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    A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Practical Action’s Livelihood-Centred Disaster Risk Reduction Project in Nepal

    Practical Action [Intermediate Technology Development Group], 2011
    This study provides a systematic cost-benefit analysis of a community-based disaster risk management project led by Practical Action in two districts of Nepal over the period 2007 to 2010. The objectives of the project are:
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    Local Adaptation Plans of Action (LAPAs)

    2012
    Nepal was among the last countries to develop the National Adaptation Plans of Action (NAPAs) for climate change but it has been able to pick lessons from NAPA processes in other countries. NAPA is an overarching document for addressing climate variability, its impact and adaptation practices.
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    Utilisation of sexual health services by female sex workers in Nepal

    BioMed Central, 2011
    Statistics indicate that more than half of the women with sexually transmitted infections in Nepal sought sexual health services. This study explores female sex workers (FSWs) use of sexual health services in Nepal and the factors associated with their use and non-use of services.
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    Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Database. Metadata for Nepal, 2011

    Statistics Norway, 2011
    The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) project aims at re-disseminating national statistical figures on MDG indicators already published at the national level. The project is a cooperation between Statistics Norway (SN) and seven of our partner countries. This document covers metadata for the data from Nepal.
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    Caste discrimination, land reforms and land market performance in Nepal

    Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2011
    The caste system is an intricate part of the institutional structure as well as class formation, political instability and conflicts in Nepal. The most severely discriminated group in the caste system is the Dalits, the so-called “untouchables”. Dalits faced religious, occupational and even, territorial discrimination.
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    Caste descrimination, land tenure, and natural resource management in Nepal

    Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2011
    This study investigates the issues related to land tenancy transactions, land productivity and land-related investment by farm households, with specific focus on caste discrimination. This study also explores the factors influencing the participation of households in renting livestock and the possible interlinkages between land rental and livestock rental markets.
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    Epidemiological study of road traffic accident cases from western Nepal

    Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2010
    This paper, published by the Indian Journal of Community Medicine, posits that road traffic accident (RTA) is one of the top five causes of morbidity and mortality in South-East Asian countries. The authors argue that its socioeconomic repercussions are a matter of great concern. To this end, this paper explores the different epidemiological determinants of RTA in western Nepal.
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    The global financial and economic crisis and its impact on women: a human rights perspective

    Programme on Women's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 2011
    How has the global financial and economic crisis impacted on south Asian countries, and how has it affected women and men differently? Common economic analyses have highlighted the social impact using financial indicators. But this approach ignores those sections of society not counted in traditional economic spheres, including many women.
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    Determinants of adoption and extent of agricultural intensification in the central mid-hills of Nepal

    Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2011
    The problems encountered by Nepalese farmers in the adoption of agricultural intensification (AI), and the constraints and complexities of sustainable AI are not thoroughly understood. This study analyses factors influencing the adoption and extent of AI at household level in specific region in the central mid-hills of Nepal.
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    The future for climate finance in Nepal

    Overseas Development Institute, 2011
    This report analyses the development effectiveness dimensions of climate finance in Nepal. It offers a forward looking perspective on how climate finance may be administered in the years ahead, focusing on the public financing component of climate finance and the role of international support.

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