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Some Caribbean Hotels Back Away from Battered Coastlines

Wednesday, October 17 2012 / Desmond Brown

The postcards portray sand, sea and sun. But key players in the Caribbean tourism industry are warning that it’s time to shift gears away from the region’s threatened coastlines and

Communities Organise to Confront Climate Change in El Salvador

Wednesday, October 17 2012 / Edgardo Ayala

Armed with chainsaws, machetes and shovels, local residents of El Salvador’s Lower Lempa River Basin, near the Pacific Ocean, are unblocking the flow of rivers and pruning the branches of

IMF’s Loan and it’s Implication on Bangladesh Economy

Wednesday, October 17 2012 / Eldis

Bangladesh is negotiating a credit deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) equivalent to USD one billion under its Extended Credit Facilities (ECF) program for three years. The ECF would

Climate vulnerability monitor 2nd edition: a guide to the cold calculus of a hot planet

Wednesday, October 17 2012 / Eldis

The Climate Vulnerability Monitor measures the global impact of climate change and the carbon economy at a national level. It calculates and compares the vulnerability of 184 countries in four

Responding to The Millennium Development Challenge through Private Sector’s Involvement in Bangladesh

Wednesday, October 17 2012 / Eldis

The central theme of the policy paper is how private sector can assist and participate in the development activities to help attain the MDGs in Bangladesh.

The Power of Using the Right to Information Act in Bangladesh: Experiences from the Ground

Wednesday, October 17 2012 / Eldis

This publication documents the experiences of NGOs working in the field and how the RTI Act has had an impact on individuals. The result is fifteen stories of how citizens

Understanding the tipping point of urban conflict : the case of Nairobi, Kenya

Wednesday, October 17 2012 / Eldis

This research studies the tipping point of urban conflict in Nairobi, Kenya. It employs the concepts of tipping points and violence chains. The research shows that the most significant type

Calling for security and justice in Nepal: citizens’ perspectives on the rule of law and the role of the Nepal police

Wednesday, October 17 2012 / Eldis

This report presents the findings of a mixed method survey of attitudes among the people of Nepal toward security and the rule of law. One subject that received close attention

Can adaptation be a hook for local engagement in REDD+? (Articles and blogs, 15 October 2012)

Tuesday, October 16 2012 / Overseas Development Institute - Theme: Climate Change

'Could engagement with REDD+, despite its complexities and politicised nature, be useful for the adaptation crowd? Worth a closer look at least.' View full details

Climate extremes and child rights in South Asia: a neglected priority

Tuesday, October 16 2012 / Eldis

The links between climate change and disasters in South Asia, such as flooding in Pakistan or cyclones in Bangladesh, are increasingly evident. However, there is little recognition of the potentially

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