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  Spatial data on armed intrastate conflict

  Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2003

  This paper details the ongoing work by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in developing digital conflict maps of conflict locations since 1946.The author argues that the analysis of conflict and relevant geo-referenced variables such as population distribution, ethnic composition, natural resource deposits, and terrain contributes to understanding of why conflicts occur and how
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  The location of natural resources database

  International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2004

  This paper examines how natural resources can be disaggregated by type and geographic location, and how such data can be manipulated using geographic information systems to create a database.The author discusses the perceived link between global natural resources distribution and armed conflict.
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  The pygmies of the Great Lakes

  Norwegian Church Aid, 2004

  This paper reports on an assessment of the Bambuti and Batwa pygmies in Burundi and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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  Poverty in Haiti

  Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2004

  This short poverty profile for Haiti, compiled in the period of transition government following the fall of Aristide, but before the devastating September 2004 floods, presents what the authors describe as "stylised facts" on poverty in the country.Among the key findings of the paper are:in Haiti generally a larger proportion of the population falls into poverty than elsewhere in the r
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  Tourism, poaching and wildlife conservation: what can integrated conservation and development projects accomplish?

  Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2004

  This paper examines Integrated Conservation and Development Projects (ICDPs), which have frequently been established in Africa to improve wildlife conservation and the welfare of local communities.
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  Malfunctioning commodity markets: empirical evidence from Tanzania

  Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2004

  Starting from the position that an integrated and efficient markets, prices of identical commodities should move within a band given by transportation costs plus cost-of-carry, this article studies price differentials for three commodities (maize, rice and beans) across two major Tanzanian markets (Dar es Salam and Morogoro).It finds that the observed price differentials strongly indicate that
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  Global partnerships for development: Millennium Development Goal No 8, progress report by Norway 2004

  Information from the Norwegian Government and the Ministries, 2004

  This paper examines how far Norway has come in its efforts to reach the seven targets of the eighth Millennium Development Goal (MDG), and target 9 of the seventh MDG.
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  The demand for crop genetic resources from international collections

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004

  While acknowledging the significance of historical patterns, this study provides a snapshot of recent flows of genetic resources in agriculture, enabled through the centers of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).
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  Planned participatory communication for ecodevelopment: a study of the discernible media and communication strategy of the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project, Uganda

  Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo, Norway, 2003

  This paper discusses the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), funded by the World Bank and Global Environment Facility. The LVEMP's overall objective is to assess the environmental problems affecting the Lake Victoria area. The project was launched in 1997 and is being implemented by the three east African countries sharing Lake Victoria, namely, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
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  Travel report: Sofala Bank Artisanal Fisheries Project, Nampula Province, Mozambique

  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2004

  This paper reports on a field-trip by Norwegian delegates in March 2004 to Nampula, Mozambique, to assess the Sofala Bank Artisanal Fisheries Project. The develpment project specifically focuses on aspects of community development, fishery development and financial services.

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