Search Results - "International Development"

Report on Discussion Forum on Information Services in the Asia-Pacific and AGRIS/CARIS in the 21st Century - An Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation by Ibach, M., Byron, Y.

“…To this end, representatives of the ASEAN Forest Tree Seed Centre (AFTSC) Project, ASEAN Institute of Forest Management (AIFM), Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), International Development Research Council (IDRC) and CAB International (CABI), and the Forestry Research Support Programme for Asia and the P acific (FORSPA) proposed solutions through collaborative activities. …”
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Water financing: scaling up finance to the Water, Energy, Food and Environment (WEFE) Nexus by Ravindranath, Darshini, Steele, P.

“…Financing for climate, nature, and development has featured prominently in recent global forums, including Climate COP29, Nature COP16, Desertification COP16, the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings, and the International Development Association (IDA) replenishment. …”
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Market mechanisms and efficiency in urban dairy products markets in Ghana and Tanzania by Omore, Amos O., Staal, Steven J., Wanyoike, Francis N., Osafo, E.L.K., Kurwijila, Lusato R., Barton, David N., Mdoe, N.S.Y., Nurah, G.K., Aning, G.

“…Funding was obtained from the UK Department for International Development-Livestock Production Programme (DFID-LPP). …”
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EcoHealth approach to control of zoonotic emerging infectious diseases in Southeast Asia: Sharing the experiences by Gilbert, Jeffrey

“…Always keen to test a novel approach, researchers learned of the EcoHealth approach that had been pioneered in Latin America and submitted a proposal entitled an ‘Ecosystem Approaches to the Better Management of Zoonotic Emerging Infectious Diseases in SE Asia’ was accepted for funding by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC, Canada). …”
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An integrative approach to elucidate and enhance hygienic practices in small-scale poultry slaughterhouses in northern Thailand by Chotinun, S., Rojanasthien, S., Unger, Fred, Suwan, M.

“…Therefore, the project funded by the International Development Research Centre and implemented by International Livestock Research Development was performed. …”
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Handing over the sunset: external factors influencing the establishment of water user associations in Uzbekistan: evidence from Khorezm province by Wegerich, Kai

“…The Uzbek government, together with the international organizations, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), is currently promoting IMT and the creation of WUAs nationwide. …”
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Utilisation des eaux usees, des boues et des excretas dans les pays en developpement: un apercu. In French. [Wastewater, sludge and excreta use in developing countries: an overview... by Jiménez, B., Drechsel, Pay, Koné, D., Bahri, Akissa, Raschid-Sally, Liqa, Qadir, Manzoor

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Faciliter l’adoption d’interventions de securite alimentaire dans le secteur des aliments de rue et dans les champs. In French. [Facilitating the adoption of food-safety interventi... by Karg, H., Drechsel, Pay, Amoah, Philip, Jeitler, R.

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Mesures mises en oeuvre aux champs pour reduire les risques pour la santé humaine et l’environnement lies aux constituants chimiques des eaux usees. In French. [Farm-based measures... by Simmons, Robert W., Qadir, Manzoor, Drechsel, Pay

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Assessing and mitigating wastewater-related health risks in low-income countries: an introduction by Bos, R., Carr, R., Keraita, Bernard N.

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Challenging conventional approaches to managing wastewater use in agriculture by Huibers, F., Redwood, M., Raschid-Sally, Liqa

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Improving resilience to climate impacts in West Africa through improved availability, access and use of climate information: dialog with users by Ali, Abdou, Djibo, Hamidou, Minoungou, Bernard, Dinku, Tufa, Platzer, Barbara

“…The stakeholder workshop on “Improving Resilience to Climate Impacts in West Africa Through Improved Availability, Access and Use of Climate Information: Dialogue With Users” was convened by the Centre Regional de Formation et d'Application en Agrométéorologie et Hydrologie Opérationnelle (AGRHYMET) in collaboration with the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) with funding and technical support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). …”
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Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in the Lake Kyoga Basin, Uganda by Nsadha, Z., Thomas, Lian F., Fèvre, Eric M., Nasinyama, G., Ojok, L., Waiswa, C.

“…<i>T. solium</i> has been acknowledged by the World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UK Department for International Development (DFID) as being a neglected zoonotic disease, and was recently was included in the WHO roadmap for control of neglected tropical diseases. …”
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The Tribe - Platform of participatory local development and management of communal rangeland resources by Nefzaoui A, Elmourid M, Louhaichi, Mounir

“…In response to the frequent failures, methods of “participatory development” emerged during the 1970’s within international development arenas. Adoption of participatory approaches by national governments and its translation into actual implementation appears not only partial, but also particularly slow. …”
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A decade of One Health and Ecohealth in Southeast Asia: Inventory and perspectives by Unger, Fred, Gilbert, Jeffrey, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Grace, Delia

“…The EH approach was pioneered over the last decades by the International Development Research Centre, Canada (IDRC). …”
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A systematic review of zoonoses transmission and livestock/wildlife interactions: Preliminary findings by Grace, Delia, Pfeiffer, Dirk U., Kock, R., Rushton, Jonathan, Mutua, Florence K., McDermott, John J., Jones, B.

“…We present the initial findings of a multi-disciplinary, systematic review commissioned by the Department for International Development (UK) to synthesize best available scientific knowledge about zoonotic disease transmission through direct or indirect domestic livestock/wildlife interaction, with emphasis on risk factors, drivers and trajectories of transmission, and promising interventions for controlling important zoonoses based on managing domestic livestock/wildlife interaction. …”
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Plan piloto para el desarrollo agro-industrial del cultivo de la yuca en algunos departamentos de la Costa Atlantica de Colombia : Segundo informe julio 1982-mayo 1983 by Gómez G., Guillermo G.

“…Activities of the collaborative project Integrated Rural Development Program (DRI)/Canadian International Development Agency- CIAT for the agroindustrial development of cassava on the Colombian Atlantic Coast are reported for the period July 1982-May 1983. …”
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Participatory crop improvement in maize in Gujarat, India by Goyal, S.N., Joshi, A., Witcombe, John R.

“…This paper describes a participatory plant-breeding (PPB) program for maize in a rural development project financed by the United Kingdom's Department of International Development (DFID) and the Government of India and executed by the Krishak Bharati Cooperative (KRIBHCO). …”
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Cost and benefit analysis for climate-smart agricultural (csa) practices in the coastal savannah agro-ecological zone (aez) of Ghana by Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley, Miller, Vail, Owuso Essegbey, George, Karbo, Naaminong, Ansah, V., Nautsukpo, Delali, Kingsley, Sam, Girvetz, Evan Hartunian

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Implications of tillage practices, management of soil surface and fertilizer application on sustainable dryland agriculture: a case study of Eastern Rwanda by Kabirigi, M., Ngetich, Felix K., Mwetu, K.K., Rushemuka, P., Wasige, E.J., Ruganzu, V.M., Nabahungu, N.L.

“…These results provide a basis for conducting trade-off analyses to support the development of CA crop management and international development strategies based on available scientific evidence.…”
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