Participation and national and regional governance
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- Advocating for minority rights in Africa
- ( I. Kane / Minority Rights Group International , 2008)
- The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the subsequent African human rights treaties do not consider minorities as a legal category recognised in African human rights law. This guid...
- Involving citizens in measuring government performance
- ( M. Holzer (ed);S. Rhee (ed) / School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Campus at Newark , 2006)
- A number of performance improvement tools and techniques are available to public managers. Yet the performance of the public sector often falls short of citizens expectations. Essays in this volume ar...
- Developing countries must join forces to particiapte in global trade governance to reduce global inequalities
- ( V.P.B. Yu / South Centre , 2008)
- This paper from the South Centre is concerned with the widening development gap in the setting of new international policy regimes and a changing global economic environment. Global income inequality ...
- Has emissions trading been a success? A governance perspective
- ( M. Braun;T. Santarius / Wuppertal Institute , 2008)
- Emissions trading has forged ahead as a climate policy instrument at several policy levels. The aim of the paper is to critically examine whether the rise in emissions trading policy instrument m...
- Scaling up funding for climate change adaptation: options and challenges
- ( B. Müller / Oxford Institute for Energy Studies , 2008)
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Any view on international finance for climate adaptation in developing countries must deal with the question of the cost of adaptation and how much funds will be available under current conditions....
How can NGOs effectively influence policy agendas?: lessons from FARM-Africa's projects
- ( A. Bradstock;I. Hovland;H. Altshul / Farm Africa , 2007)
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Increasingly, NGOs are becoming active in policy debates, yet a key question emerging from this new focus is whether NGOs can effectively influence the policy agenda. This publication presents four...
- How to implement participatory budgeting at local government level in Africa (Volume 2)
- ( Affiliated Network for Social Accountability , 2008)
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Participatory budgeting in Africa is part of an effort to build the capacity of local government officials and their partners for greater accountability and good governance. This toolkit is aimed a...
- How to implement participatory budgeting at local government level in Africa (Volume 1)
- ( Affiliated Network for Social Accountability , 2008)
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Participatory budgeting in Africa is part of an effort to build the capacity of local government officials and their partners for greater accountability and good governance. This companion is aimed...
Mobilising the political will to address the "commodities problem"
- ( S. Asfaha / ActionAid International , 2008)
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Commodity price fluctuation hinders economic development for commodity-exporting developing countries. It translates into export earning fluctuations, which results in reduced domestic investment i...
- How will climate change impact indigenous and traditional peoples?
- ( M. Macchi;G. Oviedo;S. Gotheil / International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union) , 2008)
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Indigenous and traditional peoples are among those most at risk from climate change. This document looks in detail at the potential impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities and cul...
