The Concept
The Distributional Equity project objective is to promote fair access to environmental benefits for poverty reduction and sound natural resource management.
It is the aim of this project that within the next five years the government adopt and implement distribution policies that reduce poverty by promoting more equitable access to environmental benefits while providing incentives for sound natural resource management.
This project concept was initiated and is funded by World Resources Institute (WRI) and at the global level the purpose is to ensure that the distribution of environmental costs or benefits is recognized in the international discourse on poverty reduction and in the preparation and implementation guidelines for major poverty reduction instruments, such as the Poverty Reduction Strategy Programs (PRSPs) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Malawi Focus Currently the project in Malawi is at stage where research data is being collected assessing the level to which government infrastructure supports distribution equity of resources for poverty reduction. Below is the activity schedule for the project:
Conduct Research on Local Government Revenues and Budgets:
Prepare Research Report or Policy Brief on the principal research findings, publish report and disseminate the report results.
Policy Dialogue with parliament or another part of government, to share research findings and recommendations.
