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Mid-Term Review of climate change initiatives in Tanzania
The Norwegian Embassy in Tanzania, 2012The Norwegian Government funded REDD+ project portfolio in Tanzania is creating significant positive results across the country.DocumentImproving crop yield and storing carbon. Biochar in conservation farming in Zambia. Phase 2 report 1
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute / Norges Geotekniske Institutt, 2012The main aim of the project is to investigate the potential of organic waste biochar to sequester carbon and improve the fertility of weathered, sandy and/or acidic Zambian soils. Biochar amendment is exclusively combined with Conservation Farming (CF). In CF only 10-12% of the land is tilled.DocumentImproving crop yield and storing carbon. Biochar in conservation farming in Zambia. End report phase 1
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute / Norges Geotekniske Institutt, 2012The main aim of the project is to investigate the potential of organic waste biochar to sequester carbon and improve the fertility of weathered, sandy and/or acidic Zambian soils. Biochar amendment is exclusively combined with Conservation Farming (CF). In CF only10-12% of the land is tilled.DocumentBiochar in conservation farming in Zambia. Improving crop yield and storing carbon. Progress report February 2011
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute / Norges Geotekniske Institutt, 2011The main aim of the project is to investigate the potential of organic waste biochar to sequester carbon and improve the quality of weathered, sandy and/or acidic Zambian soils. Biochar amendment is exclusively combined with Conservation Farming (CF). In CF only 10-12% of the land is tilled.DocumentNorway & Tanzania: partners in development - booklet from Norwegian Embassy in Tanzania
2012Norway and Tanzania have been partners for 50 years. Political commitment, social, cultural, academic and commercial interactions have created links and relations that go far beyond the traditional development cooperation.DocumentManagement 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, 2012The 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.DocumentBeyond carbon: rights-based safeguard principles in law
Rainforest Foundation Norway, 2010The aim of climate change mitigation and adaptation programs are to protect all the Earth’s inhabitants from the serious threats posed by climate change. Safeguards ensure both mitigation and adaptation activities truly address these purposes.DocumentPastoral pathways: climate change adaptation lessons from Ethiopia
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2011A key aim of the Norwegian Development Fund is to increase the adaptive capacity of marginalised rural poor farmers and pastoralists in the South. The focus country of this project study, Ethiopia, has a legacy of variable and unpredictable rainfall, causing frequent droughts and heavy floods, undermining local as well as national food and water security. The analysis in this paper isOrganisationBioforsk / Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research
Bioforsk conducts applied and specifically targeted research linked to multifunctional agriculture and rural development, plant sciences, environmental protection and natural resource management.DocumentPower to the People? Hydropower, indigenous rights, and popular resistance in Guatemala
Association for International Water Studies, Norway, 2010The debate about hydropower has recently been revitalised in the context of climate change and the large unmet demand for energy in many countries. This study is a contribution to the debate about hydropower development, indigenous rights, and the rights of affected communities in the face of development projects, presenting Guatemala as a case study. Main findings include:Pages