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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HEALTH AGRICULTURE GOVERNMENT EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIVACY PROTECTION UNEMPLOYMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Innovation

Artificial intelligence and human development

AI’s potential for enhancing development efforts is enormous, but we need to ensure its ethical and equitable use.

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Central Asia
Europe
Far East Asia
Middle East
North and Central America
North of Sahara
Oceania
South America
South Asia
South of Sahara
West Indies
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Development NATURAL RESOURCES WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT ARTISINAL AND SMALL SCALE GOLD MINING (ASGM)

Golden girls: The hidden role of women in Africa's artisanal mines

Nakacho was one of just a handful of women at this artisanal mining site who had managed to break away from the roles generally ascribed to her gender to become a part-owner of a mine shaft.

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Uganda
South of Sahara
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Integrated Climate Smart Flood Management for Accra, Ghana

After a devastating flood in Accra, Ghana in 2015, this project will help improve flood risk management and enhance Accra's readiness for future floods.
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Social Impact Investment: Increasing Private Sector Investment to address Economic, Social, and Environmental Challenges

Private investors and philanthropic agencies are increasingly investing in firms and social enterprises that provide socially valued goods and services.
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Research and Capacity Building for Communities affected by Mining (Global)

Mining Watch Canada is an organization with extensive experience worldwide in research, capacity building and dialogue on mining and its contribution to development, particularly at the community level.
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Contribution of Mining Activities and Development in Africa: Private, Public and Multilateral Strategies

This research project aims to contribute to a better understanding of the context in which mining investment in Africa takes place.
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Floods, Droughts and Farming on the Plains of Argentina and Paraguay, Pampas and Chaco Regions

The Pampas in Argentina and Chaco in Paraguay constitute one of South America's most important global grain suppliers.
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Using ICTs to Address Water Challenges in Uganda

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play an important role in helping communities prepare for and adapt to the effects of climate change.
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Food and Livelihood Security in Punjab through Water, Energy and Agricultural Management

Climate change poses a significant threat to agrarian societies in tropical regions. In Punjab, which produces more than half of India's annual food grain production, there is rising uncertainty in the timing of the rainy season.
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Sociocultural Adaptation of Caboclos Communities to Extreme Tidal Events in the Amazon Estuary of Brazil

Over the past 30 years, the Caboclos peoples of the Amazon region have noticed changes in the tidal floods, known locally as lançantes, on the floodplains of the Amazon Estuary, Brazil.

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