- Evaluation of support from Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative in Guyana
- P. Hardcastle; D. Davenport; P. Lincoln / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2011
- As a high forest cover/low deforestation rate country, Guyana has been keen to engage in a pilot of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) to utilise payments for the environmental services. This paper aim...
- Norwegian support to reduce emissions in Democratic Congo should re-visit priorities to maximise effectiveness
- H. Hoefsloot; R.E. Atyi / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2011
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a high forest cover – low deforestation rate country emerging from a long period of political and civil instability that eroded public and social institutions. The purpose of this evalua...
- The fish sector is of utmost importance but investment in aquaculture is very conditional in Africa
- J. Muir; E. Aurell; S. Davies / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2009
- The Norwegian private sector has a great potential for good investments in terms of aquaculture, fisheries and fish processing. The purpose of this study is to provide relevant information for Norwegian companies interested in investm...
- Water management reform in Tanzania: considering irrigation systems and new water water policies for Kilimanjaro
- M. Tagseth / Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2010
- The practices and technology related to irrigation in Tanzania are relevant to debates about indigenous intensive agricultural systems, concerning their sustainability and prospects for development. This study analyses water system of...
- This paper presents a case study about the Lilongwe Forestry Project, participatory forestry project that is being implemented in Malawi
- M. M. Sikwese 2007
- Malawi joined the advocates of community forestry in the late 1970s. The Government of Malawi, through the Forestry Department (FD) mounted a number of efforts to address the problem of deforestation. In addition to the government, no...
- Technology have an equity effect on water access
- E.L.K. Hazell / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2010
- Access to sufficient water to meet basic needs has been identified as a critical development issue and a human right. This study set out to investigate the dynamic relationship between gender, water and livelihoods in a traditional, r...
- Is hazard-free e-waste recycling possible?
- S.U. Ahmed / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2011
- This study aims at examining the current practice of recycling e-waste in the informal sectors of Bangladesh and identifying the problems towards development of a system of hazard-free e-waste recycling in the country. It ...
- Developing an e-waste management policy
- S.U. Ahmed / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2011
- Electronic waste is becoming a serious threat for our surrounding environment. Integrated initiatives are needed to fight this growing concern in Bangladesh. Within this background, this paper is the second in a series, aimed at calcu...
- Successful Vietnamese programme for rural water supply relied on policy dialogue and government leadership
- Australian Agency for International Development, 2011
- National Target Program 2 (NTP2) for rural water supply and sanitation is a part of the Vietnamese government’s national strategy to help poor and vulnerable households. This paper reviews the achievements of NTP2, presenting so...
- Information sharing among fisheries and aquaculture institutions for sustainable development in Malawi
- G. Salanje 2011
- Malawi has no more than ten libraries and information centers which are involved in aquaculture and fisheries information. Some of the notable libraries and information centers include: Bunda College of Agriculture (BCA); Chancellor C...
- How can environmental change impact energy generation?
- C. Paskal (ed) / Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2009
- Energy generation, extraction, refining, processing and distribution require a multifaceted global infrastructure. However, much of that infrastructure lies in areas that may become increasingly physically unstable owing to changes in...
- The role of farm ponds in sustaining livelihoods
- J. Miller / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009
- Aquaculture has been recognized as an important component of rural development, aimed at improving food supply and generating more income for poor farming households. Ponds add value to farming activities: water from ponds can serve d...
- Are African governments and international donors supporting the poor of Africa?
- Y. Tsegay; M. Rusare; B. Ndlovu / African Monitor, 2009
- Although Africa attracted $43 billion in private capital, $40 billion in remittances and $38 billion in aid in 2008 it still faces a considerable resource gap. Such financial support, some would argue, is needed to ensure progressive ...
- Collective action on the environment offers lessons in Uganda
- B. Twesigye / South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
- This paper highlights the role played by citizens who launched a campaign to prevent Uganda’s celebrated natural forest, the Mabira Central Forest Reserve, from being donated to a private sugar-growing and processing company. Th...
- Ensuring human security can lead to better opportunities for human development in the Arab world
- M. El-Sayyid; M. Al-Rasheed; S. Benjelloun; Et al / Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 2009
- This report examines human development in the Arab world through a human security lens, calling on policymakers and other stakeholders to move away from a state-centric conception of security to one which also concentrates on the secu...
- Achieving the Millenuim Development Goal 7: case study of Lao
- G. Hutton; B. Larsen; L. Leebouapao / UNDP - World Bank Water and Sanitation Program, 2009
- Unimproved sanitation and hygiene have a wide array of impacts, which can be categorized into impacts on health, water, time use, and tourism. This study shows that a significant number of people living with unimproved household sanit...
- Can natural resources be managed effectively by bylaws in Western Africa?
- K. Alinon (ed); A. Kalinganire (ed) / CGIAR System-wide Program on Property Rights and Collective Action, 2008
- This paper discusses the historical changes in power delegation from central origins to secondary institutions. The analysis covers the rise of bylaws across the Western African countries and links the multiplicity of bylaws to the sp...
- Mainstreaming gender into Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes: a training manual for water professionals
- Gender and Water Alliance, 2009
- The training manual on mainstreaming gender into Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes is an integrated approach to both gender and WASH issues. It aims to provide participatory gender-sensitive training to water profes...
- Integrating the linkages between the environment and poverty reduction processes and institutions
- UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative, 2009
- Poverty-environment mainstreaming is the process that aims at integrating the linkages between the environment and poverty reduction processes and institutions. This handbook has been designed to provide step-by-step guidance on ...
- Encouraging Asian pension funds to work towards a responsible future
- The Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia, 2009
- Asia's pension funds are among the largest and fastest growing pools of capital in the region and their influence in the capital markets will continue to grow, especially as asset allocations diversify. The integration of environmenta...
- InTech
- InTech is a multidisciplinary open access publisher of books covering the fields of science, technology and medicine. Since 2004, InTech has collaborated with more than 83436 authors and published 2211 books and 7 journals with the aim of providing free online access to high-quality research and helping leading academics to make their work visible and accessible to diverse new audiences around the...
- Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
- The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment is a research centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The purpose of the Institute is: to increase knowledge and understanding by performing world-class research on climate change and the environment to promote better informed decision-making about clim...
- Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)
- The Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change is a non-profit research institution established in 2005, with the financial support of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research. CMCC manages and promotes scientific and applied activities in the field of international climate change research. The Center has been fully operative since 2006. CMCC collaborates with experie...
- Small Island Economies - CTA Brussels (CTA)
- On 4th April, 2012, CTA organised a Briefing on “ACP Small island economies: from vulnerabilities to opportunities” with the European Commission (DG DEVCO), the ACP Secretariat, Concord and various media partners. The Brussels briefings website hosts the video documentation of all the speeches given at the conference, as well as the presentations of the speakers, the programme of...
- International Energy and Environment Foundation (IEEF)
- The International Energy and Environment Foundation (IEEF) is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit international organisation, which aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, research and technology to enhance capacity building in all areas related to green energy and the environment. IEEF publishes a peer-reviewed scientific journal, International Journal of Energy and Environment (IJ...
- GLOBE International
- The Global Legislators' Organisation (GLOBE) supports national parliamentarians to develop and agree common legislative responses to the major challenges posed by sustainable development. It supports legislators through national chapters which provide economic and policy support to develop legislation and monitor how it is implemented. The organisation has headquarters in London and off...
- Thai Society of Higher Education Institutes on the Environment (TSHE)
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- Lowering Emissions in Asia's Forests (LEAF)
- The Lowering Emissions in Asia's Forests (LEAF) program is a five year, $20 million dollar program, engaging regional governments, forestry and climate mitigation specialists and universities in technical capacity building focused on REDD+. The program also focuses on policy and market incentives for improved forest management and land-use planning, develops innovative sub-national interventions,...
- Climate Focus
- An advisory company committed to the development of policies and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM)
- A non-profit, independent research, policy and outreach organisation working towards achieving sustainable development in the Amazon region
