue in the next few decades as the SIDS are continuously experiencing one of the fastest ageing populations in Africa. In this context, SIDS in Africa including the Islands of Mauritius, Seychelles, Cape Verde, Comoros, Guinea Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe have a unique demographic structure which is characterised by a large proportion of older persons.
The ageing profile of these countries presents a golden opportunity for research on aging and older persons in Africa as a blueprint for the rest of the continent. This paper argues that older persons in the SIDS in Africa are an important resource in the development process post-2015 and harnessing their potential for social economic development will lead to a second demographic dividend.
27 May 2016 12:08:48 GMT
The number of older persons in Africa is growing rapidly: between 2015 and 2030 the number of people aged 60 years or over in the region is projected to increase by more than 63 per cent (United Nations, 2015). Accordingly, the situation of older persons in Africa, in particular with respect to their well being, is a matter of growing concern among researchers and policymakers alike. This report provides an extensive directory of research on ageing in Africa covering the period 2004-2015, updating the Directory of Research on Ageing in Africa: 1995-2003 prepared previously by Dr. Paul Kowal for the World Health Organization. The Directory aims to profile, promote and encourage research into the health and needs of people aged 50 years or over in Africa, and to enable the use of evidence for policy. Such evidence is essential to enable countries undergoing rapid demographic and epidemiological transitions to develop appropriate policy responses and to monitor the implementation and impact of those policies.
The Directory includes descriptions of research activities submitted by primary investigators, with minimal editing. The submissions were summarized according to how the research results addressed the policy directions of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), and the research methods that have been applied. Taken as a whole, the Directory demonstrates the growing body of rigorous and in-depth research into ageing across Africa. While not all research on ageing in Africa has been included here, a review of the updated Directory indicates that research has been less active in some countries, and that some high-priority areas of research remain under-investigated. The process of creating the Directory revealed the difficulty of identifying research on ageing in Africa through searches of high-impact peer reviewed journals or standard bibliographic search engines. Much of the published research evidence on ageing in Africa presented in this Directory was identified through detailed internet searches or through the direct contributions of research collaborators.
27 May 2016 04:13:33 GMT
Uganda has a rich tradition of care and respect for the elderly. But, as in all societies, this informal system of support – while still functioning for some – is, for many others, beginning to weaken as a result of poverty, migration, urbanisation and the impact of HIV and AIDs. In response, the government of Uganda – with support from the United Kingdom, Ireland and UNICEF – has taken the first steps in building a pension system for every citizen, with the aim of ensuring that no older person has to live in abject poverty. A pilot scheme – known as the Senior Citizens' Grant (SCG) – is currently being established in 14 Districts to assess the feasibility of providing every older person with a regular and secure cash income. If successful, the government is considering expanding the scheme across Uganda.
This paper will discuss the value of establishing a universal pension in Uganda. It will begin by considering the challenges currently facing the nation's older citizens, before moving on to an overview of universal pensions in other developing countries. The paper will examine the evidence on the impacts of these pensions, before briefly describing the SCG and assessing its potential benefits and costs if it were to be expanded to all older citizens. Finally, the paper will argue that it is important to ensure that the pension is accessible to all older people and that its implementation would be a popular and welcome initiative.
27 May 2016 04:04:44 GMT
According to existing survey analysis, Uganda has made steady progress in poverty reduction over the past decade. However, these gains have not been experienced evenly, with large disparities in poverty levels across geographic areas and household characteristics. These disparities persist when poverty is examined across multiple deprivations– such as health, education, sanitation, and housing – rather than only consumption.
23 May 2016 02:38:59 GMT
Drawn on the data collected by surveying 1,340 urban households from 6 cities in China, this paper estimates the impacts of demographic structure and population ageing on household meat consumption, by jointly considering meat consumed at-home and away-from-home. Based on the trajectories of population, a simple simulation on meat demand trend in China is conducted subsequently.
The results suggest:
The findings from this study have important implications for better understanding the relative issues on China's meat consumption under the situation of population ageing. China has experienced rapid economic growth over the last three decades. This growth has led to a substantial improvement in people's living standards and reduction in poverty, but it has also led to massive increases in the production of agricultural products. Additionally, the population structure in China is rapidly changing with an increasing proportion of the population being elderly, and this ageing trend is expected to continue into the future.
These economic and societal changes have potentially important implications concerning future food security in China. As the ageing of China's population is inevitable, measuring and accounting for its effects on food consumption, particularly meat consumption, is essential in terms of agricultural planning and agricultural import policy. Although the quantity of grain consumed per person is decreasing as incomes have increased, per capita meat consumption is increasing. Because meat production is generally a grain intensive activity, it is possible for grain consumption to increase as the number of animals for meat production increases even while people eat less grain directly.
17 May 2016 12:52:43 GMT
As the scale of humanitarian needs around the world is greater than ever before, the financing of humanitarian response is coming under increasing scrutiny. Data from the latest Global humanitarian assistance report show that in 2014, international humanitarian funding rose for a second consecutive year, reaching a record high of US$24.5 billion – 19 per cent up on the previous year. Yet the data also reveal a growing gap between funding and needs. In 2014, while US$12 billion was allocated to UN-coordinated appeals, US$7.5 billion of requirements (38 per cent) were unmet.
At a global level, discussions of humanitarian financing, such as those reported on by the United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Panel, are addressing three critical questions: how to reduce humanitarian needs by addressing the root causes of crises; how to increase the resource base for the response; and how to improve the way aid is delivered while at the same time using it more effectively. The question of whether existing funding actually reaches the people most in need – a crucial one for all those concerned with the impartiality of humanitarian response – receives less attention.
Since 2010 HelpAge International has conducted an annual analysis, using humanitarian funding as a proxy indicator, to quantify the degree to which the specific needs of older people are reflected in humanitarian programming. In the absence of full reporting of humanitarian spending, HelpAge uses the United Nations (UN) Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) as a proxy for humanitarian funding (for further details see the Methodology section). HelpAge analysis in 2010 and 2011 found that fewer than 1 per cent of projects reviewed included activities targeting older people – a figure that rose only marginally to 2.1 per cent in 2012.
This report is the most recent study in the series. It provides new data on funding allocations in 2013 and 2014, and gives a longitudinal analysis of the extent to which humanitarian response is meeting older people's needs.
17 May 2016 03:30:01 GMT
13 May 2016 12:12:04 GMT
This brief describes trends in population ageing in Africa relative to those in economically advanced countries. It highlights the key drivers of the phenomenon, both globally and in the African context more specifically.
The brief also analyses country-specific trends and demonstrates the reasons why the proportion of population 65 years and older is growing in many countries across the continent. Ageing is highly correlated with long-term physical and mental disability, and a number of long term chronic conditions and will likely increase personal care requirements.
Furthermore, most socioeconomic indicators for the elderly in Africa are low, and in many countries poverty rates among the elderly are significantly higher than the national average.
10 May 2016 01:44:51 GMTThis report documents the situation of older refugees fleeing from conflict in Syria, Ukraine and South Sudan. The findings contribute to a growing body of evidence illustrating the failure of the humanitarian system to protect older people's rights or meet their needs. The stories highlight the limited progress the humanitarian system has made to address the neglect of older people and other vulnerable groups.Recommendations:In order to address the neglect faced by older people in emergencies, their opinions must be heard and changes made in the humanitarian system. Based on the findings of consultations with older women and men, HelpAge International is calling for the following:Humanitarian responders should:systematically engage with all affected people, including older women and men, to deliver meaningful participation and ensure that their views are reflected in responses, including assessment, design, delivery and monitoring and evaluationcollect, fully disaggregate, and utilise data for different population groups including older people, in order to provide robust evidence to design, revise and learn from programming that is reflective of, and appropriate for, the people and needs identifiedaddress gaps in the quality of primary healthcare services for those with chronic diseases, ensuring adequate provision of NCD drugs and access to laboratory tests at primary healthcare levelensure services to address psychological distress are accessible to older men and women, providing outreach counselling and support services for those who are unable to attend health centresensure mainstream response activities consider the needs of older men and women providing age-sensitive and physically accessible services. Provide outreach services for isolated people who cannot reach servicesHumanitarian donors should:Ensure that funding is commensurate with the scale of needs and is allocated impartially, recognising the needs of different groups including older peopleEnsure funding is allocated only to funding actions that include an inclusive analysis of needs based on data that is fully disaggregated by sex, age and disability All humanitarians should:contribute to developing the understanding and skills of humanitarian actors so they can identify the needs of older people and deliver appropriate assistancetake responsibility for building core understanding among staff of the humanitarian principles and available guidance in support of inclusive programming for marginalised groups including older people. Where appropriate, build specialist skills to address the needs of vulnerable people in crisis[...]
21 Apr 2016 11:41:51 GMT
In all regions of the world, population is aging, but at different paces, and according to the United Nations (2013) demographic projections, this phenomenon should go on until after the end of the century. This generalized but unequal aging process is occurring in a world of increasing capital mobility and technological transfers, which can o§er new opportunities for trade between regions. Moreover, this aging process increases the demographic dependency putting the unfunded pension schemes under pressure in developed countries, which in turn induces countries to change their rules of sharing of resources between generations, which infers on the individual choices of savings. Conversely, in the emerging countries, the unequal sharing of growth beneits and a longer life expectancy could encourage governments to settle or improve unfunded pension schemes and smooth the di§erences in welfare across generations. How in a globalized economy these antagonistic problematics resolve?
This paper analyses how the economic, demographic and institutional differences between two regions -one developed and called the North, the other emerging and called the South- drive the international capital flows and explain the world economic equilibrium. To this end, the authors develop a simple two-period OLG model. They compare closed-economy and open-economy equilibria. Then the paper considers that openness facilitates convergence of South's characterics towards North's. The authors examine successively the consequences of a technological catching-up, a demographic transition and an institutional convergence of pension schemes. We determine the analytical solution of the dynamics of the world interest rate and deduce the evolution of the current accounts. These analytical results are completed by numerical simulations. They show that the technological catching-up alone leads to a welfare loss for the North in reason of capital flows towards the South. If they then add to this first change a demographic transition, the capital demand is reduced in the South whereas its saving increases in reason of a higher life expectancy. These two effects contribute to reduce the capital flows from the North to the South. Finally, an institutional convergence of the two pension schemes reduces the South's saving rate which increases the capital flow from the North to the South