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- Funding for women's organisations
- ( Development Assistance Committee, OECD , 2008)
- Funding support for women’s organisations and for non-governmental organisations working to achieve gender equality is an important element in many donors strategies. These organisations often h...
- Philanthropy and development: will it work?
- ( J. Martin Witte;R. Marten / Global Public Policy Institute , 2008)
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New philanthropy is not only global, but is also increasingly being seen as a significant player in international development. Carnegie set up libraries across the United States, the Gates Foundati...
- Improving food crisis response in fragile states: towards a common classification framework?
- ( C. Andrews;M. Flores / United Nations University , 2008)
- This paper examines the imperative for improved classification and analysis of food crises in different fragile contexts. Recognising the persistence and protracted nature of food crises, the paper qu...
Drought response in Ethiopia: towards more timely, appropriate interventions
- ( S. Pantuliano;M. Wekesa / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2008)
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This study provides an overview of the timing, appropriateness and efficacy of interventions in response to the drought that affected the pastoral lowlands of Ethiopia in 2005/2006. It identifies m...
- Funding mechanisms for climate change adaptation
- ( ActionAid International , 2007)
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There are significant gaps between funds pledged and the needs of developing countries struggling to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Additionally, there has been insufficient attention to t...
Establishing basic principles to guide decision-making in emergency situations
- ( United Nations [UN] World Food Programme , 2006)
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Targeting is a process that spans the life of a food aid operation, not just the initial phases of identifying beneficiaries. Finding the right balance between inclusion and exclusion errors, oppor...
- Will a second Green Revolution really solve Africa's problems?
- ( E. Holt-Gimenez;M. Altieri;P. Rosset / Institute for Food and Development Policy , 2008)
- This article analyses the effectiveness of the investment that the Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced - a joint ‘Alliance for a Green Revolutio...
A methodology for measuring the impact of development interventions on food security
- ( R.,M. Saleth;A. Dinar;S. Neubert / International Water Management Institute , 2007)
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Governments and development agencies constantly plan, implement, and evaluate various development interventions, and there is an understandable concern over the actual impacts that these interventi...
- Donor aid spending, effectiveness and the way forward
- ( Y. Ahmad;S. Bartsch;C. Graves / OECD Development Co-operation Directorate: DAC Guidelines , 2008)
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This paper from the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) – of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – presents a range of comprehensive statistics on develo...
- The participation of stakeholders beyond the drafting process of Poverty Reduction Strategies
- ( W. Eberlei / Social Development, World Bank , 2007)
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This paper is part of a research project analysing the participation of stakeholders beyond the drafting process of Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRS). A number of constraints impede meaningful par...
