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Challenges for the Nile Basin region
T. Oestigaard (ed) / Nile Basin Research Programme, University of Bergen, 2010
The Nile Basin Research Programme (NBRP), as a strategic, multidisciplinary programme for research and higher education on topics related to the Nile Basin, has had the overall aim to enhance and prom...
Using modern agricultural inputs in Ethiopia: increased yield, but health problems
B. Emana;H. Gebremedhin;N. Regassa / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2010
This study seeks to examine the impacts of improved seeds and agrochemicals on environment and food security in two districts in Ethiopia. The study takes into consideration chemical fertiliser, im...
Alleviating the capacity gaps in the area of environmental information and networking in Ethiopia
A. Anage / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2009
This paper contains a summary of six proceedings which were presented in a workshop organised in 2008 about “dry lands management” in Ethiopia. The paper notes that dry lands are of gre...
Collection of papers examining the legitimacy and effectiveness of global environmental governance
I. Balberg (ed);H. Hofstad (ed) / Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research , 2007
This working paper contains reports on the creation of more effective and legitimate multi-governance arrangements in various policy domains from the 8. Nordic Environmental Social Science Research Co...
Can Ethopia's endangered garsa plant help improve food security?
D. Tsegaye;M. Balehegn;K. Gebrehiwat / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2007
The endangered Dobera glabra plant species is highly valued for its diverse importance, including as a drought food and feed source and as a tool for forecasting the coming of drought. This paper a...
How can farmers be linked more closely to research?
A. Negassi;Y. Beyene / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2007
This document presents the results of a workshop held by the Drylands Coordination Group (DCG) in Eritrea from the 4th-5th December 2003, which aimed to identify problems and recommend solutions in...
Livelihood diversification in Ethiopian pastoral communities
K. Gemtessa;E. Bezabih;W. Tiki / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2007
This paper analyses the livelihoods of the Borana pastoral communities of Southern Oromiya in Ethiopia. It aims to inform policy makers, donors, and development practitioners about the best strategies...
Impacts of livelihoods interventions on female-headed households in Tigray
M. Desta; G. Haddis; S. Ataklt / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2006
This report looks at the activities of different organisations working for the improved livelihood of the local community in Tigray, Ethiopia, with a particular emphasis on the Women's Association of ...
Evaluation of rural development initiative within a Sudanese nomadic community
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2005
The Sinkat Community Development Project was implemented, in 1986, to re-establish the means of subsistence for 250,000 Beja nomads. Its aim is to reduce their vulnerability, and that of their environ...
The nature and extent of resource degradation, South Sudan
P. Makenzi / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2005
Environmental degradation arising from the depletion of forest biodiversity and the resulting problems of soil erosion, water shortage, climate change and poverty, have become issues of global concern...
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