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    Water as a human right for the Middle East and North Africa

    International Development Research Centre, 2008
    In 1992, a United Nations declaration proclaimed water as a human right. However, the water profession and the vast majority of governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have not paid much attention.
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    The future of sustainability in the Arab region

    International Union for Conservation for Conservation of Nature (ICUN) - West Asia/Middle East Regional Office (WAME), 2008
    The absence of a unified Arab perspective towards the sustainability approach and a lack of local capacity to generate a knowledge body which can contribute to the global debate on this, prompted the development of a regional forum to consolidate a south-based perspective with a special emphasis on Arab countries.
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    In search of common ground: adaptive collaborative management in Cameroon

    Center for International Forestry Research, 2009
    In developing countries, forest management, sharing and collaboration has encountered major problems as reflected in Southern Cameroon’s forested landscape, which is challenged by differences in power, knowledge gaps, and competing land rights claims.
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    Does trade help or hinder the conservation of natural resources?

    Entwined, 2008
    Trade exerts important influences over the exploitation and protection of natural resources. This article discusses the role of trade and trade-related measures in the use and conservation of natural resources. The paper presumes that this role is complicated by the context in which these resources are exploited.
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    Livelihoods, community well-being, and species conservation: a guide for understanding, evaluating and improving the links in the context of Marine Turtle programs

    WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2006
    How can we identify and monitor the relationships between livelihoods and conservation? What framework can best capture these links? This WWF publication takes marine turtle conservation as a thread to illustrate the linkages between community well-being and the state of the natural environment, and the impacts that each has on the other.
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    The resource curse: which institutions matter?

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2008
    Empirical research shows that countries rich in natural resources tend to grow more slowly than countries without access to such resources. This “resource curse” appears to be apply particularly to resources such as petroleum and minerals.
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    Malawi's green gold: challenges and opportunities for small and medium forest enterprises in reducing poverty

    Forestry and Land Use Programme, IIED, 2008
    Approximately 85% of Malawi’s population live in rural areas and depend in some way on forests for their livelihoods. Recent government policies have highlighted how forest resources could do more to help reduce poverty through the development of small and medium forest enterprises (SMFEs).
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    The productive use of domestic water supplies: how water supplies can play a wider role in livelihood improvement and poverty reduction

    IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, 2008
    Contrary to the beliefs of many planners and engineers, large quantities of any 'domestic' water supply are used for 'non-domestic' productive purposes. People do not just drink water, or use it to wash or cook. They use it to grow crops, water livestock, produce goods, and provide services in and around the household.
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    Conserving land, protecting water

    International Water Management Institute, 2008
    Following from the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture project, this book examines the relationships and linkages between land use and water management and social systems.
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    Water Alternatives (WaA)

    Water Alternatives is an interdisciplinary free journal addressing the full range of issues that water raises in contemporary societies.Subject coverage includes issues relate to:

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