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  Access to, Equity and Protection of Genetic Resources in Ghana: The Case of Tilapia (O. niloticus)

  Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2012

  Ghana is a latecomer to ABS legislation although the principle of benefit sharing has long traditions in Ghanaian society, also in the aquaculture sector. Experiences from bioprospecting deals have often been negative, similar to many other cases in Africa. This underscores the need for ABS legislation and institutions also in Ghana.
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  Norway & Tanzania: partners in development - booklet from Norwegian Embassy in Tanzania

  2012

  Norway 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.
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  More complex conflict drivers than environment and climate

  Life and Peace Institute, 2012

  While there is a connection between climate variability and conflict in Sudan, the effects are played out in interaction with other conflict-promoting factors as is clearly seen in Darfur. Vulnerability to environmental hazards has generally increased, and growing competition between different livelihood groups promotes conflict as well as environmental degradation.
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  Facts on Ecofarm

  Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2012

  The Sahel countries face a range of problems from low food insecurity to environmental problems like climate change and soil degradation.
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  Brazil’s Role in Environmental Governance: Analysis of Possibilities for Increased Brazil-Norway Cooperation

  Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2011

  This report examines the role played by Brazil in connection with certain international negotiations, such as the climate negotiations and the CBD. It identifies the driving factors that have influenced environmental politics and standards in Brazil, and take note of conflicts that must be discussed when Norway is seeking expanded cooperation with Brazil.
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  International Environmental Governance: Lessons Learned from Human Rights Institutional Reform

  Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2011

  This report focuses on the possibility of establishing a High Commissioner for the Environment and transforming the UNEP Governing Council into a Council for the Environment. For this purpose, it considers the parallels between human rights regimes and environmental regimes.
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  Organisational Performance Review of the Norwegian People’s Aid

  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2012

  Organisational performance reviews are part of Norad’s quality assurance of its cooperation with civil society organisations. NPA’s main strategy for its international work is to support popular organisations that work to influence government towards the fulfillment of democratic rights and a just distribution of power and resources in society.
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  A participatory evaluation of community transformation in rural Cambodia. A program by Mission Alliance (MA) in partnership with Christian Reformed World Relief Committee Cambodia (CRWRC-C)

  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2012

  Midterm evaluation. The main purpose of the evaluation is to get a solid foundation of whether the organisations are on track to achieve the program plans, and if the objectives are likely to be met.
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  Livelihood sustainability through raising community capacity for fisheries/coastal management (RACCOM) in Lamu Archipelago, Lamu District, Kenya

  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2011

  The goal of this project was to enhance livelihood sustainability through participatory planning and management of coastal fisheries resource utilization and conservation.
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  From privatisation to corporatisation and the need for a counter-strategy

  Association for International Water Studies, Norway, 2012

  This report explores the development from privatisation to corporatisation within neoliberal policy on urban water services in developing countries. The findings call for the water justice movement to update and adjust its strategy, in order to counter the neoliberal tactical shift towards corporatisation.

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