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    Kerala Research Programme on Local Development

    The programme has followed a ‘bottom-up’ approach in which individuals are encouraged to submit project proposals that fall in the priority areas of research.  The essential flavour o
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    Dealing with drought: livelihood options for drought risk reduction

    Duryog Nivaran: South Asia Network for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2006
    Recent development in South Asia has led to a rapid increase in exploitation of rivers and groundwater, causing considerable stress on these water sources.
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    Adaptive policymaking for agriculture and water resources

    International Development Research Centre, 2005
    In 2005, IDRC provided CA $1,000,000 to the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) to support a four-year research collaboration with TERI of India. These institutes will study the adaptation of agricultural communities that have experienced environmental change in the last two decades.
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    Participatory Vulnerability Analysis: a step–by–step guide for field staff

    ActionAid International, 2004
    This guide is developed to assist field workers and communities to analyse people’s vulnerability, draw action plans, mobilise resources and enact appropriate policies, laws and strategies to reduce their vulnerability to disaster. This guide is specifically developed consistent with the PVA approach to: 
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    Urban and peri-urban aquaculture development in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India

    Centre for Environment and Society, University of Essex, 2006
    This paper follows the 2005 Dhaka workshop on "Peri-urban aquatic production and improvement of the livelihoods of the urban poor in south east Asia".
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    Decentralised governance of natural resources: part 1: manual and guidelines for practitioners

    Drylands Development Centre, UNDP, 2006
    This publication aims to promote learning from experience, to enable practitioners to improve on current and future efforts to mainstream and integrate governance of natural resources into a decentralised governance processes.
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    Protecting community rights over traditional knowledge: implications of customary laws and practices

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2006
    This collaborative research project seeks to assist indigenous and local communities I protecting their rights over traditional knowledge (TK) relating to biological resources, in accordance with their customary laws and practices. The project further aims to inform and influence policy makers at all levels.
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    The deadly chemicals in cotton

    Environmental Justice Foundation, 2007
    Cotton is the world’s most important non-food agricultural commodity and its production accounts for over one sixth of global insecticide consumption. This report highlights the environmental and human health cost of pesticide use in global cotton production. It provides case studies of West Africa, Uzbekistan and India.
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    Conserving biodiversity resources on small farms in India

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    In regions where plant genetic diversity is high, farmers’ fields are important for conserving plant genetic resources (PGR). Poor women farmers play an essential role in this conservation. Recognising this role is vital for the sustainable management of agrobiodiversity.
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    Farmers' rights in India: a case study

    Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2006
    India is among the first countries in the world to have passed Farmers’ Rights and plant variety protection legislation. This study analyses the achievements, barriers and limitations of India’s approach so far.

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