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"This paper outlines options for rural communities to participate in climate change mitigation and adaptation activities in the forest sector in Nepal. We look at the various institutional barriers that would need to be overcome, as well as the existing institutional opportunities, particularly in relation to tenure rights."
http://zunia.org/uploads/media/knowledge/climateChange1260019425.pdf
Keywords: Agriculture, Climatology, Environment, Forestry, In Focus, In Focus 2009, In Focus 2009 Week 52, Nepal, South Asia,

The 20th European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies (ECMSAS), is to be held in Manchester from 8-11 July 2008. The ECMSAS is the largest gathering of South Asia oriented researchers in Europe, covering all fields from the humanities and social sciences to technology, natural sciences and medicine. The conference is held biannually under the aegis of the European Association of South Asian Studies (EASAS), a professional, non-profit organisation of scholars engaged in research and teaching concerning South Asia with regard to all periods and fields of study. The objectives of EASAS are to support and promote South Asian Studies in all countries of Europe.
http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/ecmsas/
Keywords: Afghanistan, Asian area studies, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka,

A discussion paper on donor best practices towards NGOs in Nepal / Amina Singh, Nora Ingdal. - Oslo : NORAD, 2007. - 44 p. (NORAD collected reviews10/2007) he civil society movement is a relatively new phenomenon in Nepal, developing explosively from 249 in 1990 to 19 944 registered NGOs by July 2006, with estimations as high as 30 000. The Working Group of Donor Heads of Agencies, where the Norwegian Embassy is represented, commissioned this study in early 2007 to guide their discussions, provide views from the NGOs themselves, point at areas of consensus and give recommendations for the future on NGO/donor relationships. The study does not give a detailed overview of the contributions from the various donors, but refers in general and points at examples when discussing the various issues treated. Norway is reported as one of the minor contributors among the donors to the NGO sector in Nepal.
http://www.niaslinc.dk/gateway_to_asia/nordic_webpublications/x506033324.pdf
Keywords: Asia Policies, Bilateral aid, Civil society, Development, Development. Poverty, NGO, Nepal, Nordic Perspective, Norway, Politics and society, Publications, South Asia,

A glossary of constitutional terms / Jill Cottrell & Surya Dhungel. - Stockholm : International IDEA, 2008. - 116 p. Nepal is at a critical juncture and is poised to debate about and draft a new constitution through a constituent assembly and to strengthen the nation's commitment to the rule of law. While debating and constitution making amount to political action, drafting a constitution and its supporting laws are more technical processes, which are no less important. So care must be taken while drafting a new constitution. Constitutions are legal texts and must be written in a style that is objective, clear and precise. To reflect the intentions of the law makers, drafters of constitutions and other laws must understand the full meaning of legal terms and the implications that the words used will have and then use the clearest words and formulations consistently. As legal texts are reference documents and normative guides, the words and formulations used in legal texts must be chosen with care, knowing that they will be subject to review and interpretation over time. Today the drafting of a constitution and supporting laws calls for a special style of writing that can be understood by ordinary people and not only by select groups of judges and lawyers. Many legal terms, initially developed through Latin-based languages, literally get lost or mangled in translations, or are defi ned by varied users in differing contexts, creating ambiguity and confusion. International IDEA seeks to support the constitutional process in Nepal through the development of this glossary of constitutional and legal terms. The purposes of this glossary are threefold: to establish Nepali equivalents of English constitutional terms, to standardize Nepali terminologies and to contribute to the development of plain language drafting of legal and constitutional texts at this critical juncture. This glossary is the product of the wonderful teamwork undertaken by Nepali translators and constitutional experts. A number of constitution-related words have emerged during the last couple of years in the Nepali political discourse. The team debated and deliberated on these words, their proper application and recorded them in this glossary with a view to standardizing them and ensuring consistency of practice and understanding. Besides the glossary, another important consequence of this exercise in translation was the creation of a network of translators working on the same topics and themes.
http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/rarebooks/downloads/IDEA_Glossary_Con...
Keywords: Dictionaries, General references, Nepal, Nepali, Nordic Perspective, Politics and society, Publications, South Asia, Sweden,

Thesis (2001) Acta Universitatis Tamperensis ; 822
http://www.niaslinc.dk/gateway_to_asia/nordic_webpublications/x483464049.pdf
Keywords: Bangladesh, Bilateral aid, Development, Development. Poverty, Finland, Nepal, Nordic Perspective, Publications, South Asia,

ARTNeT is an informal and open network of research and academic institutions with a strong interest in trade and investment policy and facilitation issues. Institutions involved in the network are classified as ARTNeT Members, Core Partners, and Associate Partners. Please consult the ARTNeT membership guidelines or the list of members and partners for more information. iven the increasing complexity of the international trade environment, policy makers in the UNESCAP region are in need of more effective institutions able to deliver the research and analytical studies to make better decisions. In April 2004, developing countries in Asia and the Pacific expressed support for the establishment of a research network on trade to equip the region with a mechanism for enhancing the capacity of research institutions. This led to the creation of the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT), an open regional network composed of leading trade research institutions across the UNESCAP region, and supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. The UNESCAP Trade and Investment Division is the Secretariat of the Network and coordinate its activities, while an Institutional Advisory Board (IAB) has been set up to provide leadership and guidance during its initial phase. Three Permanent Advisors for Research, Professors Jagdish Bhagwati, Alan Deardorff and John Whalley, also provide strategic guidance on the ARTNeT research programme and its implementation.
http://www.unescap.org/tid/artnet/member.asp
Keywords: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, East Asia, Economic issues, Education, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Laos, Melanesia, Nepal, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,

Asian Affairs is produced and published by by Larkincil International Ltd, a private consulting company based in Hong Kong providing policy makers, transnational group executives and major think-tanks with a strategic perspective of Asian affairs through specific research studies and confidential reports. asian affairs is dedicated to regular studies and analysis of Asia, South, Southeast and East Asia, particularly in the field of international relations, economics and financial affairs.The purpose of Asian Affairs is to strengthen communication and understanding and to offer a platform of exchange of information between Asia and Europe in the field of regulations, policies and economic trends and business cooperation.
http://www.asian-affairs.com/Frametop/think-tank.html
Keywords: Bangladesh, Central Asia, China, East Asia, General references, In Focus, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 08, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, North Korea, Philippines, Research, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam,

The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) is a network of civil society organisations which was founded in 1997 and seeks to promote democracy and free elections in Asian nations. Its website provides information on the aims of the organisation, its membership and recent activities. It includes press releases about recent and forthcoming Asian parliamentary and presidential elections, plus access to a growing collection of full text election monitoring reports. Other useful features include summaries of the constitutions, electoral laws and election codes of individual nations.Countries covered include: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
http://www.anfrel.org/
Keywords: Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Asia, Elections, In Focus, In Focus 2009, In Focus 2009 Week 17, India, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Politics and society, South Asia, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand,

The Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (ANHS), formerly the Nepal Studies Association (NSA) joins people with wide-ranging interests in the Himalayan region, adjacent highland areas and the Tarai. Our goal is to raise the profile of the world's highest region, increasing awareness of the unequaled diversity of human and natural worlds within the Himalaya-Hindukush. ANHS members include scholars from various academic disciplines, students, resource and development professionals, and a variety of other Himalayan residents and enthusiasts. We sponsor a journal, Himalayan Research Bulletin, intended to serve multiple functions for its diverse readers. The journal, sent to all ANHS members twice a year, publishes original research and works as a clearinghouse of information about Himalayan publications, conferences, grant and study opportunities, and research in progress. ANHS additionally organizes panel sessions and other activities at the annual conference on South Asia in Madison, Wisconsin, where members meet annually.
http://www.macalester.edu/%7Eguneratne/
Keywords: Asian area studies, Nepal, South Asia,

Network of some 35 national policy institutions, commercial banks and NGOs from nine countries in Asia - namely Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Its objective is to link microfinance with the financial system. It pursues this objective through research, advocacy, policy dialogue, information sharing and capacity building. The BWTP Network arose out of the Banking with the Poor project of the Foundation for Development Cooperation. The Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation based in Brisbane, Australia, whose aim is to strengthen international cooperation and development, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. The Banking with the Poor project is aimed at exploring, demonstrating and publicising the potential for increased access to credit for the poor on a sound commercial basis. The essence of Banking with the Poor is to establish linkages between commercial banks on the one hand, and non-government organisations (NGOs) and self-help groups (SHGs) of the poor on the other. WWW site provides details of the structure and governance of the Network, its members and associates, listings of publications (many in full text) and newsletters, links to member's websites and key microfinance sites, and contact details.
http://www.bwtp.org
Keywords: Bangladesh, Banking, Credit, Cultural revolution (1966-1976), Development, Development. Poverty, Economic issues, In Focus, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 36, India, Malaysia, Micro credit, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Sustainable development, Thailand,