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Does International Aid Help Women Peacebuilders in Nepal?
Miklian, Jason; Upadhyaya, Anjoo - 2016
Global South, usually pinned from the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. In Nepal … the tensions that exist within the operational frameworks of many women’s organizations in Nepal, as directors and staff … relationships have influenced public perceptions of the women’s movement in post-conflict Nepal, and how insider …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014124995
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The Opportunity Cost of Electricity Outages and Privatization of Substations in Nepal
Jyoti, Roop - 2006
study employs a rich, if not unique, set of data from three large manufacturing enterprises in Nepal. Using it the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012733784
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Energy-Related Financial Literacy and Bounded Rationality in Appliance Replacement Attitudes : Evidence From Nepal
Filippini, Massimo - 2019
of energy-related financial literacy of respondents from about 2000 urban households in the Terai region of Nepal, and to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012891445
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Energy-related financial literacy and bounded rationality in appliance replacement attitudes : evidence from Nepal
Filippini, Massimo; Kumar, Nilkanth; Srinivasan, Suchita - 2019 - Last revision: March 1, 2019
of energy-related financial literacy of respondents from about 2000 urban households in the Terai region of Nepal, and to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011987127
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Regional Water Balance Based on Remotely Sensed Evapotranspiration and Irrigation : An Assessment of the Haihe Plain, China
Yang, Yanmin; Yang, Yonghui; Liu, De; Nordblom, Thomas L.; … - 2014
Optimal planning and management of the limited water resources for maximum productivity in agriculture requires quantifying the irrigation applied at a regional scale. However, most efforts involving remote sensing applications in assessing large-scale irrigation applied (IA) have focused on...
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Estimation of the economic opportunity cost of labour : an operational guide for Ghana
Jenkins, Glenn P.; Sogah, Richard; Othman, Abdallah; … - 2023
The implementation of projects often affects employment through direct job creation, indirectly stimulating employment, or increasing labour force participation. These changes in employment have significant benefits and costs to both labour and society. However, the estimation of job creation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014455307
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Iranian Oil Embargo : Game with Different Scenarios
Yegorov, Yuri; Dehnavi, Jalal - 2012
The EU imposed an embargo on Iranian oil on 23 January, 2012 that will come into full force in July, preventing the members from importing Iranian oil. The embargo was enforced by the UN, EU, USA and other countries in the wake of Western pressure policies. This multiplies sanctions imposed on...
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A comparison between shale gas in China and unconventional fuel development in the United States : health, water and environmental risks
Farah, Paolo D.; Tremolada, Riccardo - 2013
China is appraised to have the world's largest exploitable reserves of shale gas, although several legal, regulatory, environmental and investment-related issues will likely restrain its scope. China's capacity to successfully face these hurdles and produce commercial shale gas will have a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010203405
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Environmental security and its implications for China's foreign relations
Mochizuki, Junko; Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2011 - This version: February 2011
China's emerging standing in the world demands a major rethinking of its diplomatic strategies. Given its population size, geographical scale, economic power and military presence, China is poised to play a larger political role in the twenty-first century, and is thus perceived by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008934652
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The Relationship Between Residential Development and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Fruits, Eric - 2015
This literature review examines the existing body of literature on the linkage between residential development and its impacts on the environment through air quality and greenhouse gas emissions. The research finds that, in the absence of reliable scientific studies, policy is often stimulated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013038308