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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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  1. Trust and value through long-term market relationships: better than a short-term focus on price

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 15 August 2010

    This Opinion comments upon the practice of 'direct' purchase to global supply chains -- an approach used by Walmart, the world's biggest retailer. The company aims to increase the proportion of goods that it buys directly from producers, moving from relationship-based supply chains and cutting out intermediate supplier functions. However, the model for the US pilot was a form of auction that initiates intense bidding among suppliers.

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  3. Practical approaches to the aid effectiveness agenda: evidence in aligning aid information with recipient country budgets

    Publication - Discussion papers - 7 July 2010
    ODI Working Papers 317
    Samuel Moon with Zachary Mills

    This paper explores the link between donor aid and recipient budgets, and the role that greater transparency and clearer information about aid can play in improving budget transparency, the quality of budgetary decisions and accountability systems in developing countries.

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  4. Millennium Development Goals Report Card: Learning from progress

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 20 June 2010

    A summary of initial findings from an ongoing review of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which will include a set of league tables. The key message is that progress is possible, with a number of countries making real achievements.

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  6. Promoting sanitation and hygiene to rural households in Southern Region (SNNPR), Ethiopia: experiences of health extension workers and community health promoters

    Publication - Discussion papers - 30 April 2010
    RiPPLE Working Papers 15
    Seleshi Behailu, Getachew Redaie, Dereje Mamo, Desta Dimtse, Peter Newborne

    This research study confirms that health extension workers (HEWs) and community health promoters (CHPs) in the Southern Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia are going about their work of informing households on improved sanitation and hygiene practices and are succeeding in persuading many households to change their behaviour.

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  7. Governance and drivers of change in Ethiopia's water supply sector

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 April 2010
    Yacob Arsano, Elsa Mekonnen, Demissie Gudisa and Demeke Achiso, Simon O'Meally, Roger Calow, Eva Ludi

    This study addresses a gap in knowledge of the governance and political economy of the water supply sector in Ethiopia by analysing the governance of the sector and by identifying some challenges associated with the political economy of sector reform.

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  8. Assessment for Graduation for PSNP

    Projects - April 2010 to October 2010

    Rachel Slater has been commissioned by the World Bank (through the IDL group) to provide high-level specialised technical advice to the Team Leader on the Assessment of PSNP Graduation.

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  9. 20100521-wp-14-income-diversification

    Income diversification through improved irrigation in Ethiopia: impacts, constraints and prospects for poverty reduction

    Publication - Discussion papers - 31 March 2010
    RiPPLE Working Papers 14
    Samson Eshetu, Belayneh Belete, Degeye Goshu, Belay Kassa, Demeksa Tamiru, Estifanos Worku, Zelalem Lema,Addisu Delelegn, Josephine Tucker, Zemede Abebe

    This study examined the role of water investments (specifically irrigation) in increasing the resilience of small-scale farmers through income diversification in different agro-ecological settings, and sought to understand the constraints faced by households in generating income from productive water use.

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  10. Adapting to climate change in the water sector

    Publication - Discussion papers - 31 March 2010
    RiPPLE Working Papers 18
    Nanki Kaur, Million Getnet, Beneberu Shimelis, Zegeye Tesfaye, Gebeyehu Syoum, Endale Atnafu

    Assessing the effectiveness of planned climate change adaptation interventions in reducing local level vulnerability, with a particular regard to access to water resources.

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