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    Agricultural intensification: linking with livelihood improvement and environmental degradation in mid-hills of Nepal

    Journal of Agriculture and Environment, 2010
    This article examines agricultural intensification from livelihood and environment perspectives in the mid-hills of Nepal. The document highlights that developmental plans in Nepal have focused on increasing agricultural production, and farmers in the mid-hills are widely practicing agricultural intensification.
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    Adaptive social protection: mapping the evidence and policy context in the agriculture sector in South Asia

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2010
    The concept of Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) refers to a series of measures which aims to build resilience of the poorest and most vulnerable people to climate change by combining elements of social protection (SP), disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) in programmes and projects.  While these approaches have much in common, because they have developed separatel
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    Social transfers: a critical strategy to meet the MDGs

    HelpAge International, 2010
    Non-contributory pensions enable poor older people to provide for their future and the future of their families. Alongside other social transfer schemes, pensions are now being seen to help reduce old age and intergenerational poverty, and have improved income security, access to education, health status and gender equality across other age groups.
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    Climate Change and Gender Justice

    Oxfam, 2009
    Awareness of the complex and dynamic links between gender relations and climate change is growing fast in gender and development (GAD) circles and among women’s rights activists, but in mainstream policies they still tend to be overlooked. This book offers information and evidence towards a more informed, nuanced gender perspective in the context of climate change.
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    Development and climate change in Nepal: focus on water resources and hydropower

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2003
    This report presents the integrated case study for Nepal carried out under an OECD project on Development and Climate Change. The report is structured around a three-tier framework. First, recent climate trends and climate change scenarios for Nepal are assessed, and key sectoral impacts are identified and ranked along multiple indicators to establish priorities for adaptation.
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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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    Nepal in transition: a study on the state of democracy

    International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2008
    The April 2006 mass protests known as Jana Andolan II, in which at least three to four million Nepalis participated, marked the beginning of a journey towards a new Nepali democratic state. The overwhelming consensus among the people was to transform the country into a republic.
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    Opportunities to achieve poverty reduction and climate change benefits through low carbon energy access programmes

    Ashden Awards, 2008
    This report presents the preliminary results of a survey commissioned and funded by DFID, conducted on international low carbon energy access (LCEA) projects that won the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy. The following are the findings:
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    Communication for empowerment

    UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2010
    This paper highlights the importance of communication as a tool and a methodology that can make development strategies more effective, sustainable, and  pro-poor and gender-sensitive. Communication has the power to change societies, and communication channels are key determinants of inclusive participation.
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    Governance risk assessment report prepared for the Nepal Country Partnership Strategy (2010-2012)

    Asian Development Bank, 2014
    While a period of uncertainty has ended in Nepal, a new period of uncertainty has begun wherein there is a lack of clarity on how the move to frame a new constitution will impact the final shape of the polity - particularly with respect to the creation of a federal democratic republic.

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