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    Launch of the Civil20, Moscow, Russia

    South African Foreign Policy Initiative, 2013
    After many years of lobbying by international civil society for a formal civil society process and space at the G20, the Civil20 was launched under the G20 Presidency of Russia, and a meeting of the Civil20 was held in Moscow, Russia in June 2013. This policy brief from SAFPI looks at the purpose behind Civil20, and  gives an overview of the meeting.
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    Water and food security – Experiences in India and China

    Global Water Partnership, 2013
    This paper focuses on India and China as dominant and influential countries in Asia. It compares the way these countries, with different political approaches, are approaching the challenge of harnessing water resources to increase effectiveness, equity, and sustainability under conditions of growing water scarcity and competing demands.
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    Unemployment, service provision and violence reduction policies in urban Maharashtra

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    Over 40 per cent of Maharashtra's population live in urban slums, characterised by the acute inequalities of inadequate housing, poor service provision, lack of access to health and sanitation, overcrowded spaces, and limited employment opportunities.
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    Civil society - BRICS engagement: opportunities and challenges

    Society for Participatory Research in Asia, 2013
    The nature, scale and strength of civil society across the five BRICS countries vary greatly. While civil society is reasonably strong and visible in Brazil, India and South Africa, its nature and pattern is
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    BRICS Information Centre

    Based at the University of Toronto, Canada, the BRICS Information Centre aims is to serve as a leading independent source of information and analysis on the BRICS interaction and institutions.
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    BRICS Policy Center / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS

    The BRICS Policy Center (BPC) / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS is a joint initiative of the City of Rio de Janeiro and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).
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    Global Economic Governance Africa (GEGAfrica)

    The aims of the GEGAfrica project are to undertake and promote research driven by African needs, to advise policymakers, and stimulate and inform public and media interest on global economic governanc
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    Putting children at the heart of disaster risk reduction

    2013
    This issue promotes a child-centered disaster risk reduction (DRR) approach in India in order to reduce disaster risk and climate change impact on their lives and development.
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    Slum’s Identity in the hands of its slum dwellers

    2013
    One major feature of the policy climate in Chhattisgarh is the forthcoming implementation of Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY), the central government scheme which aims to create 'slum-free cities'. It is the capstone project of the Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP) scheme and other housing schemes.
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    The intended and unintended impact of conflict on the lives of citizens

    2012
    This document presents preliminary findings from a participatory field research undertaken in late 2011 to understand the current governance programmes and actors to address conflicts and analyse the discourses around governance initiatives in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

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