- Education/schooling for children in nomadic communities in Sudan
- K. Larsen; M. Hassan / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2001
- This paper looks at the reasons why children, especially girls, from the nomadic community of Hawawir in Sudan are not being sent to school. Although a school had opened in a model village area where the Hawawir were expected to gradu...
- Changing social relations, resource management and livelihood security in Pakistan
- N. Ahmad; I. Nyborg; G. Awil / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of L, 1998
- This report looks at the roles which women and men play in resource management and food or livelihood security, in order to understand changing social relations, both within and between households.These preliminary discussions will be...
- Review of the water and sanitation project in Angola
- M. Arlt; A. G. Koestler / Yme, 2002
- This report focuses on the technical results of the emergency water and sanitation project for internally displaced persons (IDP’s) and the residential population in the Republic of Angola, by Yme as the implementing partner for ...
- Donor priorities for private sector development in Zambia
- Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2002
- Review of the private sector in Zambia and priorities for donor intervention. Priorities identified for future donor investment include: Specific support to the road and electrification sector: particularly in lo...
- Donor priorities in private sector development in Bangladesh
- Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2002
- Review of the private sector in Bangladesh and the priorities for donor intervention. It suggests that the donor community can assist through ensuring an enabling environment nationally and internationally, credit and business develop...
- Sociological approach to forestry theory and projects in Sri Lanka, Nepal and India
- N. U. Sekhar; J. Ivar / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of L, 2003
- The present study draws on research and field experience in social forestry in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka since the mid 90s. It focuses on some of the major issues in relation to popular thinking about the theory of social forestry de...
- Donor priorities in private sector development in Sri Lanka
- Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2002
- Review of the private sector in Sri Lanka and the priorities for donor intervention. These include: Facilitating the development and capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) Assisting counterpart i...
- Donor priorities in the private sector, Uganda
- Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2002
- Review of the private sector in Uganda and priorities for donor intervention. Priorities identified for future donor investment include: Governance: creating a conducive environment for investment and production....
- Donor priorities in private sector, Tanzania
- Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2002
- Review of the private sector in Tanzania and the priorities for donor intervention. Priorities for future investment include: Education sector: expand education activities to forge closer links between business and uni...
- Reforming Norway's cooperation suuport to the agricultural sector
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, 2003
- This paper reviews the cooperation efforts of Norway and the international community in the agricultural sector, looking at future poverty reduction strategies in the sector and specific recommendations to the Norwegian Ministry. ...
- Input subsidies and improved maize varieties in Malawi: -What can we learn from the impacts in a drought year?
- S. Holden; J. Mangisoni / Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2013
- After six years with a large scale Farm Input Subsidy Program that enhanced national and household food security high costs resulted in a cut-back of the program in 2011/12 at the same time as the country was hit by a more seriou...
- Nutrition – everybody’s business and nobody’s business: Nutrition within Norwegian development policy
- L.E. Torheim; M.M. de Paoli; R.D. Bezerra / Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2012
- This tension – between Norwegian selfinterests on the one hand and the question of poverty reduction and social development for the world’s poor on the other - lies at the heart of this report. Nigeria is a very interestin...
- Nigerian perspectives on the future Bilateral Free Trade Agreement between Norway and Nigeria
- C. Bu / Norwegian Council for Africa, 2012
- As the multilateral negotiations at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are at a standstill, an increasing number of bilateral trade agreements are being negotiated. In Norway the multilateral negotiations are the responsibility of the...
- Input subsidies and demand for improved Maize: relative prices and household heterogeneity matter!
- S. Holden / Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2013
- This study uses simple non-separable farm household models calibrated to household, market, farming and policy context conditions in Central and Southern Malawi. The models are used to simulate how household characteristics, design an...
- Global overview 2012: people internally displaced by conflict and violence
- S. Albuja / Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2013
- Over 6.5 million people were newly displaced inside their home countries in 2012, almost twice as many as the year before. Because these people have not crossed a border, they are not refugees and do not benefit from international pro...
- Global estimates 2012: People displaced by disaster
- M. Yonetani / Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2013
- The displacement of people by the risk and impact of disasters is a concern for policymakers in both rich and poor countries worldwide. Since 2009, the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring ...
- National REDD+ Strategy Development and Implementation Process in Tanzania. Mid Term Review. Final Report
- 2013
- The Norwegian Government funded REDD+ project portfolio in Tanzania is creating significant positive results across Tanzania. Along with the research project on climate change and a selection of pilot projects, the REDD+ Policy Projec...
- Doing good by doing well? Statoil in Sub-Saharan Africa
- P. W. Skedsmo 2013
- This report, commissioned by Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), examines Statoil’s exploration and production activities in Sub-Saharan Africa, in particular how Statoil understands and acts in order to develop its social license to ope...
- 'Mucupuki' Revisited: Assessing the Implications of PARP/A in Central Mozambique 2008-2011
- I. Tvedten 2012
- This is the final report in a series of six studies to monitor and evaluate Mozambique’s Poverty Reduction Strategies PARP/A (2006-2012). The series focuses on three different areas in the country, including the District of Buzi ...
- Assessing the Implications of PARPA II in Maputo 2007-2010
- I. Tvedten 2011
- This brief presents the main conclusions from the fifth in a series of six studies monitoring and evaluating Mozambique’s poverty reduction strategy PARPA II, using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. It analyses ...
- 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.
