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Climate Change Risks and Opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-09-25)This rapid review examines evidence on the climate change risks and opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa, including for mitigation, adaptation and resilience. Climate change is likely to compound existing ... -
Donor Support for Climate Change Initiatives in the Middle East and North Africa
(IDS, 2020-11-18)This report synthesises evidence on the key donors in the climate change space in the Middle East and North Africa, with a focus on ODA eligible countries, including bilateral as well as multilateral finance, and single ... -
The Bottom Billion in Africa: Group and Sector-Based Inequalities
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-11-13)This report synthesises evidence on the bottom billions of Africa and groups with largest inequalities. It focussed on the groups that are most likely to be left behind in the following thematic sectors: Nutrition, climate ... -
Social Policies and Continental Commitments to Reducing Poverty and Inequality in Africa
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-11)This report synthesises evidence on Africa’s social policies/ continental commitments towards reducing poverty and inequality, including progress that the continent has made towards SDG targets and the effectiveness of ... -
Trade Integration in North Africa: Impediments and Opportunities
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-09-18)This review synthesises evidence on the barriers to regional cooperation in North Africa on trade and market integration. This review focuses on impediments to trade integration, taking a deeper dive on the effects of ... -
COVID-19 Health Evidence Summary No.101
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-11-09)This weekly COVID-19 health evidence summary (HES) is based on 3.5 hours of desk-based research. The summary is not intended to be a comprehensive summary of available evidence on COVID-19 but aims to make original documents ... -
Humanitarian Evidence Summary No.8
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-11-08)This is the 8th monthly Humanitarian Evidence Summary (HUMES) to signpost FCDO and other UK government departments to the latest relevant evidence and discourse on humanitarian action to inform and support their response. ... -
Illicit Financial Flows Between China and Developing Countries in Asia and Africa
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-04-07)This review provides a summary of the evidence on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) between China and developing countries in Africa and Asia. Specifically, it looks at the evidence on how IFFs to and from China impact on ... -
The Relationship Between Population Growth, Age Structure, Conflict, and Governance in Sub- Saharan Africa
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-10)This report addresses the relationship between population growth, age structure, and conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The literature reviewed for this report presents strong evidence that age structure and population ... -
Gender and countering violent extremism (CVE) in the Kenya- Mozambique region
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-10-19)This summary synthesises evidence on the diverse roles that women/girls can play in the context of violent extremism and the contributions that women/girls can make in countering violent extremism in Kenya and Mozambique ... -
Insecurity and Irregular Migration in North Africa
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-10-05)Irregular migration and insecurity interplay in complex ways in North Africa. Data covering this interaction is uneven. The available literature on the subject addresses this link less through data analysis – perhaps because ... -
Key Barriers to Girls’ Education in the ASEAN and Pacific Region
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-10-12)This rapid review explores the barriers to girls’ education, with a focus on the most marginalised and why. The report focuses on the East Asia and Pacific region, with a focus on Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, ... -
Comparing the Paris Agenda with the 2030 and Addis Ababa Action Agenda
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-10-07)The Paris Agreement aims to reduce the rate of climate change (holding the increase in global temperature to 2 degrees Celsius or lower) and strengthen country response to the impacts. The Addis Ababa Action Agenda is a ... -
Consequences for Adolescents When They Become Pregnant, and Become Mothers
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-09-30)When an adolescent becomes pregnant, her life can change radically – especially if the pregnancy is unplanned. This rapid review presents information on consequences of adolescent pregnancy and adolescent motherhood in ... -
Humanitarian Evidence Summary No.7
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-10-08)This is the 7th of a monthly Humanitarian Evidence Summary to signpost the FCDO and other UK government departments to the latest relevant evidence and discourse on humanitarian response to inform and support their response. ... -
Digital payments and electronic clearing systems
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-07)This rapid review was looking for experience and lessons for establishing digital payment systems where there are weak banking systems, and particularly areas affected by conflict. The main findings are: considerations ... -
Establishing Mobile Money Systems
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-07-15)Establishment of a mobile money platform requires initial investment which grows slowly at first, then requires critical mass for it to take off. The case study of M-Pesa in Kenya is described in Section 2, largely touted ... -
Barriers to Women and Girls’ Participation in Electoral Processes in Ethiopia and Policy Responses
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-10-05)This report focuses on the main barriers to women and girls’ meaningful participation in electoral processes and evidence of what works to overcome these. The report also considers the role of various other elevated risk ... -
Gender and the Media in the Western Balkans
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-09-18)This rapid literature review explores the role that media in the Western Balkans plays in issues of gender (in)equality. After the liberalisation of gender norms during the Yugoslav period (1945–1991), the Wars of Succession ... -
Monitoring Air Quality in Low- Income and Lower Middle-Income Countries
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-03-16)Air pollution is a global environmental health threat, contributing to an estimated 3-7 million deaths per year. This rapid literature review surveys academic and grey literature on air quality monitoring in low-income ...
