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    The prospects of South Africa’s engagement with ASEAN countries

    Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2014
     According to the South African draft White Paper on Foreign Policy "Building a better world: the diplomacy of ubuntu", the Asian continent is of increasing importance to South Africa and Africa.
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    Conflict early warning and early response

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2015
    This Helpdesk Report responds to the following query: Conflict early warning and early response: Identify examples of early warning systems to monitor fragile states at risk of violence/instability and cases of early/pre-emptive intervention in states at risk of descending into conflict/instability.
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    An Overview of Modeling Climate Change Impacts in the Caribbean Region with contribution from the Pacific Islands

    United Nations Development Programme, 2009
    This report provides an overview for all CARICOM member states of the risks from climate change and includes a section on the common threats of climate change for Pacific island countries.
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    Pacific Gender and Climate Change toolkit: Tools for practitioners

    UN Women, 2013
    This toolkit is designed to support climate change practitioners in the Pacific islands region to integrate gender into their programmes and projects.It is aimed at climate change professionals working in national governments, non-governmental organisations, regional and international organisations who are involved in managing and implementing climate change programmes.
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    Making economic corridors work for the agricultural sector

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2014
    In times of economic crisis, development models that help create jobs, generate wealth, mobilise public and private resources and stimulate key economic sectors sustainably are more important than ever. While there are no universal solutions, a development tool that seems to be gaining ground is the so-called “economic corridor”.
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    Australia’s policy priorities in a global era

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015
    Australian policymakers face competing economic and strategic priorities. Increasingly, Australia’s economic future is closely tied to relations with its East Asian neighbours. However, at a regional level it has simultaneously found it difficult to achieve the policy outcomes it would like – largely because
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    Helpdesk Report: Comparisons of outcomes of formal primary schooling and non - formal education in Asia

    Department for International Development, UK, 2010
    This Helpdesk response includes articles on education in Asia. Substantial evidence is lacking on the comparable effectiveness of non formal education versus formal primary schooling in terms of the learning achievements, employment opportunities and incomes of children who undertake either route.
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    Do Barangays Really Matter in Local Services Delivery?: Some Issues and Policy Options

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009
    This paper is borne out of the need to address the scarcity of evidence-based studies on barangay financing. It analyzes and evaluates key issues on financing of devolved functions at the barangay level, with particular focus on fund utilization and program allocation, and proposes some policy options addressing the issues.
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    Labor Policies and Philippine Companies: Analysis of Survey Opinions

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009
    This paper analyzes the responses from a survey of Philippine companies concerning labor market policies, such as minimum wage-setting process, hiring and firing practices, training, and holidays. These policies have gained wide acceptance as a means of protecting the welfare of workers.
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    Communicating and Using Seasonal Climate Forecasts: a Challenge Crossing National, Organizational, and Disciplinary Boundaries

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009
    The papers in this special issue come from the project "Bridging the gap between seasonal climate forecasts (SCFs) and agricultural decisionmakers in the Philippines and Australia" funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). In addition to national and organizational boundaries, the project also crossed disciplinary boundaries.

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