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Governance considerations for the design of REDD+ in Tanzania: The dilemmas of a nested approach
Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2015There are several different options for the design of REDD+ at the national level, and each has its own strengths and weaknesses in terms of feasibility and desirability. Through the example of Tanzania, this U4 Issue considers three main design options: a national government led approach, a project based approach and finally a hybrid of the two, commonly referred to as the nested approach.DocumentTransitions to Renewable Energy in Industrializing Countries A comparative case study of the Indian states Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2015A key challenge for future climate change mitigation efforts will be to ensure that industrializing countries make a successful transition from a fossil-heavy energy system to a more sustainable one, where renewable eDocumentAccess to genetic resources and benefit-sharing from their use (ABS) – state of implementation and research gaps
Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2015Commissioned by the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency the report provides an international review of the current situation in access and benefit sharing (ABS) related to genetic resources and the research needs in this field. The report concludes that evenDocumentWho owns the world's land? A global baseline of formally recognized indigenous and community land rights
2015In recent years, there has been growing attention and effort towards securing the formal, legal recognition of land rights for Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Communities and Indigenous Peoples are estimated to hold as much as 65 percent of the world’s land area under customary systems, yet many governments formally recognize their rights to only a fraction of those lands.DocumentA serene look at the SDGs
Comparative Research Programme on Poverty, 2015Almost two years in the making, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed by UN member states in August 2015. Before they are called ‘ground breaking’, ‘momentous’ or ‘historic’, a dispassionate look at the SDGs may be warranted. Conceptually, the development agenda is becoming more holistic and the SDGs contain more areas of concern.DocumentImpact assessment of Norwegian support to the energy and road sectors in Pemba (Zanzibar). Final report.
2015This report presents the results of the evaluation of a bundle of projects aimed at strengthening the electricity and road transport infrastructures of the island of Pemba (Zanzibar).DocumentEnd review of the REDD+ pilot project implemented by the Jane Goodall Institute in Kigoma, Tanzania. Final report.
The Norwegian Embassy in Tanzania, 2014The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) represented by the Royal Norwegian Embassy (RNE) in Tanzania funded the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) REDD+ Pilot Project - “Building REDD Readiness in the Masito-Ugalla Ecosystem Pilot area in Support of Tanzania’s National REDD Strategy”.DocumentDammed divinities: the water powers at Bujagali Falls, Uganda
Nordic Africa Institute / Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Uppsala, 2015The Bujagali Hydropower Project in Uganda has been one of the most controversial dam projects in modern times. Located some eight kilometres north of Jinja and the outlet of Lake Victoria or the historic source of the White Nile (Fig. 1), it was Uganda’s second large dam when it was inaugurated in 2012.DocumentLooking back, looking ahead : land, agriculture and society in East Africa : a festschrift for Kjell Havnevik
Nordic Africa Institute / Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Uppsala, 2015Professor Kjell Havnevik is retiring from the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) in 2015. For four decades, he has carried out research, taught and supervised students as well as participated in policy debates on different aspects of agriculture, the environment and African and international development policies. His output has been voluminous and is internationally recognised.DocumentSpatial distribution of temporal dynamics in anthropogenic fires in miombo savanna woodlands of Tanzania
2015Background: Anthropogenic uses of fire play a key role in regulating fire regimes in African savannas. These fires contribute the highest proportion of the globally burned area, substantial biomass burning emissions and threaten maintenance and enhancement of carbon stocks.Pages
