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    Climate adaptation in Asia: knowledge gaps and research issues in South Asia

    Institute For Social And Environmental Transition, 2008
    The report presents South Asia-wide review of climate change adaptation research, intended to identify present knowledge, gaps on adaptation and application including the practice of research. The study explores how groups in the vulnerable areas of the region are likely to experience stresses from impacts of climate change.
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    ‘Promoting peace and democracy through security sector reform’, insights #79

    Eldis Gateway to Development and Environment Information, 2010
    Since the late 1990s, security sector reform (SSR) has emerged as a principal activity for promoting peace and stability, and a priority for donors in post-conflict countries. This issue of insights explores the concept of SSR as a coordinated, comprehensive approach to reforming the entire security system, to improve security governance and promote respect for human rights.
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    Resource manual on flash flood risk management module 2: non-structural measures

    International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2008
    Frequent flash floods in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region pose a severe threat to life, livelihoods and infrastructure, both within the mountains and downstream. They tend to carry with them much higher amounts of debris which can cause damage to hydropower stations, roads, bridges, buildings and other infrastructure.
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    Resource manual on flash flood risk management module 1: community-based management

    International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2008
    Frequent flash floods in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region pose a severe threat to life, livelihoods and infrastructure, both within the mountains and downstream. Vulnerable groups, including people with disabilities, the poor, women and children, are the worst hit. This manual aims to help communities build their capacity to manage flash floods and other disaster risks themselves.
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    Clinical social franchising: an annual compendium of programs, 2009

    University of California, Los Angeles, 2009
    Social franchising represents one of the best known ways to rapidly scale up clinical health interventions in developing countries. Building upon existing expertise in poor and isolated communities, social franchising organisations engage private medical practitioners to add new services to the range of services they already offer.
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    Australia South Asia Research Centre

    Centre dedicated to research on the economics and politics of development in the South Asia region:  India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives.
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    The democracy barometers: surveying South Asia

    Democracy Asia, 2008
    This paper discusses results of the first-ever simultaneous survey of attitudes toward democracy in the five countries of South Asia - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka - based on a large and representative sample of adult citizens. The survey provides evidence to suggest widespread support for democracy throughout the region.
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    Community self-mobilisation to end open defecation

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    With the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach, communities analyse their sanitation conditions, understand the impact of open defecation on health and the environment, and take collective action to end open defecation (OD).
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    Local democracy in Asia: representation in decentralized governance – concepts and issues

    United Nations Development Programme, 2006
    This Background Paper is part of a wider UNDP regional initiative that focuses on a number of core issues related to representative systems and local elections. It includes a detailed review of the systems in place in eight countries in South/West Asia, five countries in Southeast Asia and three Pacific region countries.
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    Learning from sanitation and hygiene progress in South Asia

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    Almost a billion South Asians lack access to safe sanitary facilities. Despite new policies and funding mechanisms, sanitation is difficult to get right. Increased efforts could result in more unused or unsafe latrines. Sanitation is not just about building facilities; it is also about working with communities to ensure sustainable and hygienic use.

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