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type: Concept

PMP
type: Concept
in scheme: projects
definition: The Poverty Mapping Project seeks to enhance current understanding of the global distribution of poverty and the geographic and biophysical conditions of where the poor live. Additionally, the project aims to assist policy makers, development agencies, and the poor themselves in designing interventions to reduce poverty. Project URL: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/povmap/ [Summary provided by CIESIN.]