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StoryNo relevant topicsA study funded through Cultivate Africa’s Future (CultiAF) shows how some young farmers weathered the pandemic in Kenya.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsNetwork to understand the changing socio-ecology of the southern African woodlands (SEOSAW) : challenges, benefits, and methods
Findings from the Socio-Ecological Observatory for the Southern African Woodlands (SEOSAW) will underpin the sustainability of two of the largest industries on the continent: wood fuels and timber.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsWarning bells over rising cases of obesity
Obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCD) are a global concern. A new study conducted by the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) shows that obesity cases are rising in Tanzania.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsWhy that excessive weight should be cause for concern?
A study conducted by the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) shows that obesity cases are rising in Tanzania (from 5% in 2008 to 8.4 % in 2016).
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsExposure to PM2.5 related to road traffic : comparison between crossroads and outside of crossroads at Cotonou, Benin
Several studies have analysed the pollution issues owing to road traffic in Cotonou, Benin. Concentration levels of particles are higher in high traffic areas.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsExposure to indoor and outdoor air pollution among children under five years old in urban area
The study assessed children’s exposure to indoor and outdoor PM2.5 in Yopougon Municipality (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) with detailed analysis of variables.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsConceptualizing spatial diversity in Latin American rural development : structures, institutions, and coalitions
That territories in the same country show diverse responses to the same or similar policy
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsFamilies as navigators and negotiators : facilitating culturally and contextually specific expressions of resilience
A social ecological model of resilience is used to show that resilience is dependent on a family's ability to both access available resources that sustain individual and collective well-being,
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsDominant climate change event for salinity intrusion in the GBM delta
This research makes a comparative analysis of reduced upstream discharge, sea level rise, and cyclonic conditions to find which factor predominates in the impacts of salinity intrusion.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsFarm Radio Trust to assess ICT agriculture impact
Farm Radio Trust (FRT) will carry out a three-year research study starting in 2018 to find out how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) impacts on agricultural productivity in Malawi.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsMaternal death review and outcomes : an assessment in Lagos State, Nigeria
Strong political will by hospital management and supervising government agencies are a prerequisite for effectively addressing the human and infrastructural deficits that predispose to maternal mor
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsSmallholder farmers’ knowledge and willingness to pay for insect-based feeds in Kenya
The study assessed farmers’ knowledge on edible insects as feed, their acceptance of integrating insect meals in animal feeds and willingness to pay (WTP) for insect-based feed (IBF) using a contin
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsNational user fee abolition and health insurance scheme in Burkina Faso : how can they be integrated on the road to universal health coverage without increasing health inequities?
Incorporating the free health care policy into a Universal Health Insurance (UHI) scheme was recently introduced (2019) as a solution to the debate about free health care in Burkina Faso.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsEfficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets with declining physical and chemical integrity on Aedes aegypti (diptera : culicidae)
Fitting long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) as screens on doors and windows has a significant impact on indoor adult Aedes aegypti, with entomological reductions measured in a previous study bein
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsNutritional quality of foods and non-alcoholic beverages advertised on Brazilian free-to-air television : a cross-sectional study
This study assessed the nutritional profile of foods and non-alcoholic beverages advertised on Brazilian television by applying the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Orga
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsFood marketing and gender among children and adolescents : a scoping review
The paper reviews current literature regarding gender differences in food marketing design and perception among children and adolescents towards evidence-based policy dialogues that will address ge
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsRice husks to power communities
A rice husk gasification process has been developed in order to generate rural electricity. Electricity is neither accessible nor affordable for many Malawians.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsWhole-system change : case study of factors facilitating early implementation of a primary health care reform in a South African province
The case study highlights how collective vision can facilitate commitment to and engagement with new policy in complex organisational environments.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsGerman and African researchers join forces for health
In this audio interview (recorded in June, in Yaoundé, Cameroon) Andreas Strecker, a programme director responsible for the Foundation’s Africa initiative, expands on DFG’s funding criteria and ref
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsClimate vulnerability and adaptation of water provisioning in developing countries : approaches to disciplinary and research-practice integration
In the case of developing countries, water delivery infrastructure is often unreliable and not well understood.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsHealth policy and systems research : needs, challenges and opportunities in South Africa – a university perspective
Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) addresses systemic challenges in order to improve service delivery while supporting implementation of public health priority programmes, and thus contribut
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsDay in the lives of four resilient youths : cultural roots of resilience
Grounded in the examples of four impoverished, relocated youths (two Sesotho-speaking orphans in South Africa and two Mexican immigrants in Canada), we explore cultural factors as potential roots o
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsA reflection on collaborative adaptation research in Africa and Asia
The study examines opportunities and challenges presented by a collaborative, transdisciplinary research project on climate change adaptation in Africa and Asia.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsModelling future safe and just operating spaces in regional social-ecological systems
Simulations of fish catch from India's Chilika lagoon are compared to conditions that are ecologically and socioeconomically desirable.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsSouth Asian river basins in a 1.5 °C warmer world
The study provides a regional quantitative assessment of the impacts of global warming for a major global climate change hotspot: the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra river basins (IGB) in South Asia
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