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    Information and Communication Technology for Education in India

    infoDev, 2010
    The main objective of the Survey is to create a consolidated source of information on the experiences of using ICTs for Education in the South Asian region, as a baseline for future work, and to provide a framework of reference for policy-makers.
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    Developing Countries' Trade Vulnerabilities to EU Climate Policies

    International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2011
    The European Union (EU) aims to take a lead in combating climate change and, as such, experiences a higher intensity of carbon leakage and competitiveness concerns. The EU is, however, an important export market for many developing countries, and BCAs implemented by the EU could therefore have a large impact on these countries.
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    Understanding masculinities: a formative research on masculinities and gender based violence in a peri-urban area in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

    Partners for Prevention: Working to Prevent Violence against Women, 2012
    This research report attempts to provide some insight into young boys and men's lives and their experiences of masculinities and gender norms within the context of Pakistan. It is Rozan's belief that initiatives aimed at gender transformation must address and understand how these roles and norms are experienced by men and how they impact their lives and relationships.
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    Proposals for upcoming activities under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change

    UNFCCC National Adaptation Programme of Action, 2011
    This document published by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) outlines proposals for upcoming activities under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change from countries including Colombia, El Salvador and Pakistan. It is part of the provisional agenda for Durban, 28th November to 3rd December 2011.
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    What Makes People Adopt Improved Cookstoves? Empirical Evidence from Rural Northwest Pakistan

    Overseas Development Group, East Anglia University (UEA) School of Development Studies, 2011
    Drawing on field work surveys in rural northwest Pakistan, this paper provides empirical evidence of individual, household, and community level variables that play a vital role in the adoption of improved cookstoves.
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    Women's empowerment: a scoping study

    Aurat Publication and Information Service Foundation, 2011
    Women's empowerment is a complex, multi-dimensional, fluid and emerging concept within feminism and development literature. It has economic, political, social, cultural, religious, personal, psychological and emotional elements. Empowerment appears to be context-specific and has multiple determinants.
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    Pakistan’s Population Prospects

    Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, 2011
    Pakistan’s future is closely tied to the fate of its mushrooming population. What must Pakistan do to produce a favourable demographic outcome for itself – and why does this constitute such a formidable challenge?
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    Building climate resilience in South Asia

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2012
    This publication outlines several projects run by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) to improve resilience to climate change in South Asia, concentrating on 'Pakistan's post-flood reconstruction'.
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    Water and energy dynamics in the Greater Himalayan region: opportunities for environmental peacebuilding

    Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, 2011
    The water crisis in the Greater Himalayas constitutes an enormous challenge for the region and a growing, if still under-reported, concern in the West. Elements of the crisis include floods and droughts, unpredictable changes in the timing of water flows, hydropower rivalries and persistently unsafe drinking water.
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    UN-REDD lessons learned: Asia-Pacific

    United Nations Development Programme, 2012
    The UN-REDD Programme is the United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) in developing countries. This booklet delves into the experiences, challenges and best practices of REDD+ readiness in 12 Asia-Pacific countries including Cambodia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands and Vietnam.

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