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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458169903321

Titolo

Science, technology, and innovation in Uganda [[electronic resource] ] : recommendations for policy and action / / Caroline S. Wagner ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2011

ISBN

1-282-96658-8

9786612966583

0-8213-8675-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

World Bank study

Altri autori (Persone)

WagnerCaroline S

Disciplina

338.96761/06

Soggetti

Science and state - Uganda

Technology and state - Uganda

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; This Report's Purpose; 1. Science, Technology, and Innovation Strategies and Actors in Uganda; 2. Policy Recommendations; Annex 1. Science and Technology in Uganda; Annex 2. Agroindustry: Oilseed Sector Case Study; Annex 3. Health: Ethnobotany Case Study; Annex 4. Energy Case Study; Annex 5. Transport and Logistics Case Study; References; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Science, Technology and Innovation in Uganda is part of the World Bank Studies series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion.This study presents a unique methodology to view science, technology and innovation (STI) in developing countries. The study provides a set of cases studies drawn from a diverse range of experiences across the Ugandan private sector and offers concrete policy recommendations on how to support broader development of STI in Uganda. The study finds that of all the STI challenges facing firms,



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910697423603321

Autore

Labs Eric Jackson

Titolo

The Navy's surface combatant programs [[electronic resource] ] : testimony, statement of Eric J. Labs, senior analyst, before the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : U.S. Congressional Budget Office, , [2008]

Descrizione fisica

13 pages : digital, PDF file

Collana

Congressional Budget Office testimony

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 4, 2008).

"July 31, 2008."



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787712703321

Autore

Gebreiyosus Yonas

Titolo

Women in african refugee camps : gender based violence against female refugees : the case of Mai Ayni refugee camp, Northern Ethiopia / / Yonas Gebreiyosus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hamburg, Germany : , : Anchor Academic Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

3-95489-626-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (111 p.)

Disciplina

362.87082096762

Soggetti

Refugees - Kenya

Turkana (African people) - Germany

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Women in African Refugee Camps; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ACRONYMS; ABSTRACT; Table of Contents; CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Significance of the Study; 1.3. Scope of the Study; 1.4. Organization of the Study; 1.5. Operational Definitions of Related Terms; CHAPTER TWO: GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE; 2.1. Conceptualizing Gender- Based Violence; 2.2. Causes of Gender- Based Violence; 2.3. Consequences of Gender- Based Violence; 2.4. Gender-Based Violence and Female Refugees; 2.5. Overview of Major International Human Rights Instruments on Gender-Based Violence and Refugees

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY3.1. Description of the Study Area; 3.2. Research Strategies; 3.3. Data Source; 3.4. Sampling Techniques and Procedures; 3.5. Methods and Tools of Data Collection; 3.6. Data Analysis; 3.7. Ethical Consideration; CHAPTER FOUR: CASE STUDY: GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST ERITREAN FEMALEREFUGEES IN ETHIOPIA (THE CASE OF MAI AYNI REFUGEE CAMP, NORTHERNETHIOPIA); 4.1. Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence; 4.2. Causes and Risk Factors for Gender-Based Violence against Female Refugees; 4.3. Consequences of Gender-Based Violence; CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY; 5.1. Summary

REFERENCESAppendix I: Interview Guideline; Appendix II List of Informants



Sommario/riassunto

The study has found that female refugees in refugee camp were exposed to sexual violence, physical violence and socio-economic violence including attempt rape, rape, gang rape, physical injuries, discrimination and stigmatization and denial of access to services. The book also disclosed that male refugees and intimate partners of female refugees were the prime gender based violence perpetrators of female refugees in Mai Ayni refugee camp. Moreover, the study revealed that idleness, economic dependency, physical insecurity, lack of awareness, collapse of social and family structure as well as p