Understanding the gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance is important because men and women differ in their need for and having access to groundwater, and their participation in the development, management and monitoring of the resource. The leading role played by women in ob...
Nigussie, Likimyelesh
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Barron, Jennie
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Haile, Alemseged Tamiru
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Lefore, Nicole
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Gowing, J.
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[Gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance in Ethiopia: using citizen science as an entry point]
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Gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance in Ethiopia: using citizen science as an entry point
This working paper reports on an evaluation designed to assess the usefulness of the skills gained during the training course, if the skills learned have been applied and, if so, how the new facilitation tools and techniques have changed meeting processes. The evaluation also identified obstacles...
Sette, Cristina
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Watts, J.
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[Group facilitation skills for participatory decision-making: report of a follow-up outcome evaluation]
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Group facilitation skills for participatory decision-making: report of a follow-up outcome evaluation
Identifies some of the factors which affect decisions on the absolute level and structure of financing livestock services, on cost recovery and privatization as well as the direction policy is likely to take as a result. Explores instruments available to directors of veterinary services and hence...
Anteneh, A.
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[Financing livestock services: Do directors of veterinary services have a distinct role in policy-making?]
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Financing livestock services: Do directors of veterinary services have a distinct role in policy-making?
This paper looks at two interfacing trends shaping devolution of forest management in India: i. appropriation of space for forest management by diverse self-initiated community formations at the grass roots level despite state seizure of forests ii. state-driven devolution where government polici...
Sarin, M.
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Singh, N.M.
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Sundar, N.
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Boghal, R.K.
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[Devolution as a threat to democratic-decision making in forestry?: findings from three states in India]
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Devolution as a threat to democratic-decision making in forestry?: findings from three states in India
This paper presents a historical analysis of the different policy tools used to manage and regulate groundwater abstraction in the Western Mancha aquifer. Without much initial regulation and control, groundwater resources and aquifer levels decreased dramatically, threatening agriculture and also...
Closas, Alvar
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Molle, Francois
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Hernández Mora, N.
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[Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain]
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Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain
Munch-Petersen, J.
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[Public participation in environmental impact assessment of hydropower plants in Nepal: a context-specific approach]
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Public participation in environmental impact assessment of hydropower plants in Nepal: a context-specific approach
This case study report examines relevant factors influencing village life and household well-being since decentralization has been practiced in local government of Kutai in Indonesia. The principal aim is to understand the impacts of these processes and to compare local government’s policies on K...
Bullinger, C.
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[Comparison of local government’s policies on Kutai and Dayak Benuaq villages in Kutai Barat, Indonesia: factors influencing village life and household well-being since decentralization]
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Comparison of local government’s policies on Kutai and Dayak Benuaq villages in Kutai Barat, Indonesia: factors influencing village life and household well-being since decentralization
This report presents the results of research on forest management decentralization and local governance conduted in Southern Cameroon in 2003 and 2004. The forest sector provides insights into the decentralization process writ large, since, as a source of national wealth, "green gold". The study ...
Oyono, P.R.
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Ribot, J.C.
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Larson, A.M.
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[Green and black gold in rural Cameroon: natural resources for local governance, justice and sustainability]
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Green and black gold in rural Cameroon: natural resources for local governance, justice and sustainability
This study was undertaken to assess farmers’ preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for various climate-smart interventions in the Indo-Gangetic Plain. The research outputs will be helpful in integrating farmers’ choices with government programs in the selected regions. The Indo-Gangetic Plain ...
Taneja G
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Pal BD
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Joshi PK
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Tyagi, N.K.
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[Farmers' preferences for climate agriculture: an assessment in the Indo-Gangetic plain]
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Farmers' preferences for climate agriculture: an assessment in the Indo-Gangetic plain
Discusses livestock policy making and analysis in Africa, with particular reference to policy objectives & instruments (drawing examples from the field of dairy marketing), criteria for setting priorities, and the need for designing better policies and forecasting results.