Bojo, JanReddy, Rama Chandra2014-05-142014-05-142002-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18307This review systematically assesses the focus of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) on environment-related issues. A total of 40 Interim and full PRSPs from countries in Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central and East Asia are reviewed. Four major questions: are posed: (i) What issues of environmental concerns and opportunities are identified in the PRSPs?; (ii) To what extent are poverty-environment causal links analyzed?; (iii) To what extent are environmental management responses and indicators put in place as part of the poverty reduction efforts?; and (iv) To what extent has the design and documentation of the process allowed for mainstreaming the environment? The review finds:: There is considerable variation across countries in the degree of mainstreaming: from a high score of 2.2 (Mozambique) to a low of 0.3 (Sao Tome Principe). Scores indicate the approximate level of attention given to environmental matters in the PRSPs. Some variation across countries is legitimate and to be expected, but there is no reason to believe that the lower scoring countries are free from concerns of environmental health and natural resources degradation linked to poverty. Finally, it should be recalled that a PRSP is only the written expression of an underlying and still emerging process of participation and implementation. What ultimately matters are the results on the ground, which cannot be evaluated across 40 countries at this point in time.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIESPORTFOLIO PERFORMANCEENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT & PLANNINGENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING TECHNIQUESINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGYALLOCATION OF RESOURCESNATURAL DISASTERSPOVERTY PROFILEFOOD SECURITYENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHDISEASE PREVENTION & CONTROLENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTINCENTIVES ABSOLUTE POVERTYAGEDAIRAIR POLLUTIONAIR QUALITYARABLE LANDCASCAUSAL LINKSCIVIL SOCIETYCLIMATECROWDINGDEBTDEBT RELIEFDEFORESTATIONDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT PLANNINGDISASTERSDRINKING WATERECONOMIC INSTRUMENTSEMISSION CHARGESENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICSENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYEXCHANGE RATEEXPLOITATIONFARMSFISHERIESFOOD SECURITYFOREST MANAGEMENTFORESTRYFORMAL PUBLICATIONSFOSSIL FUELSGEOGRAPHICAL AREAHEALTH ISSUESHEAVILY INDEBTED POOR COUNTRIESHIPCHOUSINGINCOMEINFANT MORTALITYINFECTIOUS DISEASESINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALSLAND DEGRADATIONLAND OWNERSHIPLAND USELEGISLATIONLIVELIHOODLIVING CONDITIONSLIVING STANDARDSLOGGINGLOW INCOMEMALARIAMALNUTRITIONMANAGEMENT CAPACITYMONITORING & EVALUATIONMORBIDITYMORTALITYNATURAL CAPITALNATURAL RESOURCESNITROGEN OXIDESNON-POOR CHILDRENOVERGRAZINGPARTICIPATORY POVERTYPARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTPARTICIPATORY PROCESSPOOR CHILDRENPOOR COUNTRIESPOOR HEALTHPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOPULATION GROWTHPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY DETERMINANTSPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY OUTCOMESPOVERTY PROFILESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION OBJECTIVESPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIESPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY REDUCTION TARGETSPRIVATE SECTORSPRODUCTIVITYPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC ACTIONSPUBLIC INTERVENTIONSRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESOURCES MANAGEMENTRURAL AREASRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL INHABITANTSRURAL POPULATIONSAVINGSSOIL DEGRADATIONSOIL POLLUTIONSUSTAINABLE CAPACITYSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE USETAXATIONTIMBERUNEMPLOYMENTURBAN CENTERSWASTEWATER POLLUTIONWATER RESOURCESWATER SUPPLYWEIGHTING SYSTEMWETLANDS10.1596/18307