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    Africa Adaptation Programme knowledge management needs survey report 2012

    2012
    This report is a broad assessment of the knowledge needs of the Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) countries. It hopes to help these countries capture, share and capitalise on the wealth of climate- and development-related knowledge available, thus enabling them to pursue data driven agendas and resilience-boosting strategies.
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    Governing clean development in least developed countries: do CDM rules promote renewable energy in Ethiopia?

    Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, 2012
    The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has mobilised significant investment in renewable energy technology around the world. Yet there is a pressing need to reform CDM rules to incentivise renewable energy investment in low-income countries, this paper concludes. The theoretical approach of this study to analysing climate governance processes is grounded in sociological institutionalism.
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    The Access and Benefit Sharing Agreement on Teff Genetic Resources: Facts and Lessons

    Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2012
    This report tells the story of an agreement on access to teff genetic resources in Ethiopia, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits derived from their use, that was hailed as one of the most advanced of its time. This agreement between the Ethiopian Institute of Biodiversity Conservation and the Dutch company Health and Performance Food International was entered into in 2005.
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    Children’s experiences and perceptions of poverty in Ethiopia

    Young Lives, 2012
    Children can be more than just victims of poverty; they can be agents of its alleviation. This paper presents Ethiopian children’s and young people’s perceptions of poverty based on their own experiences.
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    Ways forward for early learning in Ethiopia

    Young Lives, 2012
    It is deemed that targeted early childhood interventions have the potential to mitigate some of the risks to children’s learning and development posed by poverty. This policy brief draws on a study conducted in Ethiopia to illustrate the early childhood experiences of two age cohorts of children.Main findings contain:
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    Is school education breaking the cycle of poverty for children?: factors shaping education inequalities in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam

    Young Lives, 2012
    Millions of poor children and families are investing scarce resources in going to school, in the hope that it will lead to a better life. This paper looks at children’s unequal trajectories from early childhood through to the time they leave school, examining how various factors are shaping their educational opportunities and achievement.
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    Rapid Response Briefing: After Meles - implications for Ethiopia's development

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2012
    The death of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi in August 2012 has raised serious questions about Ethiopia's political stability and development trajectory. Meles built up a complex web of relationships that conjoined domestic political forces with foreign investors, leading the country towards impressive rates of growth and substantial achievement of some development indicators.
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    Designing effective REDD+ safeguard information systems: building on existing systems and country experiences

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2012
    A key determinant of REDD+ success will be the development and implementation of safeguards, including systems for providing information on how safeguards are addressed and respected. This policy paper is the result of a three-year initiative to develop REDD+ safeguard information systems (SIS).
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    Enhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa: an exploration into alternative investment options

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2012
    This discussion paper seeks to explore alternative investment options with the aim of enhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa. Climate change, conflict, drought and increasing populations are leading many to pessimistic conclusions regarding the future viability of pastoral farming, arguing that these livelihoods should be sedentarised and diversified.
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    Assessing Enablers and Constrainers of Graduation: Evidence from Ethiopia's Food Security Programme

    Future Agricultures Consortium, 2012
    Assessing Enablers and Constrainers of Graduation: Evidence from the Food Security Programme, Ethiopia FAC Working Paper 44 Rachel Sabates-Wheeler, Mulugeta Tefera and Girma BekeleApril 2012

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