- Norwegian action plan for agriculture
- Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2004
- Under this Norwegian strategy, development assistance for agricultural development will be scaled up considerably. The plan sets out 50 measures for promoting agricultural development in developing countries. It takes a holisti...
- Definitions of vulnerability in climate change research
- K. O’Brien; S. Eriksen; A. Schjolden; L. Nygaard / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2004
- This paper discusses two competing interpretations of vulnerability in the climate change literature and consider the implications for both research and policy: the “end point” approach: views vulnerability a...
- Attitudes to tax evasion in Tanzania
- Odd-Helge Fjeldstad / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004
- Widespread tax evasion reflected in persistent public resistance to pay is seen as part of the problem of raising local government revenues in Tanzania. Dealing with the policy problem of revenue enhancement and tax evasion requires s...
- Cost-effectiveness of including additional sources of ozone depletants to the Kyoto Protocol
- A. Torvanger / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2004
- Incorporating ozone precursors and particle emissions in future climate policy agreements could improve the level of cost-effectiveness, but would also add complexity and complications to negotiation, reporting and implementation. To ...
- Introduction to ecological sanitation and wastewater reuse
- P. Jenssen; J. Heeb; E. Huba-Mang; K. Gnanakan; W. Warner; K. Refsgaard; T.A. Stenström; K.W. Alsén / EcoSan Norway, 2004
- Ecological sanitation, also called “eco-san”, is an alternative approach to conventional sanitation. Eco-san is structured on recycling principles and keeping the eco-cycle in the sanitation process closed. It is a holistic ...
- White Paper on Norwegian development policy
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, 2004
- This white paper is the first report to the Storting on development policy to be submitted for eight years. The report takes the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as its starting point. The paper argues for activity in 4 clear areas...
- Report of workshop on ICT and education
- Norwegian Network on ICT and Development, 2003
- Series of papers and presentations from a meeting held on 2-3 October 2003 at the Stein Rokkan Centre for Social Studies, University of Bergen. Papers include: Information and communication technology-appropriati...
- Impacts of a carbon tax on health and agricultural sectors in China
- D. O’Connor; Z. Fan; K. Aunan; T. Berntsen; H. Vennemo / OECD Development Centre, 2003
- China’s climate policy over the coming decades will be crucial to efforts to slow global warming. While CO2 emissions growth slowed in the 1990s, it is too early to know if this represents the beginning of a long-term downward tr...
- Governance interventions in post-war situations
- Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004
- This paper addresses governance issues in post-war situations as these are dealt with in three sets of literature: the growing case-based knowledge arising from the experience in internationally-assisted transitions fr...
- Housing NGOs in Calcutta
- E. Mageli / Norwegian Network for Asian Studies / Asianettverket, University of Oslo, 2004
- [No longer available online: published in Environment and Urbanization, 1 April 2004, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 129-137(9)] This paper describes the evolution of the Calcutta NGO Unnayan and the two related movements which it initiat...
- Household food security in Ethiopia
- S. Ege; H. Aspen / Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2003
- Peasants in the Ch’orisa district of Ethiopia are living under near-famine conditions even in normal years: famine is very much part of their consciousness. In the literature, it has been argued that famine stimulates class forma...
- Farming after famine in Ethiopia
- S. Ege; Y. Adal / Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2002
- The report is based on information collected in the aftermath of the 1999 famine. It presents some basic information on North Wälo, as well as relevant impressions from the authors journey. Statistics from the Disaster Prevention...
- Technical assistance for meeting Sanitary and Phytosanitary requirements in export promotion
- A. Wiig; I. Kolstad / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2003
- Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) regulations imposed by the developed world, significantly reduce the export opportunities of developing countries. Under the SPS Agreement, developed countries are obliged to provide technical assistan...
- Four country studies on climate change impacts
- K. O´Brien / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2002
- This report summarises four country studies, carried out in Antigua and Barbuda, Cameroon, Estonia, and Pakistan. The studies illustrate the importance of adopting a flexible approach to the assessment of climate change impacts and ad...
- Climate change measurements
- B. Romstad; J. S. Fuglestvedt; T. Berntsen / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2003
- New research results show that emissions of greenhouse gases from OECD countries make up 40% of the anthropogenic temperature increase up to the present. This short paper looks at different measurment methods and their reliability.
- Communication of seasonal climate forecasts in Southern Africa
- K. O'Brien; L. Sygna; L. O. Næss; R. Kingamkono; B. Hochobeb / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2000
- This report discusses user responses to seasonal climate forecasts in southern Africa, with an emphasis on small-scale farmers in Namibia and Tanzania. The study examines if and how farmers received, used, and perceived the forecasts ...
- Examining issues of fisheries management in African lakes
- E. Jul-Larsen; J. Kolding; R. Overå; J. Raakjær Nielsen; P. van Zwieten / Fisheries Department, FAO, 2003
- This report synthesizes the findings of ten case studies conducted in medium-sized lakes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The synthesis focuses on three features relevant for the management ...
- Should the UN desertification convention focus more on livelihoods?
- S. Movik; S. Dejene; G. Synnevåg / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of L, 2003
- This paper seeks to analyse some of the problems of degradation persisting in the dryland regions with particular reference to Sub-Saharan Africa, and describe the processes that aim to tackle them. It identifies the threat to ...
- Donor priorities for private sector development in Malawi
- Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2002
- Review of the private sector in Malawi and the priorities for donor intervention. Its main concern is to identify ways in which Malawi’s small and medium-sized companies can evolve into more sophisticated entities that can provid...
- How have codes of conduct impacted the garment sector in Bangladesh?
- K. Murshid; S. Chaudhuri Zohir; A. Milford; A. Wiig / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2003
- Codes of conduct are often imposed upon producers supplying Northern markets with the aim of improving working conditions in factories in the South. This study evaluates a) the process of codes implementation and b) the impact of thes...
- Diakonhjemmet University College
- Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre (Noref)
- Noref – The Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre (Norsk Ressurssenter for Fredsbygging) – is a resource centre integrating knowledge and experience to strengthen peacebuilding policy and practice. The objectives of Noref are: To support Norwegian peacebuilding policies and practices by acting as a focal point for these efforts. To support Norwegian...
- Journal of Agriculture and Environment
- The Journal of Agriculture and Environment is devoted to the cause of advancing understanding on the various aspects of Agriculture, Farming Systems and Environment through literature review, theoretical analysis, research and practical experiences. Besides research and review papers, case studies, methodological approach, book reviews, reports on seminars and meetings, short communications, and l...
- Farmers' Rights
- The Farmers' Rights website has been developed as a tool for decision makers, practitioners, and others involved in the realisation of Farmers' Rights. It is also intended as an information source for researchers and other interested individuals. The website provides information on the history, legal status and contents of Farmers' Rights, on the state of implementation of these rights...
- The Norwegian Embassy in Tanzania
- The Government of the Kingdom of Norway and the United Republic of Tanzania established diplomatic relations more than 30 years ago and the two countries have ever since enjoyed cordial relationship. The Norwegian Embassy in Tanzania is responsible for carrying out official and diplomatic communication between the two governments, as well as overseeing development co-operation between Norway and T...
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences is a leading international centre of knowledge, focused on higher education and research within environmental- and biosciences. UMB focuses specifically on biology, food, environment, land use and natural resource management.
- Bergen Open Research Archive (BORA)
- BORA is an institutional repository containing scientific and research related material from the University of Bergen. Here you will find full-text peer-reviewed journal articles, theses, dissertations and other digital research materials.
- Encyclopedia of Earth (EoE)
- The Encyclopedia of Earth is an electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The Encyclopedia is a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work. The articles are written in non-technical language and will be useful to students, educators, s...
- The RORG Network
- The RORG-network is a network of Norwegian NGOs engaged in Development Education in Norway. Their website looks to address concerns regarding the north/south development dynamic and global issues, including globalisation, debt, development cooperation, poverty eradication, World Bank - IMF, trade/WTO etc.
- Agropub
- Website in Norwegian.
