Global governance
- Global principles for global operators
- This paper argues that effectiveness and sustainability in what globally operating organisations do, whether they are corporate actors, state or intergovernmental, or rooted in civil society such as NGOs, is at the heart of the agenda for many in leadership and management that guide them.
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- Creating a rapid response mechanism to deal with climate insecurity
- ( R. Vos;R. Kozul-Wright;O. Paddison / UN , 2008)
- Under an intensifying era of climate change, this policy briefaddresses the need for an integrated response to deal with the challenge of climate related insecurity. ...
- Understanding the key climate change issues under negotiation
- ( C. Carpenter / United Nations Development Programme , 2008)
- This paper documents the summaries of briefing papers on key issues under the four main “building blocks” of the current international climate negotiations – mitigation, adaptation, ...
- Does poor governance lead to radicalisation?
- ( A. Al-Azmeh / Danish Institute for International Studies , 2007)
- This paper explores the connection between governance and Islamic radicalisation. While acknowledging the importance of governance both as a cause and a solution to radicalisation, the author argues t...
- Understanding Payments for Ecosystem Services
- ( S. Waage;C. Bracer;M. Inbar / The Katoomba Group's Ecosystem Marketplace , 2008)
- Designed to provide the reader with a solid understanding of what Payments for Ecosystem Service (PES) are and how they work, this primer is intended for an audience interested in exploring the potent...
- Structural adjustment projects may lead to government crisis
- ( A. Dreher;M. Gassebner / KOF Swiss Economic Institute, The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) , 2008)
- This paper examines whether and under which circumstances IMF and World Bank projects induce major government crises in borrowing countries. In addition to testing whether the International Financial ...
- What developing countries want from IMF reform
- ( D. Lombardi / New Rules for Global Finance , 2008)
- There is almost universal agreement that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) needs to reform its governance structure and operational approach. It needs to become more effective in monitoring intern...
Rights based approaches and climate change
- ( Oxfam , 2008)
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This briefing proposes that human rights principles provide a guideline for dealing with climate change. The document emphasises that the human rights community must beco...
- Strategies towards a shift to sustainability
- ( W., M. Adams;S., J. Jeanrenaud / International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union) , 2008)
- In a changing world, this paper asks the question: "how does one devise strategies for society that will allow a peaceful, equitable, fulfilled human future: a humane future for a diverse earth?&...
- A training manual on the rights of persons with disabilities
- ( G. Griffo;F. Ortali / Association Amici di Raoul Follereau , 2007)
- The adoption by the United Nations of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 13 December 2006 is the result of years of struggles by members of the global community of persons wi...
- Water scarcity in the context of the rising demand for food
- ( J. Lundqvist;C. de Fraiture;D. Molden / Stockholm International Water Institute , 2008)
- Agriculture is the largest human use of water. Clearly, agricultural practices need to be targeted to reduce wastage of water. This has been the centre of attention for water saving practices for some...
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