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Designing Surveys and Analysing Results from a Gender Perspective in Economic Research
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-11-29)This document provides guidance on the integration of gender and diversity considerations into applied research in economics focusing on countries in which the informal sector is predominant. It draws inspiration from the ... -
Collective Action to Support Family Farming in Colombia
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-11-11)The Covid-19 pandemic has hit small- scale farmers, particularly women, very hard in Latin America. RIMISP – Latin American Center for Rural Development – has been conducting participatory research to mitigate the impact ... -
The Socioeconomic Impact of Covid-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Synthesis of Learning from the Covid-19 Responses for Equity Programme
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-10-06)This report provides a snapshot of the research undertaken and published by members of the IDRC-supported CORE programme. It sets out the main themes addressed by the research in relation to Covid-19 impacts on industries, ... -
Strengthening Food Security in Pakistan During the Covid-19 Pandemic
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-09-05)Pakistan is facing numerous socioeconomic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, including on food security. Food insecurity, which is a long-standing issue, has become more visible since the pandemic. Covid-19 Responses for ... -
Building Safer and More Sustainable Food Systems in Peru
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-07-20)The Covid-19 pandemic has aggravated the food insecurity situation of people living in Latin American cities. In Peru, the most vulnerable are facing great difficulties in accessing food, while food market vendors are also ... -
Learning From Responsiveness to a Rapidly Evolving Context: IDRC’s Covid-19 Responses for Equity Programme
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-06-24)This report summarises key institutional lessons that emerged from a Learning Journey commissioned by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) for its Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE) programme. Learning ... -
Improving the Fiscal Policy Response to Covid-19 in Pakistan
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-06-13)The Covid-19 pandemic and related restrictions have had profound socioeconomic impacts worldwide. Governments have been faced with responding urgently to mitigate such effects, especially for the most vulnerable. Covid-19 ... -
Why Covid-19 Recovery Must be Gender-Responsive
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-03)This summary highlights key learning from research from the Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE) initiative focusing on the impact the pandemic is having across different vulnerable groups and how gender intersects and ... -
Mutual Learning for Policy Impact: Insights from CORE. Adapting research methods in the context of Covid-19
(Institute of Development Studies, 2021-12)On 25 November 2021, the CORE Knowledge Translation Services team at the Institute of Development Studies, UK, hosted an online clinic session to facilitate the sharing of experiences and mutual learning on how CORE projects ... -
Mutual Learning for Policy Impact: Insights from CORE. Shaping Policy and Practice with Intersectional Gender Responsive Evidence (in the Context of Covid-19)
(Institute of Development Studies, 2021-11)On the 19 and 20 October 2021, the Institute of Development Studies hosted an online dialogue which aimed to enhance efforts to inform and influence policy, management, and practice with intersectional gender-responsive ... -
Research Initiatives with Southern Partners on the Impacts of Covid-19
(Institute of Development Studies, 2021-11-05)This review aimed to identify rapid research response mechanisms which were both in collaboration with Southern partners and focused on understanding socio-economic impacts of Covid-19. Projects that were identified ... -
Mutual Learning for Policy Impact: Insights from CORE. Sharing Experience and Learning on Approaches to Influence Policy and Practice
(Institute of Development Studies, 2021-08)On 23 June 2021, Southern Voice and the Institute of Development Studies co-hosted an online dialogue which aimed to enhance efforts to inform and influence policy by sharing learning between CORE projects, at different ... -
Covid-19, Gender and Intersectionality
(Institute of Development Studies, 2021-05)This document lists and summarises published resources on Covid-19, gender and intersectionality. It includes evidence, news, tools and guidance about how various factors – including race, ethnicity, age, disability, ... -
The Impact of Covid-19 on Livelihoods and Food Security
(Institute of Development Studies, 2021-06-30)Studies of livelihoods and food systems since the start of the global pandemic in 2020 have shown a consistent pattern: the primary risks to food and livelihood security are at the household level. Covid-19 is having a ...