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  From resolution to reality: lessons learned from Afghanistan, Nepal and Uganda on women's participation in peacebuilding and post-conflict governance

  CARE International, 2010

  UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (SCR 1325, 2000) was hailed a victory for women’s rights activists around the world. The adoption of the resolution represented a significant step forward in recognising the strategic contribution that women can make to peace and security policy, as well as acknowledging the increasing use of violence against women as a tactic of war.
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  Assessing the Role of Microfinance in Fostering Adaptation to Climate Change

  2010

  Despite the recent focus on ways to scale up financing for adaptation there has been little discussion so far of actual delivery mechanisms to channel these resources to target those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. It is in this context that microfinance merits a closer look.
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  Ethanol production and fuel substitution in Nepal - Opportunity to promote sustainable development and climate change mitigation

  Science Direct, 2010

  This paper explores the potential for ethanol production and fuel substitution in Nepal based on established sugarcane production, installed capacity for sugar and ethanol production, economic opportunities for the national economy and the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  It is based on extensive research on the change in fossil fuel sales from 1996 to 2007, patterns of passenge
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  Climate variability and change in the Himalayas: Community perceptions and responses

  International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2011

  This study, published by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, investigates how climate and socio-economic change is affecting the livelihoods of the mountain peoples of the Himalayas.
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  Women's rights and agenda to be incorporated In the new constitution

  International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2011

  The formation of the Constituent Assembly was an historic moment for Nepal, the result of a long struggle and many sacrifices by the Nepalese people. The main aim of Nepal’s democratic movement (past and present) is to restructure the state by eliminating all remnants of feudalism and the patriarchal system.
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  UN-REDD lessons learned: Asia-Pacific

  United Nations Development Programme, 2012

  The UN-REDD Programme is the United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) in developing countries. This booklet delves into the experiences, challenges and best practices of REDD+ readiness in 12 Asia-Pacific countries including Cambodia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands and Vietnam.
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  REDD monitoring, reporting and verification systems in Nepal: gaps, issues and challenges

  ForestAction, Nepal, 2010

  This paper analyses the existing forest resource monitoring system in Nepal with a view to identifying possible issues and challenges for designing and implementing a measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) system for Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) projects.
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  Promoting health and well-being by managing for social–ecological resilience: the potential of integrating ecohealth and water resources management approaches

  Ecology and Society, 2011

  This paper combines insights from the field of eco-health (which advocates human health and well-being as an important outcome of effective ecosystem management) with those from integrated watershed management (which promotes watersheds as appropriate units for managing ecosystems).
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  Using Mobile Phones to Reduce the Adversities of Climate Change in Rural Nepal

  Centre for Development Informatics, 2011

  The initiative described in this case is part of a disaster risk reduction project implemented by Practical Action in Nepal, financially supported by the UK's Department for International Development.
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  Evaluating aid for trade on the ground: lessons from Nepal

  International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2011

  Since the launch of the Aid for Trade (AfT) initiative in 2005, critical analysis have been generated on its implementation. This paper assesses the effectiveness and impact of AfT in Nepal, providing concrete recommendations to help making AfT programmes in Nepal more productive. The authors highlight the following findings:

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