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Security Sector Governance (SSG) and Conflict Management in Indonesia: The Aceh Case
Sukma, Rizal - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper examines the evolution of security sector governance (SSG) in Indonesia, focusing in particular on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133158
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Bangladesh and Climate Change: Need for a Comprehensive Adaptive Strategy
eSocialSciences; Centre for Trade and Development CENTAD - 2008
The aim of this paper is to examine the effects climate change will have on Bangladesh and also gives some possible solutions for tackling climate change.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005170198
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The State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World
United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF - eSocialSciences - 2012
The experience of childhood is increasingly urban. Over half the world’s people – including more than a billion children – now live in cities and towns. This report adds to the growing body of evidence and analysis, from UNICEF and partners, that scarcity and dispossession...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652074
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Examination of Intense Climate-Related Disasters in Asia-Pacific
Thomas, Vinod; Albert, Jose Ramon G; Perez, Rosa T - eSocialSciences - 2012
climate change. Associated with these natural disasters are more variable and extreme rainfall and temperatures as recorded in … intense natural disasters. The economies along coastal areas in South, Southeast (for example the Philippines), and East Asia … urgent need for economies not only to adapt their exposure and capacity in relation to natural disasters, but also to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010567993
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Climate Change and the Future Impacts of Storm-Surge Disasters in Developing Countries
Dasgupta, Susmita; Laplante, Benoit; Murray, Siobhan; … - eSocialSciences - 2010
The implications of sea-level rise and storm surges for 84 developing countries and 577 of their cyclone-vulnerable coastal cities with populations greater than 100,000 are explored. Combining the most recent scientific and demographic information, they estimate the future impact of climate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008594106
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Vulnerability and Coping to Disasters: A Study of Household Behaviour in Flood Prone Region of India
K, Narayanan; Patnaik, Unmesh - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper attempts to understand the various risks faced by households living in disaster prone regions of rural India and specifically examine the effectiveness of coping mechanisms adopted by households living in these areas to hedge against the risks. The study area (districts of eastern...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008515134
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Remembering Suharto
Wagstaff, Jeremy - eSocialSciences - 2008
Suharto's image abroad will mostly be as a Cold Warrior and unwanted tyrant, but most Indonesians see him through a more complicated filter. His death may now mark the beginning of a journey to a greater understanding of his legacy. Or Indonesians may prefer to quietly turn the page, leaving him...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487595
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Do Television and Radio Destroy Social Capital? Evidence from Indonesian Villages
Olken, Benjamin A. - eSocialSciences - 2006
In "Bowling Alone," Putnam (1995) famously argued that the rise of television may be responsible for social capital's decline. I investigate this hypothesis in the context of Indonesian villages. To identify the impact of exposure to television (and radio), I exploit plausibly exogenous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487646
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Judging Suharto
Restall, Hugo - eSocialSciences - 2008
Indonesia a respected member of the international community deserve at least equal emphasis. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487698
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Vaccine Policy in India
Madhavi, Yennapu - eSocialSciences - 2007
The success of an immunisation programme in any country depends more upon local realities and national policies. This is particularly true for a huge and diverse developing country such as India, with its population of more than 1 billion people, and 25 million new births every year. [Plos...
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