Specialisations

• Community Development
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    Cardno is involved in developing and introducing policies and strategies for participatory and decentralised planning, resource allocation and management that take into account local needs and the specific demands of the most vulnerable.
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• Education
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    Educational support services are targeted for maximum impact. Cardno offers a strong focus on partnership and our programs are aligned with national policies and strategic plans at a local level. Our role is to design and facilitate the delivery of improved education and skills development. We help to implement education reforms and programs in a way that is effective and sustainable.
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• Environment and Natural Resource Management
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    We deliver projects to improve sustainable development for primary industries including agriculture, fisheries, forestry and mining. To address issues such as watershed management, environmental impact, land rehabilitation and biodiversity conservation, we adopt an integrated approach across sectors.
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• Governance
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    Cardno’s experience in governance spans a range of initiatives aimed at sustainably improving public sector management, strengthening law and justice, achieving greater efficiency in government services, increasing private sector development, protecting human rights and creating a greater role for autonomous systems of civil society. Transparency, accountability and participation are key objectives of the projects and programs we design and implement.
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• Health
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    Cardno designs and implements programs to assist governments to build health care capacity through reform, training, education, procurement and facility upgrades, while, around the globe, the response to HIV and AIDS requires a comprehensive multi-sector approach that incorporates a range of public, private and non-government organisations. HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment requires appropriate and innovative interventions that deal with highly sensitive subjects relating to sexual activity, gender and illicit drug use.
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• Law and Justice
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    Crime and lack of security has a high economic and social cost. A transparent, accountable and accessible justice system plays a significant role in building democracy and safeguarding the rights of people. Cardno helps develop sound legal systems, improve access to justice for the poor and vulnerable and builds capacity of law and justice agencies worldwide.
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• Post Conflict Management
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    Cardno’s approach to post conflict management is pragmatic, collaborative and flexible to help manage the risks and opportunities associated with the changing state of security. It involves rapid deployment for an early and sustained presence on the ground and relies upon working closely with communities to revive agricultural production, support small scale enterprises and help rehabilitate physical infrastructure.
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• Private Sector and Enterprise Development
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    Cardno assists governments to build national capacity in cost effective and sustainable business development services such as organisational management and capacity building, access to microfinance, promotion and public awareness, information on new technologies and export and domestic market access. We advise on regulations that provide a conducive business environment. We address health and safety issues and assist with the development of networks to pool resources and widen market opportunities. Cardno also actively addresses critical issues and barriers that youths and many women entrepreneurs face.
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• Public Sector Reform
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    The long term sustainability of development programs is dependant on a responsive and responsible public sector. Cardno provides support for strategic social, institutional and public expenditure reforms to gain the trust of citizens and through decentralisation, increase their participation.
    
    An effective and accountable public sector creates cultural change which in turn improves service delivery. Internal communications allow agencies to implement common approaches to risk and, opportunity, increasing transparency and shared objectives across the public sector.
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• Reconstruction and Rehabilitation
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    Cardno provides support that is community owned and monitored, socially and culturally acceptable, facilitates skill development and makes use of materials produced by village industries and rural artisans.
    
    We ensure early team mobilisation and ground assessment and continuous reworking of approaches to build confidence and capacity and to manage the medium term health, welfare and safety of communities in affected areas.
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• Rural Development
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    More than a billion people live on less than a dollar a day and about 70% reside in rural areas. Cardno companies manage a range of initiatives that help to address the causes of poverty and work to support the sustainable development of rural communities.
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  Policy Papers

• Effectiveness
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    As development partners, it is our responsibility to deliver aid effectively. This note identifies opportunities to enhance Australia's aid program and outlines the major shift in the way we do business.
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• OECD Peer Review of the Australian Aid Program
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    This note provides commentary on Australia's aid program for the OECD Development Assistance Committee review team.
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• Infrastructure
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    This note explores options for improved sustainability of international development assistance projects through better financing and quality of infrastructure maintenance.
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• DFID Consultation on Afghanistan
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    This note addresses several of the issues set out in DFID's Country Assistance Plan Consultation. Cardno has a long history of working in Afghanistan. Our current focus areas include: land titling; economic restructuring; river basin management; irrigation; horticulture and livestock; and assistance through European Commission and DFID Framework Contracts and the AusAID program.
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• Food Security
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    This note touches on raising the competitiveness of rural enterprises and highlights the importance of working with the private sector to achieve sustainable change. Effective programs draw on private sector strengths combined with measures to protect and advantage vulnerable populations.
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