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Appropriate Technology: Equipment that the local community is able to use relatively easily and without much cost
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Bottom-up approach: Development projects that come from local communities rather than central government or external agencies
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Core region: The most important social, economic and political area of a country or global region - the centre of power
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Disparity: A great difference - between parts of a country in terms of wealth
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Environmental Impact Assessment: A method of evaluating the effects of plans and policies on the environment
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Human Development Index: A measure of development that uses four economic and social indicators to produce an index figure that allows comparison between countries
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Hydro-electric power: The use of fast flowing water to turn turbines which produce electricity
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Micro-Hydro Schemes: Small-scale HEP that generate electricity locally
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Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): The development goals agreed by the world governments at the UN summit in September 2000
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Non-government organisations: Charities such as WaterAid who do not report back to a specific government or country
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Periphery: The outer limits or edge of an area, often remote or isolated from the core
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Poverty: A state of shortage of money and goods, usually measured in terms of average wealth and income in society
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Poverty Cycle: A set of processes that maintain a group or society in poverty
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Top-down approach: Approach in which projects are set up and organised by governments, often with little consultation with local communities
