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    International adaptation finance: the need for an innovative and strategic approach

    Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, 2008
    Any view on international finance for climate adaptation in developing countries must deal with the question of the cost of adaptation and how much funds will be available under current conditions. Although existing estimates of adaptation funding needs in developing countries are still very vague, they all indicate that they are and will be in the tens of billions €/$ per annum.
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    Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to save civilization

    Earth Policy Institute, 2008
    This publication argues that the roots of the current environmental dilemmas lie in the enormous growth of the human enterprise over the last century. The author presents an alternative plan to save civilisation, which is ambitious not only in scale, but also in the speed with which it must be implemented.
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    Participatory Budgeting in Africa: A Training Companion with cases from eastern and southern Africa - Volume II: facilitation methods

    Affiliated Network for Social Accountability, 2008
    Participatory budgeting in Africa is part of an effort to build the capacity of local government officials and their partners for greater accountability and good governance. This toolkit is aimed at helping local governments and other stakeholders to prepare for, design, initiate and manage a participatory budgeting process, by training key actors who initiate the budgeting processes.
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    Participatory Budgeting in Africa: A Training Companion with cases from eastern and southern Africa - Volume I: concepts and principles

    Affiliated Network for Social Accountability, 2008
    Participatory budgeting in Africa is part of an effort to build the capacity of local government officials and their partners for greater accountability and good governance. This companion is aimed at helping local governments and other stakeholders to prepare for, design, initiate and manage a participatory budgeting process, by training key actors who initiate the budgeting processes.
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    Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania

    The Advanced Study of India is the only research institution in the United States dedicated to the study of contemporary India.
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    Making governments more accountable: the impact of civil society budget analysis and monitoring

    International Budget Partnership, 2008
    In the long history of the nation-state, keeping those in leadership positions accountable to the country and its citizens has been one of the most intractable problems of governance. It is widely agreed that effective and democratic  government is impossible without transparency and accountability.
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    Our money, our responsibility a citizens' guide to monitoring government expenditure

    International Budget Partnership, 2008
    The third in a series of guides covering financial budgeting and accountability, this paper offers an overview of government budget implementation processes and provides practical, tested tools that can be used by civil society organisations interested in monitoring government expenditures.
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    Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue

    JCPP seeks to address the growing need for an ongoing process of dialogue by conducting in-depth research on issues of critical national and regional interests, publishing studies and disseminating
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    Towards a single development vision and the role of the single economy

    Caribbean Community Secretariat, 2007
    This report is meant to provide a vision for the development of the Caribbean Community to which all stakeholders can give their support. It aims to serve as a basis for decisions by the Heads of Government on a ‘road map’ for the further implementation of the Caricom Single Market and Economy.
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    Budget monitoring and policy influence: lessons from civil society budget analysis and advocacy initiatives

    Overseas Development Institute, 2007
    This study examines the issues of budget accountability and budget policies. Within budget acountability it looks at budget groups’ impact on levels of budget transparency, public literacy and awareness of budget issues, and public engagement with budget processes. Budget policy includes for example investigation into the improvements in budget systems and shifts in allocations.

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