Enhancing sustainable livelihoods : a case study from Wanathavilluwa, Sri Lanka

2004
Dayananda, L. P. D. |
In spite of the fact that Sri Lanka has a relatively high Human Development Index (HDI) overall, the majority of families living in coastal areas fall into the poorest category. This Poverty Environment Nexus study was intended to assess the main causal mechanisms that bring about poverty and environmental degradation.