L’Union européenne : un champion en trompe l’œil de l’aide publique au développement
Confins, 2008 The European Union tops the ranking of the main contributors to the official development assistance (ODA) in almost all the developing and transition countries. Its disbursements are higher than those of the United States and the Japan.
Yann Richard
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Effects of Surface Characteristics on the Existence of Isolated Permafrost in Northeastern Mongolia
Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Isolated patches of permafrost, where ground thermal changes are affected by ecosystem factors such as vegetation cover rather than climate, may be vulnerable to environmental disturbances in semiarid regions. However, the impacts of ecosystem factors remain underevaluated in Mongolia.
Gansukh Yadamsuren +9 more
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Analysis of the Effects of the EU Official Development Assistance to the Western Balkans
Acta Economica, 2017 Official development assistance (ODA) implies the movement of capital with a minimum of one quarter of grant. It was established in the second half of the previous century, with the aim of getting developed countries to set aside a part of their gross ...
Ognjen Erić
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Main characteristics of Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) flows [PDF]
At the end of the 1990s, the Japanese government distributed annually more than US$10 billion as foreign aid directly or indirectly to developing countries.
Furuoka, Fumitaka
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Building capacity in vector‐borne plant virus research: The CONNECTED Network
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Plant viruses spread by insects decimate crop yields globally, causing food security challenges in vulnerable areas, including regions of Africa. Interdisciplinary research is needed to protect future crop supplies. CONNECTED, the Community Network for African Vector‐Borne Plant Viruses, increased research capacity in Central, East, West and Southern ...
Nina F. Ockendon‐Powell +8 more
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International Comparison of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) policy [PDF]
The introduction of the ODA Charter in 1992 can be seen as Japan’s official pledge to pay more attention to political conditions in recipient countries and to impose political conditionalities on them.
Furuoka, Fumitaka
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Monitoring What Governments “Give for” and “Spend on” Vaccine Procurement: Vaccine Procurement Assistance and Vaccine Procurement Baseline [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The Global Vaccine Action Plan will require, inter alia, the mobilization of financial resources from donors and national governments – both rich and poor.
Bloom, David E. +2 more
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Social, Technological, Economic, and Policy Factors in the Circular Economy Transition in Brazil
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A well‐functioning circular economy (CE) integrates resilience across economic, environmental, and social dimensions. This study identifies key drivers and barriers to Brazil's CE transition through 20 semi‐structured interviews with stakeholders. Major sociocultural barriers include inadequate education and limited CE awareness, while growing
Alejandro Gallego‐Schmid +9 more
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Local Financial Development and the Aid-Growth Relationship [PDF]
With official development assistance (ODA) set to rise as countries strive to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), aid effectiveness remains an important area of development policy. An increasing number of studies support the notion that ODA can
Nkusu, Mwanza, Sayek, Selin
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Financing the Millennium Development Goals : a note on two innovative mechanisms [PDF]
, 2006 In 2000, the international community agreed on a set of poverty-reduction and human-development targets—the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)—to be achieved by 2015.
Tourres, Marie-Aimee *
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