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  Access to water: a woman’s right?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Having enough water for food production is a key issue in many countries. As water becomes scarce and food requirements increase, there will be a need to produce more food using less water, to protect the quality of water and the environment, particularly in Africa. To achieve this, it will be necessary to improve women’s access rights to water.
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  Steroids fail to prevent nerve damage in leprosy patients

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Any treatment that prevents nerve damage caused by leprosy could have a major impact on the lives of people with this disease. Research in Bangladesh and Nepal asked whether low dose steroids could protect nerve function in patients with leprosy.
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  Contribution of rice culture to on-farm management of diversity and knowledge in Nepal

  Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2005

  The paper analyses the ways Nepalese "rice culture" contributes to maintaining crop landraces and knowledge.
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  Eliminating child labour in mining and quarrying: background document

  International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour, 2005

  This report presents a context of child labour and mining in quarrying.
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  Measuring the pace of water sector reform in Asia

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Since the 2000 World Water Forum in The Hague, many governments have pledged to change their water policies. Reform is taking place in some Asian countries but not in others. What facilitates or hinders the reform process in individual countries? Are there common issues that can make sharing regional experiences useful?
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  Service provision in difficult environments: issues Arising from DFID support to health sector interventions in Burma, Afghanistan and Nepal

  Department for International Development, UK, 2004

  This paper, published by DFID, examines the design and implementation of sectoral policies by international agencies in “difficult partnerships” with country governments, and asks what forms of aid can avoid aggravating social and political divisions. It draws on experience from DFID-funded health sector interventions in Nepal, Afghanistan and Burma.
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  Service delivery in difficult environments: the case of Nepal

  Department for International Development, UK, 2004

  This report, produced by the DFID Nepal Office, Asia Policy Regional Policy Unit and DFID Policy Division, describes different approaches development agencies have used to support service delivery in Nepal and highlights key areas for future support. It explains how agency involvement in the delivery of basic services has evolved in response to the conflict in Nepal.
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  Facing up to climate change in South Asia

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2005

  This paper provides an overview of the likely impacts of climate change on three of the least developed countries in South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. In these countries, climate change effects will include changes in temperature, distribution of rainfall, sea-level rise, and an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events.
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  Ending legalised violence against children: report for South Asia Regional Consultation

  Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children, 2005

  This report reviews law and policy in relation to corporal punishment of children in South Asia.The report shows that children in eight countries in the South Asia region are not fully protected under assault laws, despite the clear international human rights standard that children should be protected equally with adults.
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  Strategic gender interventions and poverty reduction: principles and practice

  Gender Mainstreaming Programme in Asia, 2004

  This manual has been developed to support the formulation and implementation of poverty reduction projects in Asia. It focuses on identifying strategic gender initiatives to help enhance women’s agency in the household and community.

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