K4D: Recent submissions
Now showing items 521-540 of 937
-
Effectiveness of Aid for Trade Programmes Providing Market Information and Advice to Businesses
(IDS, 2019-06-25)Provisions of ‘market information’ and ‘advice to businesses’ by donors are components of the Aid for Trade (AfT) agenda. Accordingly, the literature usually addresses this area as part of the broader discussion on AfT ... -
Institutions for Trade: Translating Trade into Development Impact
(IDS, 2019-06-11)The African Development Bank publication ‘African Economic Outlook 2019’, urges policy makers to implement the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) to reduce the time it takes to cross borders and the transaction costs ... -
The Impact of Creating Backward and Forward Linkages Between Lead Firms and SMEs in Conflict settings
(IDS, 2019-05-05)This rapid review synthesises the literature from academic, policy, and knowledge institution sources on the effects of lead firm-SME linkages in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The review focuses, where the ... -
Jordan’s Environmental Policies and Engagement on Climate Change
(IDS, 2019-06-10)This report provides an overview of Jordan’s environmental policies and engagement on climate change. As climate change is set to worsen an already difficult environmental, political, economic, and social situation in ... -
Overview of Research on Far Right Extremism in the Western Balkans
(IDS, 2019-06-04)Far-right extremism is widespread in the Western Balkans and exists in both mainstream political parties and extremist groups and individuals. Most of the literature focuses on Serbian nationalist groups, but far-right ... -
The International Community’s Role in the Climate and Environment Space in Jordan
(IDS, 2019-06-10)This review gives an overview of the current programmes and policies on climate change and environmental issues being supported by donors in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (hereafter referred to as "Jordan"). The review ... -
Evaluation Learning Review for DFID Nigeria
(IDS, 2019-04-02)Eight evaluation and one research report were provided by DFID for this review. The Girls Education Project (GEP III) consists of multiple interventions aiming to provide meaningful and relevant quality basic education for ... -
Benefits and Risks of Big Data Analytics in Fragile and Conflict Affected States
(IDS, 2019-05-17)Big Data is an umbrella term for the large amounts of digital data continually generated by the global population. The main sources are data exhaust (largely from the use of mobile phones), online information (e.g. social ... -
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building in International Development
(IDS, 2019-06-06)This report concentrates on technical assistance or capacity building in North Africa. In the international literature, technical assistance entailed short-term interventions to provide technical skills or research in ... -
Capturing the Economic Potential of Food Systems for the Poor
(IDS, 2019-04)Food systems are changing and will continue to change in the near future, because of many transformative drivers, like population growth, globalisation, climate change, and pollution. This report provides an overview of ... -
Increasing the Ability to Comply with Standards or Regulations in order to Improve Trade and Investment
(IDS, 2019-05-28)This rapid review synthesises the literature from academic, policy, and knowledge institution sources on the effectiveness of development-funded interventions aiming to change standards and regulations or the ability of ... -
Shaping Health Systems to Include People with Disabilities
(IDS, 2018-11)The Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities demands a shift in health system responses to chronic disease and disability, from the medical management and ... -
Agriculture in Afghanistan – Economic Sustainability and Sub-Sector Viability
(K4D, 2019-05-10)The majority of the Afghanistan population live in rural areas where agriculture is critical for livelihoods. Harnessing the potential of agriculture is important for improving labour productivity, the lives of women, and ... -
Aid Dependency and Political Settlements in Afghanistan
(IDS, 2018-09-14)Afghanistan is highly aid dependent. Aid dependency is defined as when aid comprises around 10% of GDP and when in the absence of aid the state fails to perform many of its core functions (Bizhan, 2018b, p. 1016). The World ... -
Uses of Digital Technologies in Managing and Preventing Conflict
(K4D, 2019-05-17)This query looks at the role of ICTs in preventing, managing and promoting peacebuilding and stabilisation. It also considers the threats to humanitarian programmes brought by ICTs. Information Communication Technologies ... -
Digital Technologies Use in Development Programme Design, Delivery and M&E in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Setting
(IDS, 2019-05-29)This report covers the use of digital technologies for programmes and for M&E in FCAS. It shows how digital technologies have a wide range of potential uses in both peacebuilding programmes and in the reconstruction of ... -
Government Communication Capacity and Media Freedom
(IDS, 2019-04-16)The aim of this rapid literature review is to examine the relationship between government communication services and media freedom. However, this relationship receives little mention in the literature on media development ... -
Extremism, Violent Extremism and Terrorism (EVET) in South Sudan
(IDS, 2019-02-22)In 2011, at the time of South Sudan’s independence, there were fears that the country would become home to violent extremists. However, there is consensus in the literature that levels of violent extremism (VE) in the ... -
Current Trends in Violent Conflict
(IDS, 2019-03-25)This rapid literature review presents the key literature that discusses current trends in violent conflict. The focus is upon recent ideas that are prevalent in literature from post-2015. Drawing on academic and grey ... -
Reintegration of Returnees
(IDS, 2019-04-12)The literature on reintegration for returnees covers the economic, social, and psychosocial aspects of reintegration of return migrants. There is a relatively large body of literature on the reintegration of returnees. ...