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Climate Focus
An advisory company committed to the development of policies and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development (AJARD)
Open access journal focusing on agriculture and rural development
Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (RJOAS)
An interdisciplinary open access journal of agriculture and socio-economic studies
Cumulative pressures on sustainable livelihoods: coastal adaptation in the Mekong Delta
T. F. Smith / Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2013
Many coastal areas at risk from sea level rise and the increased intensity of extreme weather events. Simultaneously, these areas are also experiencing significant socio-economic challenges associated with rural-urban transitions, pop...
Developmental investments in Pacific islands should be seen through the lens of climate change adaptation
Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2012
The understanding of the implications of climate change has broadened in recent years, covering a complex web of development and security issues. In the meanwhile, Pacific island countries remain on the frontline, vulnerable not only ...
Pacific leaders should accept urbanisation
Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2011
Urban settlements in the Pacific islands continue to flourish despite the lack of planning and services, and have become a permanent feature of the Pacific landscape. Yet, this urbanisation has been largely ignored, as governments and...
Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP)
The Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP) is an independent think tank serving the Pacific islands community. PiPP engages and connects principal stakeholders, promoting fraternity between the Pacific island countries and regional neighbours such as New Zealand and Australia.
Integrated Development Society
Integrated Development Society (IDS) Nepal is a non-for-profit, non-government development organisation working in the field of sustainable development, policy research and knowledge mobilisation.
Walking tall: a wildlife conservation success story. South Luangwa Area Management Unit (SLAMU)
2012
Norway and Zambia have been cooperating on wildlife conservation and community development for 27 years. As a result of this partnership and the innovative integrated resource development approach to wildlife conservation and manageme...
Article highlighting the differences between climate change adaptation, maladaptation and manipulation
D. C. Thomsen; T. F. Smith; N. Keys / Ecology and Society, 2012
Adaptation is a key feature of sustainable social-ecological systems, as well as a recent and increasing focus of research and policy regarding responses to the unavoidable impacts of climate change. This article examines the meaning ...
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Developmental investments in Pacific islands should be seen through the lens of climate change adaptation
Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2012
The understanding of the implications of climate change has broadened in recent years, covering a complex web of development and security issues. In the meanwhile, Pacific island countries remain on the frontline, vulnerable not only ...
Pacific leaders should accept urbanisation
Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2011
Urban settlements in the Pacific islands continue to flourish despite the lack of planning and services, and have become a permanent feature of the Pacific landscape. Yet, this urbanisation has been largely ignored, as governments and...
Walking tall: a wildlife conservation success story. South Luangwa Area Management Unit (SLAMU)
2012
Norway and Zambia have been cooperating on wildlife conservation and community development for 27 years. As a result of this partnership and the innovative integrated resource development approach to wildlife conservation and manageme...
Article highlighting the differences between climate change adaptation, maladaptation and manipulation
D. C. Thomsen; T. F. Smith; N. Keys / Ecology and Society, 2012
Adaptation is a key feature of sustainable social-ecological systems, as well as a recent and increasing focus of research and policy regarding responses to the unavoidable impacts of climate change. This article examines the meaning ...
Can Provision of Household Agricultural Extension Packages Reduce Rural Food Insecurity and Poverty in Tigray?
H. Tesfa / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2012
The overall working hypothesis of the paper is that the programme has positive contribution in improving household welfare and reduces the incidence, depth and severity of poverty in study areas. The analysis is based on primary house...
Perceptions and adaptation capacities of fisher men on climate change: the case of Palawan, Philippines
M. Pana / Trisanita, 2012
This study is based on perceptions gathered through interviews with fisher men and their community leaders in Palawan, the Philippines. The results show that variations in the fisher men’s perceptions of climate change are mainly...
Joint Forest Management in Katanino, Zambia: Inappropriate Property Regime Change?
B. B. Umar / The Open Forest Science Journal, 2012
This research study reports on a Joint Forest Management (JFM) program in Katanino Area, Zambia. Data was collected through a questionnaire survey, unstructured group interviews, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and ...
Development support program for stone quarry affected communities in West-Bengal and Jarkhand, Pilot Project 2010-2012, Evaluation Report
R. Kumar 2012
The project is implemented particularly for the benefit of those Santhal communities who are working in stone quarry and crusher units of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The major focus areas of the project are occupational Safety, Health,...
Community-Based Biodiversity Management South Asia Programme (CBM-SA) Mid-Term Evaluation Report
C. Pionetti 2012
The Community-Based Management of Biodiversity programme is funded by the Norwegian NGO Development Fund in South Asia and coordinated by LI-BIRD in Nepal. The CBM approach is being implemented in 29 sites across four countries with t...
Pacific environment and climate change outlook
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2012
Livelihoods of some ten million people living in the Pacific island communities are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, according to this report. Low-lying islands in particular could face projected losses of up ...
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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...
Climate Focus
An advisory company committed to the development of policies and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development (AJARD)
Open access journal focusing on agriculture and rural development
Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (RJOAS)
An interdisciplinary open access journal of agriculture and socio-economic studies
Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP)
The Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP) is an independent think tank serving the Pacific islands community. PiPP engages and connects principal stakeholders, promoting fraternity between the Pacific island countries and regional neighbours such as New Zealand and Australia.
Integrated Development Society
Integrated Development Society (IDS) Nepal is a non-for-profit, non-government development organisation working in the field of sustainable development, policy research and knowledge mobilisation.
Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC)
The Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) is a six year global research programme exploring livelihoods, basic services and social protection in conflict-affected situations. Funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), SLRC was established in 2011 with the aim of strengthening the evidence base and informing policy and practice around livelihoods and servic...
Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) helps rural people in India to alleviate poverty through participatory watershed development and management.
International Growth Centre (IGC)
The International Growth Centre (IGC) aims to promote sustainable growth in developing countries by providing demand-led policy advice based on frontier research. Based at LSE and in partnership with Oxford University, the IGC is initiated and funded by DFID. The IGC has 13 active country programmes in 12 countries (Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, India (Bihar state and Central), Mozambiqu...
Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP)
The Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP) works with extreme poor households living on island chars in north western Bangladesh, and aims to improve the livelihoods of over one million people. The CLP is jointly funded by UKaid through the Department for International Development and the Australian Government (AusAID), sponsored by the Rural Development and Co-operatives Division of the Government of...
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