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Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Azerbaijan 1 Standard Disclaimer: This volume is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/ The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concern- ing the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Copyright Statement: The material in this publication is copyrighted. Copying and/or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/ The World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally grant permission to reproduce por- tions of the work promptly. For permission to photocopy or reprint any part of this work, please send a request with complete information to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA, telephone 978-750- 8400, fax 978-750-4470, http://www.copyright.com/. All other queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to the Office of the Publisher, The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA, fax 202-522-2422, e-mail pub- [email protected]. Report No. AAA64 - AZ Azerbaijan Building Assets and Promoting Self Reliance: The Livelihoods of Internally Displaced Persons October 2011 Social Development EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA THE WORLD BANK Regional Vice President: Philippe H. Le Houerou Country Director: Asad Alam Sector Director: Peter D. Thomson Sector Manager: Carolyn Turk Task Team Leader: Joanna P. de Berry Azerbaijan Table of Contents Acronyms ......................................................................................................................................................................7 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................................................8 Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................................................9 PART 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 16 PART 2: Internally Displaced Persons in Azerbaijan, Situation andPolicy Context ....................... 18 Population Characteristics .............................................................................................................................. 19 Policy Context ................................................................................................................................................ 20 PART 3: Research Focus and Methodology .......................................................................................... 23 Motivation ..................................................................................................................................................... 23 Sources and Methodology .............................................................................................................................. 24 Qualitative Research ...................................................................................................................................... 24 Approach and Methodology of the Qualitative Research ................................................................................25 PART 4: Economic Vulnerability of IDPs ................................................................................................ 27 The Poverty of IDPs ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Sources of Income .......................................................................................................................................... 30 Household Debt ............................................................................................................................................. 31 Supplemental Incomes .................................................................................................................................. 33 Livelihood Constraints .................................................................................................................................... 37 Women’s Livelihood Options .......................................................................................................................... 39 Components of Well-Being ............................................................................................................................ 41 Living Conditions ........................................................................................................................................... 42 Health Status of IDPs ...................................................................................................................................... 44 Social Capital of IDPs ...................................................................................................................................... 46 PART 6: The Impacts of The Economic Crisis On IDP ............................................................................ 48 5 Building Assets and Promoting Self Reliance: The Livelihoods of Internally Displaced Persons IDP experience of the economic crisis ............................................................................................................48 Increased economic pressures ........................................................................................................................49 Consequences of constrained livelihood strategies ........................................................................................51 Coping Mechanisms ....................................................................................................................................... 53 PART 7: Conclusions and Recommendations ....................................................................................... 56 Recommendations ......................................................................................................................................... 58 References .................................................................................................................................................................. 61 Tables Table 2.1: Household composition for IDPs andnon-IDPs, 2008 .....................................................................19 Table 2.2: Regions with the highest concentration of IDPs, 2011 ...................................................................19 Table 2.3: Access by IDPs to housing, 2009 .....................................................................................................20 Table 2.4: Legislation governing the provision of assistance to IDPs, 1999-2007 ............................................ 21 Table 2.5: Expenditures on IDP programs from theState Oil Fund, 2002-2009 ................................................ 22 Table 3.1: Sample frame for qualitative study ................................................................................................26 Table 4.1: Poverty headcounts and poverty gap for IDPs and non-IDPs by region and rural-urban settings, 2008 (based on poverty line of AZN 60 per capita per month) ......................................................... 28 Table 4.2: Poverty headcounts for IDPs by accommodation type, 2008 .......................................................... 29 Table 4.3: Poverty rates by educational level ..................................................................................................29 Table 4.4: Employment activity by IDPs and non-IDPs, 2008 ..........................................................................30 Table 4.5: Poverty Rates by employment status .............................................................................................30 Table 4.6: Source of main income, 2008 .........................................................................................................31 Box 4.0: IDPs’ opinions on borrowing .............................................................................................................32 Table 4.7: Livelihood options constraints .......................................................................................................37 Table 4.8: Strategies for seeking employment, IDPs and non-IDPs, 2008 ....................................................... 38 Table 4.9: Poverty headcounts for male-and female-headed households for IDPs and non-IDPs, 2008 ......... 40 Table 5.1: Characteristics of housing and ownership of household goods for IDPs and non-IDPs, 2008 .......... 42 Table 5.2: Access to and evaluation of access to household utilities for IDPs and non-IDPs, 2008 ................... 43 Table 5.3: Access to and perceived quality of health, education and government services for IDPs and non-IDPs, 2008 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