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1 Shah, Tushaar. 2009. Money for nothing. Times of India, 5 November 2009:12.
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2 Clement, Floriane; Basnet, Govinda; Sugden, Fraser; Bharati, Luna. 2014. Social and environmental justice in foreign aid: a case study of irrigation interventions in western Nepal. New Angle: Nepal Journal of Social Science and Public Policy, 3(1):65-83.
Irrigation systems ; Irrigated farming ; Environmental legislation ; Social aspects ; Foreign investment ; Aid programmes ; Funding ; Corporate culture ; Institutions ; Sustainability ; Case studies / Nepal
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Debates over the effectiveness of foreign aid have been recently revived both in the development sector and in the academia. International funding agencies have notably adopted new principles to improve aid delivery. Using the particular case study of a set of irrigation interventions in Western Nepal, we argue that these steps will not radically improve the pro-poor outcomes of aid interventions as long as the latter are framed in an apolitical, technical and managerial vision and discourse of development. We propose to adopt social and environmental justice as an analytical framework and vocabulary for action.
3 Hanasz, P. 2017. Muddy waters: international actors and transboundary water cooperation in the Ganges-Brahmaputra problemshed. Water Alternatives, 10(2):459-474.
International waters ; Water governance ; Water law ; Foreign investment ; World Bank ; International cooperation ; River basins ; Aid programmes ; Rriparian zones / South Asia / India / Nepal / Bhutan / Bangladesh / Ganges River / Brahmaputra River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048168)
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The portion of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna mega-basin shared between Nepal, Bhutan, northern India, and Bangladesh is one of the poorest, most densely populated, ecologically vulnerable, and socially and politically unstable areas in the world. As such, reducing the potential for transboundary water conflict by increasing cooperation between riparian states has been of increasing interest to policy-makers and foreign aid donors. The World Bank-led South Asia Water Initiative (SAWI) commenced in the mid-2000s. Yet, in more than a decade of existence, neither SAWI nor other international initiatives, have been able to improve transboundary water interactions between India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. In part this is because of the sheer complexity of transboundary water governance, and in part because of contextual factors. Addressing transboundary water issues is not a priority for the riparian states; there is significant distrust between them and resentment about India’s hydro-hegemony; and bilateral, rather than multilateral, arrangements prevail. These factors make collective action both more urgent and more difficult. If they are to increase transboundary water cooperation, international actors should, among other things, resolve historical grievances; strengthen water-sharing institutions; build trust between riparian states; and work toward outcomes based on principles of water justice.
4 Chan, N. W.; Roy, R.; Lai, C. H.; Tan, M. L. 2019. Social capital as a vital resource in flood disaster recovery in Malaysia. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 35(4):619-637. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2018.1467312]
Flooding ; Disaster recovery ; Disaster risk management ; Social capital ; State intervention ; Aid programmes ; Emergency relief ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Community involvement ; Resilience ; Households / Malaysia / Gua Musang / Kota Bharu / Kuala Krai
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This article examines the role of social capital in the form of aid from the private sector, NGOs, universities, the public and others to help flood victims cope with floods. Research methods included collecting primary data via surveys and interviews, published secondary data, participatory observations and focus group discussions. The study finds that social capital builds collaborations and partnerships among disaster organizations, mobilizes the public as disaster volunteers, strengthens community resilience and deepens family ties. Social capital also builds self-reliance, enhances coping and quickens recovery from floods. Hence, formulation and implementation of flood policies and strategies should include and maximize social capital.
5 Jung, W. 2020. Two models of community-centered development in Myanmar. World Development, 136:105081. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105081]
Community development ; Development projects ; Aid programmes ; Models ; Nongovernmental organizations ; State intervention ; Agencies ; Political aspects ; Social change ; Strategies ; Policies ; Economic aspects ; Villages / Asia / Myanmar
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Community-centered development (CCD) has gained renewed interest as a means of providing aid to fragile states. This paper aims to explore how CCD aid projects in a fragile state are shaped by distinctive ideologies. Using document reviews, stakeholder interviews, and spatial analysis, this paper analyzes two aid projects in Myanmar: the Korean government-supported Saemaul Undong (SMU, New Village Movement) and the World Bank-supported National Community-Driven Development Project (NCDDP). Each project reflects the perspectives of the developmental state and revised neoliberalism, respectively. This study finds that the intervention strategies of SMU and NCDDP differ in terms of their main agency of change, handling of power, and prioritized dimensions of development. SMU engages with government extension workers as change agents, and ties accountability to performance. By contrast, the NCDDP works with private facilitators and emphasizes the processes of inclusion. This paper suggests that one useful tool for CCD intervention is the deconstruction and integration of East Asian/Southern and Western/Northern approaches.
6 Kurdi, S.; Ruckstuhl, Sandra. 2023. Crisis resilience: humanitarian response and anticipatory action. In International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Global food policy report 2023: rethinking food crisis responses. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). pp.36-43. (Global Food Policy Report) [doi: https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294417_03]
Food security ; Policies ; Resilience ; Humanitarian organizations ; Aid programmes ; Financing ; Monitoring
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051883)
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In human, economic, and environmental terms, the total cost of disaster and crisis response is extremely high, and the disastrous combination of the food price crises coming on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic and natural calamities is straining public budgets and squeezing financial options. In 2020, private and public losses from weather-related disasters alone exceeded a total of US$258 billion globally — 29 percent above the 2001–2020 average — making it the fifth costliest year on record, and rising temperatures are expected to bring even more frequent and severe extreme weather events. At the same time, conflict has become a leading contributor to humanitarian crisis situations — as seen most recently with the food and energy crises precipitated by the Russia-Ukraine war and refugee flows driven by the Syrian civil war.
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