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  From the frying pan into the fire: psychological challenges faced by vulnerable refugee women and girls in Kampala

  Refugee Law Project, Uganda, 2014

  During the past two decades, thousands of refugees have made their way to Kampala, the capital of Uganda, from conflict-torn neighbouring countries.
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  Into the mainstream: addressing sexual violence against men and boys in conflict

  Refugee Law Project, Uganda, 2014

  Between 1998 and 2008 alone, sexual violence against men was noted in reports on twenty-five conflict-affected countries. This briefing paper wonders what specific response and prevention mechanisms are required to address this violence.
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  Ambiguous impacts: effects of the International Criminal Court investigations in Northern Uganda

  Refugee Law Project, Uganda, 2012

  This report analyses the impact of the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigations on the conflict between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the government of Uganda in northern Uganda and neighbouring countries.
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  Energy futures modelling for African cities - selection a modelling tool for the SAMSET project

  Energy Research Centre, 2014

  With the majority of the literature about sustainable urban energy transitions having been focused on developed country contexts, it is crucial that forward-planning in developing countries by supported by research to ensure these quickly growing urban centres do not lock-in to unsustainable systems.
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  Future oil revenues and political dynamics in West and East Africa: a slippery slope?

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014

  Over the next decade, at least 12 African nations will become major oil exporters. This paper attempts to model the likely interaction between political dynamics and windfall oil rents in a number of soon-to-be oil-dependent economies in Africa. Using a theoretical framework designed by North, Wallis and Weingast, and a game theoretic model
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  Planning for an uncertain future: promoting adaptation to climate change through flexible and forward-looking decision making

  Overseas Development Institute, 2014

  This report outlines the activities of the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) in seeking to strengthen 'Flexible and Forward-Looking Decision Making' (FFDM) among district development actors.
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  Poverty, poaching and trafficking: what are the links?

  Evidence on Demand, 2013

  This paper looks into the links between poverty, poaching and trafficking, indicating that this subject has been under-researched and poorly understood. The paper admits that there is little hard evidence to support the claim that poaching occurs because of poverty, yet the authors state they are confident the links are there.
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  Promoting accountability for conflict-related sexual violence against men: a comparative legal analysis of international and domestic laws relating to IDP and refugee men in Uganda

  Refugee Law Project, Uganda, 2014

  This paper addresses an issue of growing concern to gender activists, human rights and humanitarian actors, as well as governments, namely: what legal remedies are available to male survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, particularly if their experience has forced them to migrate to a new country or become internally displaced?
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  Promoting accountability for conflict-related sexual violence against men: a comparative legal analysis of international and domestic laws relating to IDP and refugee men in Uganda

  Refugee Law Project, Uganda, 2014

  This paper addresses an issue of growing concern to gender activists, human rights and humanitarian actors, as well as governments, namely: what legal remedies are available to male survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, particularly if their experience has forced them to migrate to a new country or become internally displaced?
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  Farming system evolution and adaptive capacity: Insights for adaptation support

  Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2014

  Farming systems are an example of complex, social and ecological systems that are dynamic, and operate across multiple temporal and spatial scales – from individual to global levels.

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