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<title>ECPM Framework</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The crucial challenges of our time are the increasing environmental issues, concerns with expansion of developmental activities related to urbanization, and climate change due to global warming; which will affect, first and foremost, the poor and vulnerable. The bearing of these issues will impact negatively the country’s developmental prospects and the majority of the population, especially the poor who contributed less to these issues ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 12:52:22 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Policy Specialist (NOC)</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 10:31:19 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>UNDP Bhutan Annual Report 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ 2010 was an important year for Bhutan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as it coincided with a series of initia-tives in the area of disaster management fol-lowing the natural disasters that affected the country. Flash floods, forest fires and the most devastating earthquakes the country had seen highlighted the importance of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation.UNDP has worked with the Royal Government of Bhutan to  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:45:03 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>MDG 1: achievements and scaling up strategies</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bhutan continues to make significant and sustained progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). However, many projects face the challenge of ensuring that results and impact can be scaled up and/or sustained over time. While some external factors may take much longer to address, UNDP firmly believes that it can certainly re-align its strategies to enable scaled up support for development effectiveness at the local level.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:37:03 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Augmenting Gross National Happiness in a remote Bhutan community: Community-based micro-hydro for livelihoods enhancement</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Augmenting Gross National Happiness in a remote Bhutan community: Community-based micro-hydro for livelihoods enhancement is one of 17 case studies which, together with a report titled ‘Towards an ‘Energy Plus’ approach for the poor: A review of good practices and lessons learned from Asia and the Pacific’ and an Action Agenda Note, comprise a review of good practices and lessons learned in energy service delivery to the poor. Commissioned and facilitated by the United Nations Development Programme Asia-Pacific Regional Centre (UNDP APRC), this case study identifies key characteristics that have helped poor households and communities gain access to  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:45:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>International Day for Eradication of Poverty 2011.pdf</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Every year on October 17th the International Day for Eradication of Poverty is commemorated all over the world. The observance of the day can be traced back to 17th October 1987.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:02:25 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Bhutan’s Human Development Report 2011</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bhutan’s Human Development Report 2011 “Sustaining Progress: Rising to the Climate Challenge” explores the linkages between climate change and human development in Bhutan. In Bhutan, conservation of the environment and protection of tradition and culture are integral for enhancing the collective happiness of the Bhutanese people, and economic development only serves as a means of achieving ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:05:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Who is benefiting from trade liberalization in Bhutan?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trade policies tend to have strong redistributive impacts, which favour some groups or individuals, while penalizing others. The aim of this report is to determine who would benefit from further trade liberalization or facilitation in Bhutan and, in particular, to analyse whether there is a ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:32:53 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Civil Society Organization Best Practices and Lessons Learned</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The concept of human security has emerged in today’s world based on growing recognition that threats related to the security of both countries and people are increasingly becoming more complex and inter-related than ever before. As such, addressing human security requires a comprehensive approach that builds upon new opportunities and expanded partnerships to reduce threats in an integrated manner while at the same time considering the well-being, livelihood and dignity of all individuals. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:14:25 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>RC Annual Report 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In 2010, Bhutan engaged itself in preparatory activities for the first ever local government elections after adoption of parliamentary democracy in 2008. These preparations included capacity building for the Electoral Commission, technical readiness and the conduct of a Functional Literacy and Possession of Adequate Skills Test for all potential contestants. Owing to delays in reaching agreement on the categorization of district towns, the local government elections will start only in early 2011.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:33:01 -0500</pubDate>
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