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    Beyond the new deal: global collaboration and peacebuilding with BRICS countries

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014
    Development in fragile and conflict-affected contexts is both complex and contested. The New Deal for Engagement with Fragile States, endorsed by 35 countries and six organisations, is the current focus of efforts to harmonise aid approaches.
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    Capacity needs for greenhouse gas measurement and performance tracking

    World Resources Institute [ES], 2014
    This working paper summarises the results of scoping research to assess capacity needs in six countries—Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, South Africa, and Thailand—related to greenhouse gas (GHG) measurement and performance tracking. The paper identifies common capacity challenges, as well as opportunities to overcome them.
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    Amazonian policy and politics, 2003-13: deforestation, hydropower and biofuels

    Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, 2014
    In the period 2003-13 Brazil experienced important economic and political developments: it became a much more relevant international player; its economy entered the world’s top ten; and society became more politically active and expressed its complaints more aggressively. Amazonian policy and the politics of the period developed in this context, and three issues played a central role.
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    Challenging development cooperation? A literature review of the approaches of the emerging powers

    Research Institute for Work and Society, KU Leuven, 2013
    Looking at existing literature, this paper discusses the major ways in which the emerging powers, in this isnstance Brazil, India, China and South Africa (the BICS) are challenging the development cooperation policies and practices of the ‘tradition’ development actors. The author highlights ten ways in which the BICS are are challenging development cooperation:
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    Smarter policing: tracking the influence of new Information Technology in Rio de Janeiro

    Igarape Institute, 2013
    Technological advancements are changing the architecture of police-society relations around the world. New modes of oversight, whether applied by public security entities or citizens, are dramatically transforming the way policing is conducted. 
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    Brazil, India, China and South Africa in agriculture and food security in Malawi

    Research Institute for Work and Society, KU Leuven, 2014
    This paper describes the involvement of four of the so-called emerging powers - Brazil, India, China and South Africa - in development cooperation activities regarding agriculture and food security in Malawi. The prime focus is on the activities and policies of governmental actors, although also development cooperation initiatives of other development actors are mentioned.
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    Adding new spices to development cooperation. Brazil, India, China and South Africa in health, agriculture and food security

    Research Institute for Work and Society, KU Leuven, 2013
    In recent years, the four so-called emerging powers or economies - Brazil, India, China and South Africa (the BICS) - have gained considerable academic, policy and media attention for their activities in development cooperation. Some authors argue that these countries employ innovative and alternative approaches to development cooperation than the traditional, i.e. OECD-DAC donors.
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    The changing face of technology use in pacified communities

    Igarape Institute, 2014
    An increasing number of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas are confronting two simultaneous pressures for change. The introduction of new technologies and the strategy of police pacification are colliding in tangible ways, forming new centers of power and reinforcing others. And this is occurring in an environment marked by escalating suspicion and general mistrust of the police.
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    The Adaptation Fund, Clean Development Mechanism and Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Fund: some national and subnational experiences

    Center for Security Studies, 2011
    With developing countries anticipating the flow of billions of dollars from developed countries to address the devastating impacts of climate change, it is important to recognise that the amounts of funding, the number of institutions involved and coherence in the global architecture will be meaningless without there being democratic governance of the funds at the local level.
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    Stalled UN Security Council reform: time to consider resetting policy?

    Institute for Security Studies, 2011
    South Africa, Brazil, India, Germany and others have been pushing for reform of the United Nations (UN) Security Council that would realise their ambitions to secure permanent seats on the Security Council. But at the end of 2011, 20 years since the reform momentum began, the process is stalled.

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