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    Safe Haven. Sheltering Displaced Persons from Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. Comparative Report.

    Human Rights Centre, University of California, 2013
    Across the globe, rape and sexual torture are committed during periods of armed conflict or natural disaster. However, the risk of sexual and gender-based violence continues for many even once they have fled to a refugee or internal displacement camp. Providing protection in these insecure settings, where resources are scarce, can be tremendously challenging.
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    Disaster-related displacement from the Horn of Africa

    Norwegian Refugee Council, 2014
    Between 2008 and 2012, 144 million people were forced to leave their homes by sudden-onset disasters around the world. The vast majority of them fled from floods, storms and wildfires and others effects of climate change. Most remain in their countries as internally displaced people, but many also flee across the borders to other countries.
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    Invisible helpers - women's views on the contributions of working donkeys, horses and mules to their lives

    2014
    In 2011 there were an estimated 112 million working equine animals in the world, with 43 million donkeys, 11 million mules, and 58 million horses. The large majority of these animals live in developing countries and provide daily support to hundreds of millions of poor households by doing a wide range of work in both urban and rural areas.
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    Green economy assessment report: Kenya

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2014
    This study aims to provide a macroeconomic assessment of the challenges, risks and potential benefits of a transition to a green economy, and presents recommendations to the government of Kenya on how to facilitate the process.
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    The Role of Indigenous Gums and Resins in Pastoralists’ Livelihood Security and Climate Change...

    Future Agricultures Consortium, 2014
    Full title: The Role of Indigenous Gums and Resins in Pastoralists’ Livelihood Security and Climate Change Adaptation in Garba Tula Area of Northern Kenya Yasin Mahadi S. Salah February 2014
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    Population and poaching of African rhinos across African range states

    Evidence on Demand, 2013
    This report analyses rhino number data and poaching statistics in Africa, focusing particularly on Southern Africa. The paper underlines that private rhino ownership has contributed to the overall success of increasing rhino numbers in South Africa.
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    Resource scarcity and the environment: evidence review and research gap analysis

    Evidence on Demand, 2013
    This study focuses on the issue of resource scarcity and how it affects the environment and environmental resources as well as growth and poverty in developing countries. The study’s main geographical scope is Sub-Saharan Africa and South, although other locations are considered in case they provide information transferrable to other contexts.
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    Factors at country level influencing choice in utilisation of energy resource potential

    Evidence on Demand, 2014
    The UK Department for International Development (DFID) commissioned this rapid desk-based study into the factors affecting choice of energy resource utilisation (with a focus on electricity generation). The results of the study will help to provide an improved understanding of the relative effect of each factor.
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    Rhino poaching: how do we respond?

    Evidence on Demand, 2013
    This report outlines the main actors in rhino conservation, the major main threats to rhinos in the ‘Big 4’ range states (Zimbabwe, Kenya, South Africa and Namibia) which together conserve almost 99% and 96% of Africa’s wild white and black rhino respectively, and offers a review of a range of possible policy responses.
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    Household registration and targeting in the Hunger Safety Net Programme 2

    Evidence on Demand, 2013
    The four counties of Turkana, Marsabit, Mandera and Wajir were chosen for the Hunger Safety Net Program (HSNP) because they had the highest poverty and extreme poverty rates measured in Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey (KIHBS) 2005-06. This report outlines the rationale behind the targeting approach for the Kenya Hunger Safety Net Programme.

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