Search Results - "Political development"

G8, build political will to overcome malnutrition by Gillespie, Stuart, Ruel, Marie T.

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Redressing racial inequities through water law in South Africa: Interaction and contest among legal frameworks by van Koppen, Barbara, Jha, N., Merrey, Douglas J.

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Civil service reforms in Pakistan by Rana, Abdul Wajid

“…Faced with growing criticism of infectiveness of state institutions undermining country’s economic, social and political development because of weakening capacity of public officials to pace up with emerging challenges, there is a renewed interest in reforming the governance and reforming the civil service.…”
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Groundwater, the state, and the creation of irrigation communities in Llanos del Caudillo, Spain by Closas, Alvar

“…This paper complements this body of work by examining the local socio-political development of government-led irrigation plans in the colonisation town of Llanos del Caudillo. …”
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Rights-based fisheries governance: from fishing rights to human rights by Allison, Edward H., Ratner, Blake D., Åsgård, Björn, Willmann, Rolf, Pomeroy, Robert S., Kurien, John

“…We argue that more secure, less vulnerable fishers make more effective and motivated fishery managers in the context of participatory or rights‐based fisheries governance, and we further suggest that insecurity among fishers living in poverty can be most effectively addressed by social and political development that invokes the existing legal framework supporting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. …”
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Balancing agricultural and environmental water needs in China: Alternative scenarios and policy options by Cai, Ximing, Ringler, Claudia

“…Countries and regions differed in their understanding and interpretation of “governance”, whilst equally wide differences were recorded in countries that had different levels of socio-economic and political development. In an effort to unpack the so-called “black box” of governance, a group of international specialists were invited to review governance issues related to their areas of technical specialization, covering different levels of development and maturity of democracy. …”
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The politics of urban governance in Sub-Saharan Africa by Resnick, Danielle

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The kaleidoscope model of policy change: Applications to food security policy in Zambia by Resnick, Danielle, Haggblade, Steven, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Hendriks, Sheryl L.

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The architecture of the Sudanese agricultural sector and its contribution to the economy between 1990 and 2021 by Alhelo, Alzaki, Siddig, Khalid, Kirui, Oliver K.

“…Political elites have generally lacked commitment to development plans in the sector. Political developments in Sudan have disrupted more recent efforts to revitalize the sector. …”
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CGIAR International Centers Week, Washington, DC, October 29-November 2, 1990: Summary of Proceedings and Decisions by CGIAR Secretariat

“…The principal decisions taken were:-endorsement of the concept of ecoregional activities within the CGIAR, and a request to TAC to elaborate their nature and mechanisms for carrying them out;-two entities, ICRAF and a new institute to be developed by a working group, would cover agroforestry and forestry respectively; including coconuts;-endorsement of support for vegetables research, with a final decision to await political developments involving China;-IBSRAM, IFDC and ICIPE were not approved for CGIAR support;-ICLARM would be considered for adoption by the CGIAR following external reviews;-support was offered to IIMI on an unconditional basis;-INIBAP would be supported as an independent entity, to collaborate with IITA; and-a decision on ITC was deferred pending completion of the Winrock International study of livestock in Africa.Five centers made program presentations, including a progress report on IFPRI external reviews. …”
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Public policies for the development of a sustainable cattle sector in Colombia, Argentina, and Costa Rica: A comparative analysis (2010–2020) by Moreno Lerma, Leonardo, Díaz, Manuel Francisco, Burkart, Stefan

“…Based on the review of scientific articles, government reports, and publications of international organizations, a qualitative comparative analysis was carried out, documenting the political developments between 2010 and 2020. Our findings suggest that public policies mainly focus on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the implementation of silvo-pastoral systems. …”
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Government and rural transformation: Role of public spending and policies in Bangladesh by Mudahar, Mohinder S., Ahmed, Raisuddin

“…But, though the general direction of policies has been right, there are many deficiencies in the areas of institutional, infrastructural, technological, and political developments. The progress would have been even faster without these deficiencies. …”
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Scenario-Guided Review of the Ghana Livestock Policy by Botchway, Vincent Ansah, Sam, Kingsley Odum, Karbo, Naaminong, Essegbey, George Owusu, Nutsukpo, Delali, Agyemang, Kingsley, Zougmoré, Robert B., Partey, Samuel T.

“…This leads to an extensive overview of plausible futures, articulating complex interactions between socio-economic factors, political developments, climate change, and the global context. …”
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