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    • Rethinking natural resource conflicts 

      McNeish, John-Andrew (World Development Report 2011: Input Paper, Research report, 2010-11-17)
      In this thematic paper I will reconsider the connections between natural resources and conflict. Aimed at producing a state of the art review of the research on the connections between natural resources and conflict, the ...
    • Return in Dignity, Return to What? Review of the Voluntary Return Programme to Afghanistan 

      Strand, Arne; Akbari, Arghawan; Chaudhary, Torunn Wimpelmann (Research report, Research report, 2008)
      This report was commissioned by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration, Utlendingsdirektoratet (UDI), to assess the programme for voluntary return to Afghanistan. The programme is open to Afghan nationals whose asylum ...
    • Revenue administration and corruption 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (U4 Issue 2005:2, Research report, 2005-01-01)
      The aim of this U4 Issue paper is to identify and discuss major challenges, appropriate responses, and relevant tools for addressing corruption in revenue administrations. This text is part of the output from the U4 Focus ...
    • Revenue mobilization at sub-national levels in Sudan 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (Sudan Report SR 2016:1, Research report, 2016-01-01)
      Sudan has undertaken decentralization reforms since the early 1990s, in a federal government system with three tiers: federal, state, and local government levels. Fiscal decentralization was fueled by a decade-long oil ...
    • Review of and recommendations for Norwegian support to good governance in Pakistan 

      Bauck, Petter; Strand, Arne; Gul, Shirin (Norad Report Discussion 12/2011, Research report, 2011-05-27)
      The report introduces a theoretical framework for analysis, and then discusses how Pakistan and Norway define governance and good governance before moving on to a political economy analysis of Pakistan, complemented by an ...
    • Review of Bistandsnemda's (Norwegian Missions in Development) Work with Indigenous Peoples 

      Borchgrevink, Axel; McNeish, John-Andrew (Research report, Research report, 2007)
      As part of Norway’s efforts to strengthen its cooperation with indigenous peoples a set of Guidelines were published by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2004. The Guidelines emphasise a rights-based approach ...
    • Review of Den Nationale Scenes (DNS) programme:"Continued cooperation with Afghan National Theatre" 

      Strand, Arne (CMI Report R 2011:10, Research report, 2011-01-01)
      Since 2002, Den Nationale Scene (DNS), Bergen, Norway, has collaborated with the Afghan National Theatre. In 2009, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), funded the three year project ”Continued Cooperation with ...
    • Review of Haydom Lutheran Hospital. External Review Contracted by the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Dar es Salaam 

      Mæstad, Ottar; Brehony, Eamonn (Research report, Research report, 2007)
      This report reviews the performance of Haydom Lutheran Hospital (HLH), Tanzania. Focus is on HLH’s output and effectiveness as a hospital, HLH’s place in the Tanzanian health system, and on the role of HLH as a development ...
    • Review of Matantala Rural Integrated Enterprise and the community development with traditional leaders programme 

      Jul-Larsen, Eyolf; Munachonga, Monica; Chileche, Priscilla (Norad Report 24/2009, Research report, 2009-09-21)
      The project on Community development with traditional leaders funded by the Norwegian Embassy and implemented by Matantala Rural Integrated Development Enterprise started in December 2006. Its main objectives are to ...
    • Review of Norwegian development assistance to Afghanistan 2011–2014 

      Strand, Arne; Taxell, Nils (CMI Report R 2016:4, Research report, 2016-06-01)
    • Review of Norwegian Earthquake Assistance to Pakistan 2005 and 2006 

      Strand, Arne; Borchgrevink, Kaja (Research report, Research report, 2006)
      The massive earthquake that struck northern parts of Pakistan and India on 8 October 2005, led to the loss of more than 75 000 lives, 100 000 were severely injured and 2.8 million were left without shelter. The relief ...
    • Review of Norwegian support to Tanzania Culture Trust Fund 

      Lange, Siri; Rønnevig, Marianne (Research report, Research report, 2005)
      This report reviews Norwegian support to Tanzania Culture Trust Fund (Mfuko wa Utamaduni Tanzania). The fund was established by the Government of Tanzania and Sida in 1998, and aims to promote individual and organizational ...
    • Review of prison advisory project in Faryab, Afghanistan 

      Bauck, Petter; Chaudhary, Torunn Wimpelmann; Nemat, Orzala Ashraf; Strand, Arne (Norad Report Discussion 18/2010, Research report, 2010-10-11)
      INTRODUCTION As part of the international follow-up of the 2001 military intervention, Norway increased its engagement in Afghanistan from the end of 2001. In accordance with the Bonn Agreement, the goal of the engagement ...
    • Review of the Nepal Human Rights Yearbook 1993-2002 

      Stokke, Hugo; Sissener, Tone Kristin; Lama-Tamang, Mukta S. (Research report, Research report, 2003)
      NORAD has been supporting the Nepal Human Rights Yearbook for a decade, from the pilot issue in 1992 and up to present date. The Yearbook has over the entire period been published by the Informal Sector Service Center ...
    • Review of the Norwegian Development Fund Portfolio in Ethiopia 

      Waters-Bayer, Ann; Tostensen, Arne; GebreMichael, Yohannes (Research report, Research report, 2005)
      This report reviews the Ethiopian portfolio of the Development Fund (DF), a Norwegian NGO, which has evolved from supporting relief work by one Tigrayan organisation in the 1980s to supporting ten projects with several ...
    • Review of the realisation of Norway’s “Strategy for intensifying international efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation for the period 2014–2017” 

      Svanemyr, Joar (CMI Report R 2018:16, Research report, 2019-02-01)
      This report was commissioned by Norad and the evaluation was realised by Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI). Joar Svanemyr is the main author of the report. Camilla Gianella at CMI and Ragnhild Elise Johansen, external consultant ...
    • Review report: Al-Haq 

      Selvik, Kjetil; Knudsen, Are John (Research report, 2014-11-01)
      This report reviews the organisational performance of the Palestinian NGO Al-Haq over a three period (2011–13). The report is based on field interviews in Ramallah with staff, stakeholders and beneficiaries and includes ...
    • Review report: Al-Miftah 

      Knudsen, Are John; Selvik, Kjetil (Research report, 2014-11-01)
      This report reviews the organisational performance of the Palestinian NGO Al-Miftah over a three period (2011–13). The report is based on field interviews in Ramallah with staff, stakeholders and beneficiaries and includes ...
    • Rewarding Safe Motherhood. How can Performance-Based Funding Reduce Maternal and Newborn Mortality in Tanzania? 

      Mæstad, Ottar (Research report, Research report, 2007)
      Performance-based funding has been proposed as one mechanism to speed up the implementation of interventions for reduced maternal and newborn mortality. This report investigates the potential role of such funding mechanisms ...
    • Rising Powers and the African Security Landscape 

      Tjønneland, Elling N.; Alden, Chris; van Nieuwkerk, Anthoni; Abdenur, Adriana Erthal; Neto, Danilo Marcondes de Souza (CMI Report R 2014:4, Research report, 2014-11-01)
      The last decade has witnessed a major economic expansion of China, India, Brazil and South Africa in Africa. This has mainly been driven by commercial and corporate interests, but the political profile of these rising ...