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Addressing fragility in Africa
The High-Level Panel on Fragile States in Africa was set up by the African Development Bank to review the likely sources of fragility in Africa in the coming years and to recommend how to handle them. The report (Feb 2014) “Ending Conflict and Building Peace in Africa: A Call to Action” points to several issues […]
Participatory impact assessment to improve practice and policy
Researchers at Feinstein International Center have developed and adapted participatory approaches to measure the impact of development and humanitarian projects since the early 1990s. Participatory Impact Assessment: a design guide is an updated version of their 2009 guidelines for PIA. Much of the experience on which this is based comes from measuring the impact of […]
Mapping for drylands advocacy in the Horn
The Drylands Learning and Capacity Building Initiative for Improved Policy and Practice in the Horn of Africa (DLCI) commissioned a mapping of institutions with which it could engage in advocacy work, building of the evidence it is producing and compiling about strengthening the resilience of people in the drylands. The 26-page report Institutional Mapping for […]
Managing the boom and bust in the drylands
For decades, the Sahel has been presented as suffering from irreversible degradation, leading to desert advancement and the impoverishment of the population. This 32-page issue paper Managing the boom and bust: supporting climate-resilient livelihoods in the Sahel published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) in December 2013 presents an alternative profile and […]
Mining threatens Karamoja pastoralists in Uganda
The Karamoja region of eastern Uganda is marked by a history of conflict and low levels of development. Many of the roughly 1.2 million residents are pastoralists and agropastoralists. Their livelihoods are increasingly jeopardised by extractive industries, as the region is thought to be rich in minerals. The Ugandan Government promotes private investment in mining […]