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  1. From TC Reform to EC Reform

    Making Technical Cooperation more effective implies making the European Commission more effective. That may be painful, but not impossible, argues Nils Boesen who has assisted EuropeAid in designing and implementing the TC reform.
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    28 July 2010

  2. Ancient Practices with Modern Value

    The roaming farming practices of nomadic pastoralists may appear to have altered little in hundreds of years, but in today’s unpredictable age of climate change these ancient practices may hold the key to flexible farming in hostile environments and donors should do more to support them, say experts.
    0 2 10 874
    22 July 2010

  3. Farming and Agriculture: Looking Out for the Little Guy

    Current perceptions of agriculture are too limited, according to expert Jan Douwe van der Ploeg, who would like to see donors embrace and harness the resilience and adaptability of small scale farmers. Donors should not overlook the advantages of small scale agricultural production, which offers greater flexibility particularly in times of shifting market demands, economic uncertainty and threats of climate change.
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    16 July 2010

  4. Public Sector Reform in Fragile Situations, A Voice from Sudan

    Public sector reform is all too often hindered by the perception that change is being imposed from the outside, according to Rebecca Joshua Okwaci, Under Secretary for Ministry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resources in the Autonomous Government of Southern Sudan.
    0 1 9 342
    8 July 2010

  5. Change Management!

    Change management is, strangely enough, rather a new discipline in development cooperation. However, it is absolutely crucial for capacity development – and there are tools to help.
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    2 July 2010

  6. Capacity Development Stocktaking: Change Readiness

    How can partners address capacity development and what can you do to support them in the early stages of such processes? This is a key issue that underlies all European Commission efforts towards sustainability of development and aid effectiveness.
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    2 July 2010