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BooksEconomicsFormal and Informal Enterprises in Francophone Africa: Moving Toward a Vibrant Private SectorPublication Date
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NewsDevelopment Health Economics Social Policy GovernanceIDRC to support research chairs on forced displacementIDRC has launched a call for proposals from universities in the Middle East and East Africa to establish research chairs on forced displacement.Date
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsAgricultural land use, the fundamental challenge for food security and sustainable development in Burundi
The presentation shows a breakdown analysis of land use patterns in two sites in Burundi comprising 45 households.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsImproved processing and marketing of healthy fish products in inland fisheries in Malawi - final technical report
The objective was to design, test and promote solar tent dryers to reduce postharvest fish losses while increasing economic gains and reducing the use of forest resources.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsPublic leadership for development and inclusive governance in Africa : insights from first 3 years of UCT GSDPP EALP
The presentation provides an overview of the objectives and activities of the Emerging African Leaders Programme (EALP) programme in terms of public leadership, participants and ongoing engagement.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsLeveraging mobile network big data for developmental policy : final technical report
This final report reviews research conducted around the potential uses of big data towards better informed public policy, and to expand the use of evidence-based research in the policy making proce
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsAdoption and impact of OEP and OER in the Global South : theoretical, conceptual & methodological framework for the ROER4D project meta-synthesis
While still respecting the integrity of individual reports, the meta-synthesis framework serves to integrate themes and insights gained from individual qualitative research into a higher order synt
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsPlanning for and against street vending in African cities
The Chisokone food market in urban Kitwe (Zambia) occupied zoned land that could be used for a mall and was relocated to make way for “development.” This presentation by African Food Security Urban
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsAbusividade da publicidade de alimentos na televisão aberta brasileiraPublication Date
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsReview of national adaptation policies, India - WT6.1.2
This report is aimed at focusing on the issue of Adaptation with reference to Climate Change in Indian National Context.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsReview of adaptation related policies in Ghana WT6.1.2
Ghana, as a signatory to international requirements of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol, has recognized the risks of global warming to its e
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsVulnerability and adaptation to climate change in the semi-arid regions of West Africa
This report, which encompasses the findings of a Regional Diagnostic Study (RDS) for West Africa, was undertaken in 2014-15 to advance understanding of climate change in semi-arid regions of Africa
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsClimate induced rural-to-urban migration in Pakistan
The development deficit in Pakistan’s rural semi-arid areas, paralleled by higher investments in urban centres, together lure potential migrants from rural areas to urban settlements.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsPerceptions of climate variability, current exposure of households to shocks and coping in semi-arid lands : a case study from the Central Plateau region in Burkina Faso
Household characteristics and capacities need to be taken into account when designing adaptation and safety net mechanisms aimed at reducing vulnerability to climate change.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsCoping with climate risk: the role of institutions, governance and finance in private adaptation decisions of the poor
This paper looks at climate change adaptation in semi-arid regions from the point of view of households, and how political and economic institutions affect adaptation decisions.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsAnnex 2 : field activities report
The paper provides an overview of village crops: corn, rice, cowpeas, sorghum, soybeans, vegetable varieties, and fruits. Livestock and fishery activity are also reported on.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsSelf-regulated learning and ePEARL : a brief report on the 2018 feasibility study
Given the lack of locally designed pedagogical interventions that target the development of self-directed individuals, this educational research study was designed to explore the feasibility and im
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsState of internet freedoms in East Africa, 2014 : an investigation into the policies and practices defining internet freedom in East Africa
The research reviewed policy developments and actions related to internet freedoms over the period 2010 to 2014.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsMigration in the context of climate change adaptation practices in Bangladesh
University of Dhaka and Sussex Centre for Migration Research present findings from their research, “Climate Change related Migration in Bangladesh.” Comprehensive policy needs to be developed to pr
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsUnderstanding migration and global environmental change nexus in India
Solution Exchange is a knowledge management initiative of the United Nations Country Team in India.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsMobilizing social science in the Arab world : knowledge, capacity, outreach - final technical report
The Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) lead a regional reflection on the adaptability to the local context of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Human
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsAnnex 3 Gender tip sheet and stories
The tip sheet is for participating enterprises and retailers to create awareness about gender issues related to the MASAVA project, which is implemented by Mennonite Economic Development Associates
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsEbola crisis : improving science-based communication local journalism in emergency and post-outbreak periods - final technical report
In the case of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Western Africa, which claimed over 11,000 lives, the virus propagated faster than reliable data, leaving local journalists facing both an unprecedented epi
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsMigration in the Indian Bengal Delta and the Mahanadi Delta `a review of the literature
Like anywhere else in India, Migration over past several decades from ISD have occurred for better livelihood opportunities and earning better income, acquiring higher education or skills.Such migr
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