Latest Publications

Poverty and Vulnerability Reduction Mainstreaming Toolkit

July, 2013 | The SMERU Research Institute
Poverty and vulnerability reduction mainstreaming (PVRM) can be defined as a strategy that explicitly integrates poverty and vulnerability considerations into every stage of the development process and governance.

Coping with the Economic Consequences of Ill Health in Indonesia

July, 2013 | Robert Sparrow, Ellen Van de Poel, Gracia Hadiwidjaja, Athia Yumna, Nila Warda, Asep Suryahadi
We assess the economic risk of ill health for households in Indonesia and the role of informal coping strategies.

Integrating Spatial Aspects of Poverty into Urban Spatial Planning: Solutions for Tackling Urban Poverty

April, 2013 | Prio Sambodho, Rizki Fillaili, Robert Justin Sodo
The results of a 2011 SMERU study suggest that there is only a limited understanding by stakeholders, particularly the local government work units (SKPD), of the relationship between the elements of spatial planning and efforts to reduce poverty

A Rapid Appraisal of the Implementation of the 2008 Direct Cash Transfer Program and Beneficiary Assessment of the 2005 Direct Cash Transfer Program in Indonesia

March, 2013 | Bambang Sulaksono, Muhammad Syukri, Nina Toyamah, Meuthia Rosfadhila, Robert Justin Sodo, Silvia Devina
This report is the result of a rapid appraisal of the implementation of the 2008 Direct Cash Transfer (BLT) program and community perceptions of the stigma which emerged during the implementation of the BLT 2005 program.

CBMS-Based Vulnerability Mapping Guides: Local Government Responses to Climate Change

March, 2013 | Rahmitha , Akhmadi , Yudi Fajar M. Wahyu