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This publication presents key findings and recommendations of a case study sponsored by the European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/Environmental Action Programme Task Force (OECD/EAP...
The Study found the following shortcomings: Since its inception the SVLK standard was weakened repeatedly. SVLK certifies operations which are not in compliance with various government regulations. SVLK certifies operations which...
Decentralisation reforms have rarely bred empowered democratic local authorities. Discretion and accountability relationships depend on the political economy of each country, and historical/colonial legacies. Findings result from...
This paper from the United Nations Capital Development Fund provides an overview of lessons learned from the design and implementation of performance-based grant systems (PBGSs) for local governments in 15 developing countries...
This document presents the lessons learned of the pilot case study "Governance in the Trade Facilitation Sector in the Philippines" testing the tool in the EC Reference Document "Analysing and assessing Governance in Sector...
Publication Date: 2012 Report by the Ministry of Land and Environment Protection of North Korea on the country's environment and cllimate change outlook. Technical assistance for the report was provided by UNEP.
As major timber consuming markets, the EU, US, Australia, and most recently, Japan, have all introduced laws to restrict the access of illegally harvested timber to their markets. While the laws are essentially addressing the same...
This volume presents a preliminary framework designed to help international development partners consider the relevance of political economy issues for their programmatic support to decentralization and local government reform...
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