Food cannot be grown without water. In Africa, one in three people endure water scarcity and climate change will make things worse. Building on Africa’s highly sophisticated indigenous water management systems could help resolve this growing crisis, but these very systems are being destroyed by large-scale land grabs amidst claims that Africa's water is abundant, under-utilised and ready to be harnessed for export-oriented agriculture.
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2012Éthiopie, Mali, Cameroun, Afrique sub-saharienne
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2007Tchad, Cameroun, Afrique sub-saharienne
This report assesses the role of the World Bank in the funding and management of the Chad-Cameroon oil and pipeline project. The report argues that the project has fueled violence, impoverished people in the oil fields and along the pipeline route, exacerbated the pressures on indigenous peoples and created new environmental problems. The report highlights how the World Bank’s Implementation Completion Report (ICR) is inconsistent with other independent reports on the project.
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2001Honduras, Chili, Ukraine, Indonésie, Kirghizistan, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Guyana, Bélarus, République centrafricaine, Nicaragua, Tadjikistan, Turkménistan, Madagascar, Ouzbékistan, Cameroun, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Équateur, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Fédération de Russie, Arménie, Brésil, Océanie, Afrique sub-saharienne, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Asie orientale
Report which alleges that International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans and policies have caused extensive deforestation in each of the 15 countries of Africa, Latin America, and Asia studied.This forest loss, the author claims, has occurred both directly and indirectly through:the IMF's promotion of foreign investment in natural resource sectorsausterity measures that cut spending on environmental programsprograms that have unwittingly worsened the conditions of povertythe IMF.s insistence upon export-oriented economic growth.The report finds that:IMF induced cuts have impeded:Promotion of resp
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2005Tchad, Cameroun, Afrique sub-saharienne
Will an oil pipeline investment agreement between the governments of Chad and Cameroon and a consortium led by ExxonMobil, including Chevron and Petronas pose a serious threat to human rights in Chad and Cameroon?
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2003Laos, Bénin, Nigéria, Philippines, Pérou, Togo, Cameroun, Colombie, Ghana, Tchad, Roumanie, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Europe orientale, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Océanie, Afrique sub-saharienne, Asie orientale
This report reviews the experience and outcomes of the funding by International Financial Institutions (IFIs) of projects in the extractive industries. It presents short case studies of experiences in the Philippines, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Romania, Colombia, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, which then uses to make recommendations.
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2009Angola, Guinée équatoriale, Nigéria, Gabon, République démocratique du Congo, Tchad, Soudan du Sud, Soudan, Cameroun
Empirical studies have shown that oil-dependent countries are more likely to suffer from civil wars motivated by ‘grievances’ or ‘greed’ — and this is particularly true for states in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2006Cameroun, Afrique sub-saharienne
This paper analyses transparency issues in Cameroon's oil sector. It shows that, while substantial efforts have already been undertaken, continued action is necessary to strengthen transparency.
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2014Indonésie, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Brésil, Viet Nam, Cameroun, Pérou
Since 2007, it has been hoped that REDD+ would deliver on the 3E+ criteria (effectiveness, efficiency, equity, social and environmental co?benefits) for strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This report highlights that the early enthusiasm for REDD+ has dissipated among some stakeholders – this is largely attributed to the failure to attain an international climate change agreement.
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Library Resourcejanvier, 1997Cameroun, Afrique sub-saharienne
Analyses the causes of social exclusion in Cameroon, its relationship to land tenure and the political structures through which it is being addressed
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2012Népal, Brésil, Inde, Mexique, Chine, Cameroun, Océanie, Afrique sub-saharienne, Asie méridionale, Asie orientale
This report evaluates the progress achieved in forest management by indigenous people and local communities, which was set as a key objective at the 1992 Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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