K4D: Recent submissions
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Barriers Affecting Demand for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Services in Developing Countries
(IDS, 2020-03-30)Many studies conclude that a similar combination of barriers across various contexts work together to create low care-seeking behaviour and demand for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) services: cost; ... -
Sectors that are Challenging to Decarbonise
(IDS, 2020-03-22)This report focuses on eight sectors or issues that have been identified as having particular relevance to developing countries: cement, steel, captive coal, shipping, road freight, railway electrification, and electricity ... -
Donor Activities in Strengthening Access to Justice in the Sahel
(IDS, 2020-03-20)This study seeks to provide a description of the access to justice initiatives that are being implemented in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Niger. The research for this report has examined key multilateral donor websites and ... -
Justice Systems in the Sahel
(IDS, 2020-03-30)This review looks at justice provision in four countries in the Sahel: Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad. All feature formal (state) justice systems alongside customary/religious justice, with the latter typically being ... -
Water Security Beyond Covid-19
(IDS, 2020-04)The 2020 Covid-19 pandemic could increase developing countries and development partners’ focus on water and WASH and trigger transformational change in some countries. The 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa increased ... -
Review of Horizon Scanning Literature on the Context for Humanitarian and Crisis Response
(IDS, 2020-03-31)This annotated bibliography has found a range of horizon scanning reports that identify climate change, a change in the global balance of power, and new technologies as some of the key drivers affecting the global context ... -
Donor Agencies’ Efforts for Improved Transparency of Delivery Chains for Aid Programmes
(IDS, 2020-04-02)This rapid literature review academic sources, grey literature, and information and documents available on official organisation websites, on transparency and traceability of Official Development Assistance (ODA) within ... -
Media/Communications on Peacebuilding/Social Cohesion/Changing Prevailing Narratives on Conflict
(IDS, 2020-04-09)The media can play a positive role in peacebuilding/conflict prevention. Recognition of this has led to increasing programmes on media/communications and peacebuilding, with common interventions including training of ... -
Influencing the development and implementation of policy and legislation in the security and justice sectors
(IDS, 2020-03-27)The literature reviewed for this report suggests that a conducive policy and legal environment is important but not sufficient to progress in security and justice programming, and that a decision on how essential it is ... -
Lessons from Conflict Resolution Interventions
(IDS, 2020-03-18)The following report is a rapid review of a broad literature on conflict resolution systems and peacebuilding. Section 2 discusses the concept of Infrastructure for Peace (I4P), setting up of functional structures for ... -
The Development Impact of Chinese Development Investments in Africa
(IDS, 2019-09)This Emerging Issues report examines a number of popular narratives about the impacts of Chinese investment on economic development in Africa. Popular narratives include Chinese infrastructure investments have weak links ... -
Impact of Syrian Refugee Crisis on Jordan’s Economy
(IDS, 2016-12-05)This rapid review synthesises evidence on the impact of Syrian’s refugee on the Jordan’s economy, the challenges faced in relation to livelihoods for Syrian refugees in Jordan and measures that can be taken to support ... -
Evidence on Efforts to Mitigate the Negative Educational Impact of Past Disease Outbreaks
(IDS, 2020-03-31)This rapid review focusses on efforts to mitigate the educational impact of previous disease outbreaks, concentrating on school-age learners. It follows two companion papers that reviewed broader secondary effects and ... -
COVID-19 Health Evidence Summary No.6
(IDS, 2020-03-30)This daily COVID-19 Health Evidence Summary is to signpost DFID and other UK government departments to the latest relevant evidence and discourse on COVID-19 to inform and support their response. Each summary is a result ... -
Subsidy Reforms: Lessons from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region
(IDS, 2020-02-28)Subsidy reforms in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have concentrated on changing fuel prices and electricity tariffs. Conversely, food subsidy reforms have received less attention, reflecting the comparatively ... -
Barriers to Education for Girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(IDS, 2020-02-28)There was little published literature on the barriers to girls’ education in the DRC. The main findings of the research suggest that cultural history, economic lack, and the coexistence of these are the main factors hindering ... -
COVID-19 Health Evidence Summary No.5
(IDS, 2020-03-27)This daily COVID-19 Health Evidence Summary is to signpost DFID and other UK government departments to the latest relevant evidence and discourse on COVID-19 to inform and support their response. Each summary is a result ... -
COVID-19 Health Evidence Summary No.4
(IDS, 2020-03-26)This daily COVID-19 Health Evidence Summary is to signpost DFID and other UK government departments to the latest relevant evidence and discourse on COVID-19 to inform and support their response. Each summary is a result ... -
COVID-19 Health Evidence Summary No.3
(IDS, 2020-03-23)This weekly COVID-19 Health Evidence Summary is to signpost DFID and other UK government departments to the latest relevant evidence and discourse on COVID-19 to inform and support their response. Each summary is a result ... -
COVID-19 Health Evidence Summary No.2
(IDS, 2020-03-16)This weekly COVID-19 Health Evidence Summary is to signpost DFID and other UK government departments to the latest relevant evidence and discourse on COVID-19 to inform and support their response. Each summary is a result ...
