Capacity building
- What can be taken forward from the National Adaptation Programmes of Action experiences?
- B. Osman-Elasha; T., E. Downing / European Capacity Building Initiative, 2007
- Following the Marrakech accords in 2001 where National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) were mandated to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), this report documents lessons learned by the NAPA teams in Eastern...
- Unlocking Africa’s clean energy potential
- C. de Gouvello; F., B. Dayo; M. Thioye / The World Bank Carbon Finance Unit, 2008
- This study aims to evaluate sub-Saharan Africa’s potential for clean energy projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol. It also looks at the technical opportunities available and discusses how sub...
- Impact of climate change on natural disasters in Bangladesh
- Md. Shamsuddoha; R., K. Chowdhury / Equity and Justice Working Group, 2007
- Focusing on the coastal areas of Bangladesh, this report analyses the impact of disasters with specific reference to the effects of climate change. It also looks at the nature of the disasters that frequently occur and discusses effor...
- Carbon financing and carbon market processes: a guide for Indigenous communities
- I. Barnsley / Institute of Advanced Studies. United Nations University,, 2008
- Greenhouse gas abatement activities can have both beneficial and detrimental impacts on the communities in which they operate. For this reason, it is vital that Indigenous communities have accurate information about carbon financing a...
- Implementing change in humanitarian organisations
- P. Clarke; B. Ramalingam / Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action, 2008
- How do organisations change how they work? This chapter addresses the topic of change in humanitarian organisations. Drawing on the findings of a literature review and group interviews the authors question the efficacy of some of our ...
- Is the IMF responsible for the shortage of doctors, nurses and teachers in developing countries?
- R. Rowden / IFIwatchnet, 2008
- This paper highlights the shortage of doctors, nurses and teachers hired in developing countries. It critically addresses current International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies with a focus on the need to change its practices in order to ...
- Role of the UN system in changing aid architecture
- D. Silovik / United Nations Development Programme, 2006
- This UNDP paper seeks to address key policy issues and instruments to improve the effectiveness of development aid. These issues include new aid architecture and the role of the UN systems; new aid modalities including Sector Wide App...
- Can donors make a quick exit in post-conflict states?
- S. Chand; R. Coffman / Center for Global Development, USA, 2008
- This paper evaluates and estimates the time and dollar costs of post-conflict rebuilding. Utilising four post-conflict states – Liberia, Mozambique, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste – as case studies, it argues that it wil...
- How could technical assistance be made more effective?
- T. Land / European Centre for Development Policy Management, 2007
- Technical assistance (TA) remains a controversial component of official development assistance (ODA). This study aims to contribute to the current discussions on aid effectiveness and capacity development by assessing what w...
- Promising practices for disaster risk reduction
- Inter-agency Working Group on Emergency Capacity, 2007
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has emerged as an important agenda item in the development community. This report identifies models and promising practices for disaster risk reduction based on experiences in the three pilot countries: E...
- Unlocking Africa’s clean energy potential
- C. de Gouvello; F., B. Dayo; M. Thioye / The World Bank Carbon Finance Unit, 2008
- This study aims to evaluate sub-Saharan Africa’s potential for clean energy projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol. It also looks at the technical opportunities available and discusses how sub...
- Impact of climate change on natural disasters in Bangladesh
- Md. Shamsuddoha; R., K. Chowdhury / Equity and Justice Working Group, 2007
- Focusing on the coastal areas of Bangladesh, this report analyses the impact of disasters with specific reference to the effects of climate change. It also looks at the nature of the disasters that frequently occur and discusses effor...
- Carbon financing and carbon market processes: a guide for Indigenous communities
- I. Barnsley / Institute of Advanced Studies. United Nations University,, 2008
- Greenhouse gas abatement activities can have both beneficial and detrimental impacts on the communities in which they operate. For this reason, it is vital that Indigenous communities have accurate information about carbon financing a...
- Implementing change in humanitarian organisations
- P. Clarke; B. Ramalingam / Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action, 2008
- How do organisations change how they work? This chapter addresses the topic of change in humanitarian organisations. Drawing on the findings of a literature review and group interviews the authors question the efficacy of some of our ...
- Is the IMF responsible for the shortage of doctors, nurses and teachers in developing countries?
- R. Rowden / IFIwatchnet, 2008
- This paper highlights the shortage of doctors, nurses and teachers hired in developing countries. It critically addresses current International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies with a focus on the need to change its practices in order to ...
- Role of the UN system in changing aid architecture
- D. Silovik / United Nations Development Programme, 2006
- This UNDP paper seeks to address key policy issues and instruments to improve the effectiveness of development aid. These issues include new aid architecture and the role of the UN systems; new aid modalities including Sector Wide App...
- Can donors make a quick exit in post-conflict states?
- S. Chand; R. Coffman / Center for Global Development, USA, 2008
- This paper evaluates and estimates the time and dollar costs of post-conflict rebuilding. Utilising four post-conflict states – Liberia, Mozambique, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste – as case studies, it argues that it wil...
- How could technical assistance be made more effective?
- T. Land / European Centre for Development Policy Management, 2007
- Technical assistance (TA) remains a controversial component of official development assistance (ODA). This study aims to contribute to the current discussions on aid effectiveness and capacity development by assessing what w...
- Promising practices for disaster risk reduction
- Inter-agency Working Group on Emergency Capacity, 2007
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has emerged as an important agenda item in the development community. This report identifies models and promising practices for disaster risk reduction based on experiences in the three pilot countries: E...
- More accountability needed for donors, government and civil society
- C. Mutasa / African Forum and Network on Debt and Development, 2007
- Accountability is a buzzword in contemporary development discourse and is a key component to the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness. Accountability has become central to development policy for various development actors, including...
- European Capacity Building Initiative (ecbi)
- Organisation that provides capacity building to support climate change negotiations
- Three Cs
- Six evaluation studies set up to explore and assess the role played by the Maastricht Treaty precepts, coordination, complementarity and coherence (3Cs), in the European Union's development co-operation policies and operations; and determine how far these have been applied in practice and with what impact.
- United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Regional Centre in Colombo
Centre of UNDP's work in Asia and the Pacific
