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    Providing development aid to Africa : comparing South Africa with China, India and Brazil

    South African Foreign Policy Initiative, 2013
    South Africa’s planned development aid agency, South African Development Partnership Agency, is expected to be established in 2013. This provides a good opportunity to assess South Africas current role as provider of development aid to other African countries.
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    What next for the BRICS Bank?

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    A new development bank to be created by the ‘Rising Powers’ of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) is intended to promote greater cooperation between developing countries, and address what is seen by many as a history of misguidance and underinvestment by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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    Tried and tested: learning from farmers on adaptation to climate change

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013
    Small-scale farmers and pastoralists knowledge and experience of coping with climatic extremes and uncertainty has been largely overlooked in climate change adaptation planning efforts.
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    BRICS Information Centre

    Based at the University of Toronto, Canada, the BRICS Information Centre aims is to serve as a leading independent source of information and analysis on the BRICS interaction and institutions.
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    BRICS Policy Center / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS

    The BRICS Policy Center (BPC) / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS is a joint initiative of the City of Rio de Janeiro and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).
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    Global Economic Governance Africa (GEGAfrica)

    The aims of the GEGAfrica project are to undertake and promote research driven by African needs, to advise policymakers, and stimulate and inform public and media interest on global economic governanc
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    Attribution of CO2 emissions from Brazilian deforestation to consumers between 1990 and 2010

    IOPscience, 2013
    Efforts to reduce deforestation to mitigate climate change and to conserve biodiversity are taking place on a global scale. While many studies have estimated the emissions occurring from deforestation, few have quantified the domestic and international drivers sustaining deforestation rates.
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    The second-image reversed and climate policy: how international influences helped changing Brazil’s positions on climate change

    2013
    International climate policy is increasingly characterised by the growing involvement of developing countries. In addition to a stronger willingness to participate in global mitigation efforts, there are many examples of domestic mitigation programmes. For example, in 2009 Brazil made a substantial voluntary commitment to reduce its emissions.
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    Fighting corruption by improving transparency and access to information

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013
    Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), in the last decades countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama and Paraguay have designed and created electronic platforms that make information about procurement and government officials’ personal assets public.
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    Brazil's public policy package for successful farmer adaptation

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013
    Brazil’s policy package offers an interesting approach for helping farmers in semi-arid regions adapt to climate variability. In particular, it offers a cohesive mix of individual policies that together address the variety of farmers’ needs, integrating rural development concerns with future adaptation requirements.

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