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Trade and investment in natural mineral resources hold great potential for generating income, growth and prosperity, sustaining livelihoods and fostering local development. However, a large share of these resources is located in conflict affected and high-risk areas. In these areas, exploitation...
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Some very large multinational transport and logistics firms have emerged to provide integrated transport services to shippers in the globalised economy. Do these firms escape regulatory oversight from national competition authorities because of their sheer scale? Do they pose additional threats...
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Main changes to US farm programmes under the 2014 Farm Bill aim to strengthen instruments for risk management, both in commodity and in crop insurance programmes. In addition, the 2014 Farm Bill consolidated voluntary conservation programmes supporting agricultural land preservation and the...
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focuses on Japan, because the geography, topography and climate of its national territory subject it to serious natural … hazards, especially seismic activity and typhoons. The report looks at Japan’s policies in the areas of monitoring, preparing … change into account for long term policy planning related to large scale floods, and Japan’s unique earthquake insurance …
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