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    GRAIN — Squeezing Africa dry: behind every land grab is a water grab

    GRAIN, 2012
    Food cannot be grown without water. In Africa, one in three people endure water scarcity and climate change will make things worse.
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    Trade and environment briefings: sustainable fisheries

    International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2012
    Fish and fishery products represent one of the most extensively traded commodities in the world. This paper shows that the loss of fishing resources poses particular challenges for developing countries which often rely on these resources in their development strategies.
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    Midterm review of the National Integrated Pest Management Programme in Nepal, Phase II

    Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2012
    The purpose of the midterm review was to assess the programme performance against its target and to suggest potential corrective measures for the rest of the programme period. The evaluation team finds that the design of the programme remains relevant despite changing contexts. Implementation is going well and progress is satisfactory.
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    Management for adaptation to climate change. Mid-term review of a project implemented by Total Land Care, Malawi

    Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2012
    The Management for Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) project in Malawi is implemented by Total Land Care (TLC) with funding from the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Malawi and a 5 years time frame from 2008 to mid 2013.
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    Trade and environment briefings: sustainable agriculture

    International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2012
    Sustainable agriculture emphasises efficient and productive uses of resources. This policy brief provides evidence that sustainable agricultural production systems present viable alternatives to existing farming practices.
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    Trade and environment briefings: export restrictions

    International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2012
    Export restrictions are implemented nowadays with the aim of achieving a number of goals, such as food security, industrial development, environmental protection and natural resource conservation. Nevertheless, the current paper brings about a rethinking of the needs and policy objectives behind such measures.The document presents the following findings:
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    Decentralization in Nepal: Laws and Practices

    Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2011
    This report analyses the legal framework for local governance in Nepal and how its is practiced in six districts. It focuses specifically on transfer of resources and delivery of services, how various groups participate in local planning, decicion-making and implementation of projects and programmes, and relations between local governance institutions and the central government.
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    Implementing Farmers’ Rights under the FAO International Treaty on PGRFA: The need for a Broad Approach based on Biocultural Heritage

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2011
    The FAO Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) seeks to protect Farmers’ Rights through equitable benefit-sharing from the use of farmers’ crop varieties. It recognises the enormous contribution that indigenous and local communities and farmers have made to the conservation and development of crop genetic resources.
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    Climate Change Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers in Southeast Asia

    World Agroforestry Centre, 2011
    Climate change is set to have a significant impact on climate-sensitive sectors of national economies, such as agriculture. This report, published by the World Agroforestry Centre, discusses the challenges that climate change brings to smallholder farmers in Southeast Asia, and outlines adaptive measures that can be taken.
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    Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils

    World Bank, 2012
    This report aims to improve the knowledge base for scaling-up investments in land management technologies that sequester soil carbon for increased productivity under changing climate conditions. The report presents the following key messages.

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