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Training of trainers in implementation of UNCCD/NAP in Ethiopia
Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2004This paper summarises the events at a training of trainers that took place in Ethiopia in 2004. The training covered concept and principles of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), communication skills and adult education, and community based project proposal formulation.DocumentInternational discussions on agricultural biodiversity - an introduction to key concepts
Development Fund, Norway, 2005This report gives an overview of current international discussions and negotiations regarding agricultural biodiversity. In particular it explores the following four concepts:Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs): In the realm of agriculture, patents and plant breeders’ rights are most common.DocumentTsunami victims’ perceptions of the proposed buffer zone and its implications in eastern Sri Lanka
South Asia Citizens Web, 2005This paper examines local perceptions of the proposed 200 meter buffer zone along Sri Lanka's coast, following the devastation of the Indian Ocean tsunami. The government’s decision was taken under a state of Emergency and without any consultation with the victims, their representatives, or professionals in this area.DocumentThe polyscopic landscape of poverty research: “state of the art” in international poverty research
Comparative Research Programme on Poverty, 2005This paper discusses major trends in poverty research and identifies promising research results that might form a useful base for further research on causes, processes and formations of poverty in the South.The report consists of four parts:a polyscopic landscape of poverty research, outlining the directions that some of the major actors in poverty research have taken and points to someDocumentBroadening the climate regime: design and feasibility of multi-stage climate agreements
Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2005To meet a climate target like maximum 2 degree (Celsius) temperature increase by 2100, participation in efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases must be broader than that in the Kyoto Protocol. It will also require emission reductions efforts in developing countries.DocumentContribution of rice culture to on-farm management of diversity and knowledge in Nepal
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2005The paper analyses the ways Nepalese "rice culture" contributes to maintaining crop landraces and knowledge.DocumentLocal governance, finances and service delivery in Tanzania: a summary of findings from six councils
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2005This study measure the success of the Civil Service Reform Programme (CSRP) which was launched in Tanzania in 1997. in order to determine progress it focuses on the areas of governance, finances and financial management and service delivery.DocumentExploring ecological and socio-economic issues for the improvement of area enclosure management: a case study from Ethiopia.
Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2005Land degradation is a severe problem across sub-Saharan Africa, and Ethiopia is among the most affected countries.DocumentFalling behind: a brief on the living conditions of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2005This report summarises the results of a large survey on living conditions among Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon. FAFO conducted a comprehensive household survey of almost 4,000 households in 1999-2001.DocumentLocal determinants of African civil wars, 1970–2001
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2005This study examines local determinants of civil wars in Africa from 1970-2001 using a research methodology where grid cells (100x100 km), rather than countries, are the cross-sectional unit of analysis.Pages