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    Understanding and supporting the role of local organisations in sustainable development

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2008
    This publication is one in a series of case studies that reviews the experiences of local organisations in development and environmental management . It also examines the different kinds of external funding that best supported their efforts. The case studies are based on reflections by IIED and 6 of its local partners from Puerto Rico, Peru, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Argentina and Tanzania.
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    Farmers' rights in Peru: farmers' perspectives

    Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2008
    This report presents the perceptions and experiences of farmers from various regions of the Peruvian Andes on issues related to farmers' rights. The aim of the study is to contribute to the debate as well as to practical efforts aimed at realising farmers’ rights in Peru, while also generating information useful for other countries.
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    Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA)

    The Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA), launched in London in May 2008, is a multi-stakeholder alliance working to improve access and affordability of medicines for the one-third of the wo
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    The governance of nature and the nature of governance: policy that works for biodiversity and livelihoods

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2008
    This report is an output of IIED’s collaborative research project “Policy that works for biodiversity and poverty reduction” and is based on a literature review and three country case studies (India, Peru and Tanzania).
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    Agriculture in urban planning: generating livelihoods and food security

    International Development Research Centre, 2009
    This report, by researchers working in urban agriculture (UA), examines concrete strategies to integrate city farming into the urban landscape. Drawing on original field work in cities across the rapidly urbanising global South, the book examines the contribution of UA and city farming to livelihoods and food security.
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    Transitioning to climate resilient development. Perspectives from communities in Peru

    World Bank Publications, 2008
    While the scientific capacity to forecast El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) extremes, this papers questions the extent to which these advances have benefited vulnerable communities by increasing their resilience to impeding El Niño events.
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    Inflation experiences in Latin America, 2007-2008

    Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, 2009
    From April 2007 to July 2008, there was a surge in non-core (food and energy) prices worldwide. These prices have since dropped considerably. Monetary and exchange rate policy that does not take into account that the food and energy price shocks might be temporary may have therefore unnecessarily slowed growth.
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    Speaking out: how the voices of poor people are shaping the future

    Oxfam, 2009
    This paper from Oxfam focuses on how the "right to be heard" concept can strengthen public participation  in policy making and accountability. Recommendations for those upporting poor and marginalised people to lobby for changes in their situation include:
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    Rising food prices entrench children in poverty trap

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2009
    Food prices have increased dramatically in both world markets and local markets since 2006. Children are suffering as a result.
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    Global war on terror represses civil society in Western and developing nations

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2009
    In Uzbekistan, many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have closed. In Kazakhstan, the President has warned NGOs not to interfere in local affairs. In Nigeria, members of ethnic-based organisations are in jail. In Uganda, peace initiatives have been stifled. These events are all part of a wider backlash against civil society organisations, says new research.

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