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State of the rainforest 2014
Rainforest Foundation Norway, 2014Destruction of the rainforest and other tropical forests continue on a dramatic scale in spite of unprecedented global attention to the issue of deforestation and the role of forests in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.DocumentAgricultural interventions and investment options for climate change in drought and saline - flood prone regions of Bangladesh
Bioforsk / Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, 2014Rice is the staple food in Bangladesh and crucial for the food security in the country. The alluvial soil deposits, through an extensive river network across Bangladesh, have contributed to a fertile land with high rice productivity potential. However, the frequent occurrence of floods, salinity and drought has repeatedly threatened the food security especially in the rural areas.DocumentFormative Mid - Term Review of the Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN) Program in the Amazon: Final report
Scanteam, 2014This is a mid-term review of RFN's Amazon Program, financed by the Norwegian MFA with annual budgets of 30 mill NOK in 2012 - 2013 reduced to 25 mill NOK in 2014.DocumentThe cost of managing forest carbon under REDD+ initiatives: A case of Kolo Hills Forests in Kondoa District, Dodoma, Tanzania
Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014Countries considering participating in a REDD+ mechanism need information on what it would cost them to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. This study was conducted to estimate the cost of managing forest carbon under REDD+ initiatives in Kolo Hills Forest, Kondoa, Tanzania.DocumentGoverning extreme droughs: enabling community-based aaptation in Marathwada
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2014Policy brief no. 4 from the Indo-Norwegian research collaboration on climate change adaptation: Extreme Risks, Vulnerabilities and Community-Based Adptation in India (EVA): a pilot study.DocumentParticipatory assessment of adaptation options: climate chenge and extreme drought in Marathwada
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2014Policy brief no. 3 from the Indo-Norwegian research collaboration on climate change adaptation: Extreme Risks, Vulnerabilities and Community-Based Adptation in India (EVA): a pilot study.DocumentCommunity-based adaptation and differential vulnerability
2014Policy brief no. 2 from the Indo-Norwegian research collaboration on climate change adaptation: Extreme Risks, Vulnerabilities and Community-Based Adptation in India (EVA): a pilot study.DocumentWater resources, agriculture, and drought. Understanding the context of drought in Marathwada
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2014Policy brief no. 1 from the Indo-Norwegian research collaboration on climate change adaptation: Extreme Risks, Vulnerabilities and Community-Based Adptation in India (EVA): a pilot study.DocumentOpportunities for support to System of Rice Intensification in Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2014There is a great potential for increasing the production of rice in Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi. Many of the constraints on rice production are similar for the three countries. Common problems are low quality of seeds, lack of access to inputs, poorly functioning irrigation schemes, poor soil fertility management, weed infestation, low yields and low technical capacity.DocumentAppraisal of the programme document ‘Promoting transboundary collaboration in the Central Albertine Rift in order to reduce unsustainable exploitation of natural resources and contribute to economic development’.
2013Appraisal of a programme document Submitted by the Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration (GVTC) to the Norwegian Embassy in Kampala 2013.Pages