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Governing social protection in developing countries through community-based targeting mechanisms : a case study of Nigeria’s “In Care of the People” Conditional Cash Transfer Programme
Governance of social protection programmes in developing countries need to ensure that community members and state institutions have the resources to effectively engage with each other.
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Climate change linked to failing fisheries in coastal Ghana
In the coastal area of Accra, Ghana, fish catch has significantly decreased over the last two decades as average sea surface temperatures have steadily risen.
Published date2015 -
Training materials-
Information is an intervention that works : results from the Nigeria Evidence-based Health System Initiative (NEHSI) in Bauchi and Cross River States (2008 – 2014)
Improving the health of women and children worldwide is central to development.
Published date2014 -
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Impact of climate change on malaria in coastal Ghana
In coastal cities of Ghana, malaria prevalence is affected by climate related factors such as flooding and warmer temperatures.
Published date2014 -
Journal articlesUNIVERSITIES RESEARCH PROGRAMMES Innovation PARTNERSHIP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NETWORKS RESEARCH CAPACITY CASE STUDIES BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Universities and Knowledge-based Development in sub-Saharan Africa: Comparing University-Firm Interaction in Nigeria, Uganda and South Africa
Research on the changing role of universities in firm learning, innovation and national economic
development has not extended systematically to low income countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on anPublished dateSaturday, January 2, 2010 - 00:00 -
Journal articlesHUMAN RIGHTS LAND RIGHTS ACCOUNTABILITY Governance LAND CONCENTRATION LEGISLATION Food security Land tenure RESOURCES EXPLOITATION LAND ACQUISITION CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FOOD SOVEREIGNTY RIGHT TO NATURAL RESOURCES CONTROL PEASANT ORGANIZATIONS GRASS ROOTS GROUPS MALI
Why wait for the state? : using the CFS Tenure Guidelines to recalibrate the political-legal terrain in struggles for human rights and democratic control of land, fisheries and forests
Grassroots organizations do not need to wait for the state to implement Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (Tenure Guidelines or TGs).
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Reports-
Young women's engagement and mentoring in politics and decision-making spheres : a community of practice; final technical report
In a context where women, and in particular young women, remain systematically under represented in political office and decision-making instances both in Ghana and Canada, this project focused on deepening our understanding of and increasing our
Published dateMonday, January 2, 2012 - 00:00 -
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Assessing efficiency in Kenya's public health sector with insights from Nigeria
Financial, management, and organisational problems adversely affect quality health care in Kenya.
Published dateFriday, January 2, 2015 - 00:00 -
Journal articlesMATERNAL MORTALITY HEALTH POLICY MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH BIRTH PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Increasing women’s access to skilled pregnancy care to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in rural Edo State, Nigeria : a randomized controlled trial
Based on the urgency for increased access to maternity care through Primary Health Care (PHC) the project intends to identify supply and demand factors that prevent Nigerian women from using PHCs for maternal and early new-born care, and to test i
Published dateTuesday, January 2, 2018 - 05:00