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Decentralised disaster risk management training
( Duryog Nivaran: South Asia Network for Disaster Risk Reduction , 2009)

The concept of decentralised disaster risk management (DDRM) derives its insights from community-based disaster management (CBDM) in South Asia. As well as community ownership and leadership i...

A discussion of the law governing territorial decentralisation in Serbia
( D. Vucetic / FACTA UNIVERSITATIS , 2008)
This paper discusses the structure of articles that regulate territorial decentralisation in the Serbian Constitution enacted in 2006, and in three acts adopted in 2007: the Law on Territorial Organiz...
Measuring and tracking the performance of local governments in Indonesia
( World Bank Research , 2008)
Indonesia has been transformed from a highly centralised country into one of the most decentralised countries. Since 2001, local governments (LGs) have become the main drivers of public service delive...

Enthusiasm for peace in Nepal

( N. Jones;B. Bhatta;G. Gill / Overseas Development Institute [ES] , 2009)

Latent and violent unrest has plagued Nepal since the process of parliamentary politics was reintroduced in 1991 after 50 years of monarchical rule. This document focuses on grassroots experiences ...

Local self government in Kerala: can decentralisation be enhanced?
( V. Santhakumar / Centre for Development Studies, Kerala, India , 2008)
This paper highlights the limitations of Kerala's local self governments (LSG's) calling for a rethinking of the conceptual foundations of the state's decentralisation programme.  ...
Impact of decentralisation on governance and citizen participation in Tanzania
( A. Chaligha / Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania , 2008)
This report analyses data on local autonomy and citizen participation from six case councils in Tanzania, for the period 2000-2004.The data covers citizen’s perceptions of their involvement in t...
Pakistan's local government accountability and the role of voter turnout
( K.T. Akramov;S. Qureshi;R. Birner;B.H. Khan / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2008)
The paper argues that as the scope of decentralisation in the developing world increases, and political and economic authority is devolved to local governments, there is a need to better understand th...
Strengthening linkages between bio-diversity management and decentralisation
( T. Clairs / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre , 2006)
Both decentralisation and biodiversity management approaches suggest that biodiversity conservation initiatives could benefit from decentralised processes. Yet in practice UNDP’s Global Environm...
Using future scenarios to change the way forest communities and local governments interact
( K. Evans;W. de Jong;P. Cronkleton / Center for International Forestry Research , 2008)
This paper discusses how a participatory method to facilitate thinking about future scenarios can help change the way forest communities and local governments interact. It reviews a growing body of li...
The positive impact of decentralised renewable energy technologies
( South Centre , 2008)
This paper analyses the positive impact of decentralised renewable energy technologies that enhance climate change adaptation capacity in developing countries facing increasing climate change-related ...
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