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Deciding over nature: Corruption and environmental impact assessments
Journal Article | Jul 2017
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are an important analytic tool for identifying and potentially mitigating project risks and negative ...
environmental impact assessments, corruption, anti-corruption, natural resource governance, environmental crime, Albania
Assessing aid impact: A review of Norwegian evaluation practice
Journal Article | Dec 2009
This article reviews recent Norwegian aid evaluations with a mandate to study impact, and assesses how the evaluators establish causal effects. ...
Development aid, Aid evaluation, Norway
Towards a framework for impact assessment
Book Chapter | Apr 2015
Bridging the literatures on peacebuilding and transitional justice, this chapter outlines an analytical framework for assessing the impact of ...
transitional justice, democracy, peace, human rights violations, accountability, conflict, post-authoritarian, post-conflict, Peru, Rwanda, Angola
Litigating the right to a healthy environment assessing the policy impact of "The Mendoza Case"
CMI Report | Nov 2011
This thesis enquires into the policy consequences of the Mendoza case, a public interest litigation case in Argentina, in which several ...
Pollution, River basins, Supreme court, Litigation, Argentina
Deciding over nature: Corruption and environmental impact assessments
U4 Issue | Nov 2016
Environmental impact assessments (EIAs) are a core aspect of environmental decision-making in most countries. Despite massive potential for ...
natural resource management
Mid-Term Review of the Country Programme (MoU: 2003:2008) between Norway and Bangladesh
CMI Report | May 2008
This report provides an assessment of Norway's bilateral development assistance to Bangladesh, covering the period 2003 to 2007, based on information ...
Development aid, Aid evaluation, Bangladesh, Norway
The impact of the international financial crisis on the economy of the Sudan
Sudan Report | May 2009
The ongoing international financial crisis has forced experts, economists, politicians, and decision-makers to assess what is happening and ...
Sudan
Norwegian aid is wasted
News | 21 Jun 2013
Or isn't it? Do aid efforts to reduce child mortality actually work? Do projects aimed at female empowerment lead to less violence against women?
Impact of Improved Maize Adoption on Welfare of Farm Households in Malawi: A Panel Data Analysis
Journal Article | Jul 2014
This paper assesses rural households’ decision to use improved maize varieties in Malawi and examines its impact on household welfare ...
improved maize, , technology adoption, , input subsidy, , food security, , Malawi, , Africa
Reducing corrupt practices in environmental decision-making
Project | Sep 2015 - Apr 2016
Corruption risks in the field of environmental impact assessments have yet to be assessed critically in Albania despite numerous allegations ...
Corruption, anti-corruption, environmental impact assessments, environmental decisions, environmental governance, Albania
Legal enforcement of social rights: Enabling conditions and impact assessment
Journal Article | Jan 2010
This article commends the concise and useful analysis of courts and the legal enforcement of economic, social and cultural rights given in Christian ...
Steps to limit the endemic corruption around junior mining companies
News | 4 Oct 2015
High environmental risks and questionable development outcomes characterise the mining industry. A myriad of small companies operate in competitive, high-risk, high-reward settings with weak institutions that fail to enforce regulations. Such conditions are highly conducive to corruption, violence, and environmental destruction.
Junior mining companies, Environmental impact assessments, Environmental governance, Corruption, Violence, Bribery, Natural Resources, Guatemala
Dealing with a violent past: The impact of transitional justice
CMI Brief | Jun 2012
This brief assesses the impact of transitional justice mechanisms on peace and democracy. Based on four case studies from Africa and Latin America, ...
Angola, Rwanda, Peru, Uruguay
The resource bites back: Entry-points for addressing corruption in wildlife crime
U4 Issue | Nov 2016
Corruption has recently risen up the global wildlife conservation agenda with a series of international agreements highlighting the role of ...
natural resource management
Corruption and state-backed debts in Mozambique: What can external actors do?
U4 Issue | Nov 2016
The average annual cost of corruption to Mozambique was recently estimated to be up to USD 4.9 billion for the period 2004-2014. Some analysts ...
international drivers of corruption, illicit financial flows, Mozambique
By the gun or by the bribe: Firm size, environmental governance and corruption among mining companies in Guatemala
U4 Issue | Sep 2015
(You can also read the most important points in this publication in our blog: Steps to limit the endemic corruption around junior ...
Junior mining companies, Environmental impact assessments, Environmental governance, Mergers and acquisitions, Violence, Bribery, natural resource management, Guatemala
Compromise over land takeover
Newspaper Op-Ed | Dec 2013
The Land Acquisition Bill passed by both houses of Parliament awaits presidential nod before it becomes law and replaces the Land Acquisition ...
India
Sørbø Gunnar M.
Emeritus
Anthropologist focusing on development; conflict and peacebuilding; social impact assessment (incl. resettlement); agricultural and pastoral systems; and regional analysis and economic adaptations.
Conflict and peacebuilding, economic adaptations, arid and semi-arid areas of Africa, agricultural and pastoral systems, rural development, development planning, regional systems, resettlement and ecosystems analysis, Norway's aid policy, Norway's co-operation with developing countries, Africa: Sudan., Asia: Sri Lanka
Assessing corruption risks critical for success of REDD
News | 7 Sep 2012
Learning the right lessons from past experiences with corruption in the forest sector is crucial to prevent broad undermining of REDD+.
Real-Time Evaluation of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative
News | 10 Jun 2010
CMI and LTS International will progressively assess the results of the Initiative. The real-time evaluation shall provide timely information and rapid learning opportunities.