Syria
- Capital:
Damascus - Population:
22198110 - Size:
185180.0 Km2
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- Syria's uprising: sectarianism, regionalisation, and state order in the Levant
- S. Heydemann / Fride, 2013
- As the Syrian revolution enters its third year, the risks to regional stability are escalating. Violence has spilled over all of Syria's borders. The conflict has elevated sectarian tensions in Lebanon, threatening the 1990 Taif settl...
- Death from the skies: deliberate and indiscriminate air strikes on civilians
- O. Solvang / Human Rights Watch, 2013
- This 80-page report is based on visits to 50 sites of government air strikes in opposition-controlled areas in Aleppo, Idlib, and Latakia governorates, and more than 140 interviews with witnesses and victims. The air strikes documente...
- Syria: The evolving problem of competing militias
- P Rodgers / Oxford Research Group, UK, 2013
- The war in Syria is currently in a particularly complex phase with conflicting reports of rebel progress. Jihadist militias are growing in strength and capability, making it probable that they will have considerable influence and even...
- Losing the Syrian grassroots: local governance structures urgently need support
- D Khoury / Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik/ German Institute for International and Security Affairs, 2013
- The Syrian grassroots civilian opposition has been the primary engine of the popular uprising against the regime of Bashar Assad. Local arrangements for self-organization have evolved from so-called local coordination committees (LCCs...
- Syrian women and girls: fleeing death, facing ongoing threats and humiliation. A gender-based violence rapid assessment
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 2012
- At the time this assessment was written, estimates suggested that up to 90,000 Syrian refugees had crossed the border into Lebanon. The International Rescue Committee conducted a rapid assessment on the situation faced by Syrian women...
- Would Syria’s agricultural sector benefit from an east-Mediterranean common market?
- M. Babili / AgEcon Search, 2013
- The series of recent economic sanctions against Syria imposed by several countries and blocs sparkled the idea of a regional common market that comprises Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. This paper looks into the actual possibility of e...
- Is Government Procurement Agreement in favour of developing countries? Lessons for Syrian negotiators
- M. Babili / National Agricultural Policy Centre, Syria, 2012
- Government procurement (GP) is one of the few subjects that are still not covered in the multilateral negotiations, though it is strongly emphasised in most free trade agreements (FTAs). This policy brief invites developing countries ...
- Syrian farming and WTO accession; protecting strategic crops and applying “Swiss formula” is the "magic combination
- Babili M. (ed); A. Sleman; S. Farfour / National Agricultural Policy Centre, Syria, 2012
- Syria has a sensitive agricultural sector which will be inevitably influenced by its accession to the WTO. This publication is the first study that examines the possible impacts of Syria’s accession to the WTO on its agricultura...
- A better climate for disaster risk management
- M. E. Hellmuth / International Research Institute for Climate and Society, 2012
- This document highlights recent advances in the use of climate information to manage risks and improve livelihoods, such as new partnerships and user-designed information platforms. It draws together and analyzes experiences from 17 c...
- Is trade policy an appropriate instrument for addressing poverty in the MENA region?
- N. Minot; M.A. Chemingui; M. Thomas / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2010
- The effect of agricultural trade liberalisation on poverty varies widely across countries, in part because the effect of liberalisation on agricultural prices is ambiguous. This report examines the impact of trade liberalisation on no...
- National Agricultural Policy Centre, Syria (NAPC)
- Agricultural policy advice in Syria
- The Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands, Syria (ACSAD)
- Conducts research into the development of the arid and semi-arid areas of the Arab World
- Syrian Consulting Bureau for Development and Investment, Syria (SCB)
- Economic national and regional research consultancy
- International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
- Research centre focusing on the improvement of crops and farming systems relating to barley, lentils and faba bean. On a regional basis for West Asia and North Africa it has a responsibility for the improvement of wheat, chickpea, forage, pasture and small ruminants. Databases include: (a) ICARDA Agricultural Database (ICAD): bibliographical records from ICARDA, Agricola and CABI
