This grant will allow the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), through its Organized Crime and Money Laundering Programme (OCML), to explore the causal links between weak state authority and the emergence of criminal governance structures in two
The Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) research and capacity development program aims to improve the capacity of African countries to adapt to climate change in ways that benefit the most vulnerable.
With increased food insecurity in Uganda, the pressure to use wetlands for agriculture is growing.
It is obvious that in many African countries, no linkages are being made between health policy and environment policy.
Soil salinization affects nearly all regions of Sénégal. Nearly a million hectares are affected by salinization and acidification.
This project is being carried out in parallel with a research-action project entitled, Mbeubeuss Landfill : Exploring Options to Protect Health, the Environment, and Livelihoods in Sénégal (103801).
This project proposes to carry out climate change adaptation pilot projects in communities in eight African countries, six of which are least developed countries.
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have adopted new land laws, policies and institutional arrangements to accommodate decentralization of land administration and management.
Poor understanding of policy processes tends to reduce the value of research results and the ability of researchers to influence policy.
Climate change poses a real challenge to communities of the Sahel, that of surviving in a fragile environment undergoing rapid mutation.