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The Compendium of "Studies of EIA Practice in Developing Countries" is a companion volume to the UNEP Environmental Impact Assessment Training Resource Manual. It contains a series of case studies of EIA (and elements of SEA) practice in developing and transitional countries. The case studies have been prepared by EIA specialists from developing countries to exemplify how the EIA...
The Compendium of "Studies of EIA Practice in Developing Countries" is a companion volume to the UNEP Environmental Impact Assessment Training Resource Manual. It contains a series of case studies of EIA (and elements of SEA) practice in developing and transitional countries. The case studies have been prepared by EIA specialists from developing countries to exemplify how the EIA...
The report shows that climate variability can have a real and lasting impact on how people manage their water resources and that the dynamics of changing patterns of water availability have knock-on effects that reach far beyond just water. Traditional cultural norms, agricultural methods and wider livelihood approaches are also affected.
Despite the challenges faced, communities have...
The article describes n IUCNs experience with PES projects on Livelihood and Landscape Strategy (LLS). It pleads for a landscape approach to PES in reconciling global, national and local aspects, integrating social, cultural, geographic, legal, political, historical and economic concerns, and integrating water and carbon markets in forested landscapes.
The carbon and water related...
The main focus in id21 natural resource Highlights 6 is water. Five relevant research articles are presented that focus on various issues related to water resources.
1. Increasing the productivity of irrigation systems in China
- This research carried out by IWMI, Sri Lanka and partners examines how water used for rice irrigation is managed in...
This article examines open-distance learning in Nigeria and the role it plays in personal, community and national development. Following consultation with existing literature, a qualitative survey was conducted using questionnaires, interviews, and participatory experience. Although particular emphasis was paid to the Nigerian context, the findings in this article may be regarded as reflective...
Fifty countries are currently designated by the United Nations as “least developed countries” (LDCs): Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Lao People’s...
This article looks at examples of mobile libraries in developing countries, and ways that they can be enhanced and operated using communications technology. It draws on examples from Mongolia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Thailand, Mali, Malaysia, Nigeria, Ghana, Uttar Pradesh (India) and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The author argues that mobile libraries can be a way of giving students access to...
This publication, the first in a series of reports covering the state of the information society on an annual basis, focuses on the theme of participation. The report has three interrelated goals: surveying the state of the field of ICT policy at the local and global levels; encouraging critical debate; and strengthening networking and advocacy for a just, inclusive information society. It...
The project focused on accessing information and on identifying ways to improve the effectiveness of delivery of public services to the poor and vulnerable sections and the opportunities for ICTs to strengthen those mechanisms. The study period was from January 2004 to June 2005. This action research consists of four implementing agencies including Transparency International countries chapters...
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