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Action research and policy change in south Asia

A more promising approach is to provide these people with skills and information, and help them get organized. That can build their self-confidence and give them tools to solve their various problems. Much of this needs to centre on their natural resources, since that is one of the few things they have. Government agencies and NGOs also have to change their policies and the way they do...

Comparison on results for yield of water springs in year 1990 and 2007
From the aspect of the flora and fauna, including the existence of the human, the role of the water has very significant importance. This fact enforces the need of immediate attention accompanied with permanent research and monitoring of the water resources. In the period of 1975 to 1977, the Water Development Institute of RM has developed cadastral database of the springs. This database contains...
Researchers find new ways to resolve old problems in Lebanon: Communication is the key to conflict resolution
A research team in Lebanon’s remote Arsaal region used an updated version of the traditional tribal council, combined with modern technologies such as videos and GIS surveys, to resolve long-standing conflicts among land users. The results have had an impact on local government across the region and served as a model for a new applied research unit at the American University of Beirut.
Learning together to share resources in the mountains of Bhutan: Researchers and villagers set an example for the nation

In the mountains of Bhutan, it is tradition that governs the sharing of resources, sometimes resulting in inequity and conflict. Tradition sometimes governs research too, but when a team of researchers abandoned the traditional approach to work directly with the communities, they found that together they could break down the barriers and develop new ways to ensure that valuable resources are...

Country gender analysis
The country gender analysis reveals the different conditions and inequalities between women and men in a particular country. It is therefore a ‘living analysis’, which can be updated on an ongoing basis to reflect major developments. The analysis incorporates the political, economic, social and technological context, in which the rights of men and women are exercised as well as constrained. It...
Impact assessment of core BACIP products at Chator Khand, Ghizer district
The Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP) was initiated in 1997 under the Aga Khan Foundation Pakistan (AKF-P) in partnership with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and subsequently supported by other donors. The objective of the programme was to promote measures that will enable the poor and isolated communities of the Hindukush, Karakoram and Himalayan...
Executive summary of the Synthesis Report of the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)

How can agricultural knowledge, science and technology (AKST) be used to reduce hunger and poverty, improve rural livelihoods, and facilitate equitable environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable development? The paper from the IAASTD programme synthesies research a series of global and regional reports in an attempt to answer this question. The authors discuss the current...

Statistical evaluation of remotely sensed snow-cover products with constraints from streamflow and SNOTEL measurements
Using streamflow and Snowpack Telemetry (SNOTEL) measurements as constraints, the evaluation of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) daily and 8-day snow-cover products is carried out using the Upper Rio Grande River Basin as a test site. A time series of the snow areal extent (SAE) of the Upper Rio Grande Basin is retrieved from the MODIS tile h09v05 covering the time period...
Exploring emerging governance principles: Tracing the evolution of the Alpine Convention, the Carpathian Convention and the South East European Mountain Initiative
This Master thesis primarily attempts to evaluate and understand governance processes and principles in the Alpine and the Carpathian Conventions. The main focus is placed on the principles of participation, policy integration and partnerships. In that attempt various interrelations among the conventions’ emergence, strategies, processes and governance principles are determined. Based on these...
From local projects in the Alps to global change programmes in the mountains of the world: Milestones in transdisciplinary research
In the 1970s and 1980s UNESCO’s worldwide Man and Biosphere Programme (MaB) provided a great stimulus to overcome the large gap between natural and social sciences. The global project number six, Man’s Impact on Mountain Ecosystems, led to the Swiss National Research Programme ‘Socio-Economic Development and Ecological Carrying Capacity in a Mountainous Region’. It had a profound effect on...

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