Bericht über das israelische "National Water Carrier Project" und das jordanische "Great Yarmuk Project" (mit syrischer Kooperation) und deren Vorgeschichte (im Auftrag der UNO erstellter und von der Arabischen Liga abgelehnter "Johnston Unified Water Plan" von 1953). (Hns)

Earmarking financial contributions for specific geographic, thematic or other priorities has emerged as an important modality for funding multilateral development organisations. Earmarking has had positive consequences, such as the mobilisation of resources for multilateral organisations and new...

Since the late 1990s a selection on policy approach to aid was advocated such that more aid should be allocated to countries with good policies. A number of donors accepted this recommendation, including the World Bank, but there is little evidence that this has occurred. Donors, including the...