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    The state and accessible justice in Africa: is Ghana unique?

    Africa Power and Politics (APP) / Developmental Regimes in Africa (DRA), 2011
    The provision of legitimate and accessible justice for its citizens is one of the fundamental duties of a well-governed state. But throughout Africa the institutions of state justice are struggling to overcome problems of overload and delay, perceptions of corruption and popular distrust.
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    Low-Carbon Africa: Leapfrogging to a Green Future

    Christian Aid, 2011
    This new report by Christian Aid makes the case that Africa is able to deliver clean and sustainable energy to millions of energy-poor people across the continent without increasing greenhouse gas emissions – and for this renewable power potential to drive a green economic expansion across the region.
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    Identifying opportunities for climate-smart agriculture investments in Africa

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2011
    It is clear that, in the face of climate change, the agriculture sector in Africa is being called on to increase food production to meet the food demand for a growing population.
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    Technological infrastructure and use of ICT in education in Africa: An overview

    Association for the Development of Education in Africa, 2012
    The report is based on desk research, including a review of literature and examples of current initiatives using ICTs for education in sub-Saharan Africa, with a specific focus on open and distance learning.
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    Paving the way for LCDS

    2011
    Low-carbon development strategies (LCDS) have attracted interest in the climate discourse as a soft alternative to voluntary or obligatory greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in developing countries, many of which have taken the initiative to embark on the process of drafting them.
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    Adaptation, gender and women’s empowerment

    2010
    This brief on adaptation, gender and women’s empowerment is part of a series on CARE’s climate change activities. Recognising that many women lack adequate rights, resources and power for responding to climate change, CARE views gender dimensions as critical for understanding vulnerability.
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    REDD Realities: How strategies to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation could impact on biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples in developing countries

    Global Forest Coalition, 2009
    It is crucial for international and national aspects of any forest conservation regime, programme and project to fully involve women, indigenous peoples and small farmers.
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    ICTs and small-scale agriculture in Africa: A scoping study

    International Development Research Centre, 2007
    This study aims to explore the opportunities presented by ICTs in small-scale agriculture including environment and natural resources management. It specifically sets out to answer a set of research questions as follows:
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    Participatory scenario development approaches for identifying pro-poor adaptation options

    World Bank, 2010
    Participatory scenario development (PSD) is a process that involves the participation of stakeholders to explore the future in a creative and policy-relevant way. The International Institute for Sustainable Development designed and implemented two sets of PSD workshops in Mozambique, Ghana, and Bangladesh and remote assisted workshops in Ethiopia.
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    Idiosyncratic shocks, risk management and welfare dynamics in rural Ghana

    AgEcon Search, 2011
    When livelihood generating activities are highly stochastic, risk significantly diminish the current level of economic well-being as well as prospects for the future. This paper examines the importance of idiosyncratic risk for households in rural Ghana and checks the effectiveness of various risk management strategies in mitigating this risk. The paper finds the following: 

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