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    Revisiting southeast Asian regionalism

    Focus on the Global South, 2006
    When the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was formed in 1967, the original members did not have a prior vision of what they wanted the Association to be. It took another 30 years before the vision of an ASEAN Community began to emerge. ASEAN members are now preparing to flesh this out in an ASEAN Charter.
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    Understanding the links between migration and development

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    There is much debate as to whether migration promotes development in home countries. While cash remittances sent by diaspora populations do benefit home countries, policymakers must recognise the social and economic costs caused by emigration and seek to enhance the positive links where possible.
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    Does aquaculture benefit poor people in the Philippines?

    id21 Natural Resources, 2008
    The paper examines aquaculture in five coastal communities in the Philippines and analyses whether aquaculture, which is an important economic activity and source of income, reduces poverty and contributes to sustainable development in rural coastal areas.These are some of the main findings.
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    Developing technologies for sustainable fisheries in Asia

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    Governments in Asia must prioritise technologies that improve fishery productivity to meet the growing local and international demand for fish. This increased productivity must be sustainable, however, and benefits need to be shared amongst people living in poverty who depend on fisheries.
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    Protecting overseas workers: lessons and cautions from the Philippines

    Migration Policy Institute, 2008
    Focusing on the vulnerabilities of overseas workers, this paper discusses some of the lessons and cautions in protecting them. It particularly draws on the case of the Philippines and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).
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    Mainstreaming climate change in the Philippines

    World Agroforestry Centre, 2008
    The Philippines, as an archipelagic and developing country, is highly vulnerable to climate change, with the poorest of the poor likely to bear the brunt.
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    Can well-regulated private education help achieve Education for All?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    The privatisation of schools in developing countries is expanding rapidly. Does private education just benefit elite groups? Or should it be seen as a support to governments constrained by limited public budgets, low quality education and persistent schooling gaps? How should it be regulated? Should private providers receive state support?
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    Debt and health

    Jubilee Debt Campaign, 2007
    Developing country governments will struggle to invest in decent public health facilities when valuable resources are needed to service debt. However, the evidence is that debt relief works to alleviate healthcare shortages - spending on health in countries that have received debt cancellation has risen by seventy percent.
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    Payments for environmental services: an equitable approach for reducing poverty and conserving nature

    WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2006
    This paper looks at Payments for Environmental Services (PES) as an equitable approach for reducing poverty and conserving nature. It presents a number of case studies including Guatemala, Peru and the Philippines, whilst also discussing the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) approach to equitable PES.
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    From fear to sanctuary: a typology of zones of peace

    Institute for Conflict Analysis & Resolution, 2004
    One of the most important methods of conflict mitigation is through ‘institutionalizing conflict’ i.e. allowing conflict to continue within rules. A concrete example of this is through the establishment of Zones of Peace (ZoPs).

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