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    The dark side of migration: spotlight on Qatar’s construction sector ahead of the world cup

    Amnesty International, 2013
    There are 1.38 million foreign nationals working in Qatar, 94 per cent of the total workforce. This growth is driven primarily by the recruitment of low-paid migrant workers to support an infrastructure development programme. The construction, which is already underway, is designed to turn Doha from a capital city into a regional and global hub.
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    Pushed to the limit: Evidence of climate change-related loss and damage when people face constraints and limits to adaptation

    United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2013
    Research report assessing climate change related loss and damage and evidence of subsequent societal impacts.
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    Power and people: the benefits of renewable energy in Nepal

    World Bank, 2011
    In Nepal, a large section of the rural population has no access to an electricity supply. Sixty three percent of households instead rely on oil-based or renewable energy.
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    Generating capacity planning criteria determination for developing countries: case study of Nepal

    IEE Proceedings Communications, 1999
    Reliability is virtually taken for granted in most developed countries, This is not the case in developing countries where many basic development projects compete for the available scarce resources. Many electric power projects are cancelled or postponed owing to a lack of resources, environmental problems and other social concerns.
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    Towards a typology of wartime rape

    Bonn International Center for Conversion, 2010
    How can donors and practitioners conduct better informed and targeted wartime rape interventions that meet the needs of impacted individuals, families and communities? This Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) brief presents the progress made in developing a typology of wartime rape as a first step toward understanding the different consequences of it.
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    The missing middle - examining the Armed Group phenomenon in Nepal

    Small Arms Survey, 2013
    This brief reports on the history of the country’s armed groups, their initial proliferation following the signing of the peace agreement following the civil war, their development and overlap with other societal groups, the reasons behind their recent decline, and their relationship to the state.
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    Legacies of war in the company of peace

    Small Arms Survey, 2013
    This Issue Brief applies published reports and data, as well as estimation techniques, to explore the scale and distribution of firearm ownership in post-conflict Nepal. Its major findings include:
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    In search of lasting security: an assessment of armed violence in Nepal

    Small Arms Survey, 2013
    Since the end of a decade-long civil war (1996-2006) Nepal has seen fluctuation in the incidence and severity of violence, with relative calm punctuated by bouts of violence in response to political events. While data shows several improvements in the security landscape, Nepal continues to be plagued by high volatility and uncertainty related to political and ethnic crises. 
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    China and its peripheries: Securing Nepal in South Asia

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2013
    Nepal plays an important role in China’s South Asia Policy as it forms the entry point for China into the region.
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    Community perception on climate change and climate-related disaster preparedness in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

    Journal of Natural Resources and Development, 2013
    Within the last decades, Kathmandu Valley in Nepal has been characterized by rapid population growth and related urbanization processes, leading to environmental degradation, pollution and supply bottlenecks in the metropolitan area. Effects of climate change are now putting additional stress on the urban system.

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