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  Partnership for a just world : organisational performance review Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)

  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2007

  This paper provides an organisational review of Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), an independent organisation commissioned by Christian churches in Norway.
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  Disaster response, peace and conflict in post-tsunami Sri Lanka

  Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Bradford, 2006

  This paper explores the role that the humanitarian community plays in the nexus between disaster response, conflict and peace. It specifically focuses on the response to the Tsunami disaster in Sri-Lanka and its impact.
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  Arab foreign aid: disbursement patterns, aid policies and motives

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2007

  This paper examines Arab aid flows and policies and how these differ from Western practices. It considers how aid is given, the main donor countries and recipients and how far aid is driven by foreign policy, commercial interests or religious motives.
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  Portfolio screening to support the mainstreaming of adaptation to climate change in development assistance

  Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, 2007

  Over six development agencies are screening their portfolios with the aim of ascertaining the extent to which exisiting development projects already consider climate risks or address vulnerability to climate variability; and identifying opportunities for incorporating climate change explicitly into future projects.This paper assesses this screening process in order to dentify opportunites for d
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  Aid allocation and the MDGs: how much should different countries get and why?

  Overseas Development Institute, 2007

  This briefing paper discusses issues around, and principles of, aid distribution amongst developing countries. It particularly focuses on these debates in the context of the Millennium Development Goal’s (MDG’S) and asks questions such as what proportion of aid should go to the poorest countries?A key finding is that most donors’ allocations are only weakly based on recipient country needs.
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  Changing aid delivery and the environment: can general budget support be used to meet environmental objectives?

  Overseas Development Institute, 2007

  This paper examines how environmental objectives are pursued by donors in a context where aid delivery mechanisms are changing. It cites General Budget Support (GBS) as an example of an increasingly important aid instrument that emphasises domestic commitment to achieve better environmental outcomes.
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  Tanzanian Non-Governmental Organisations - their perceptions of their relationships with the Government of Tanzania and donors, and their role in poverty reduction and development

  Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2007

  This paper presents findings from a survey of a section of Tanzanian NGOs on their perceptions of their relationships with the government and donors, and their views on their roles and impacts on poverty reduction and development.Key findings of the study indicate that:the relationship between NGOs and the government of Tanzania is expanding and improving, characterised by increased com
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  Helping hand?: aid to failing states

  Développement, Institutions & Analyses de Long terme, 2006

  This paper investigates whether aid can assist ‘failing’ states.
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  Report on the regional workshop on harmonization and alignment for Latin America and the Caribbean: exercising leadership to accelerate change

  OECD Development Centre, 2006

  This document reports on a 2006 workshop held in Santa Cruz to discuss the implementation of the Paris Declaration commitments on harmonisation and alignment in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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  Further resources on the G8 and Africa Commission

  Eldis Aid and Debt Resource Guide, 2007

  Using the 2005 British presidencies of the G8 and the European Union as a platform the Africa Commission set out to generate new ideas on African development and support and implement commitments towards Africa. This commentary by an Eldis Editor provides an overview of resources available on the G8 and Commission for Africa.

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