Agricultural technology disruptors in East African value chains Projects | January 2019 to January 2020 This project aims to develop a conceptual framework to elucidate the mechanisms and processes of Agtech development in the East African Community. Find out more
Economic development in fragile contexts: learning from success and failure Working and discussion papers | May 2018 | Alastair McKechnie, Dirk Willem te Velde and Andrew Lightner Economic development is rarely prioritised in fragile states. This paper explores why it should be, and draws out lessons from case studies of success. Downloads
What policy lessons can be learnt from cases of pro-poorest growth? Working and discussion papers | July 2016 | Andrew Shepherd, Chiara Mariotti and Laura Rodriguez-Takeuchi This comparative analysis argues that pro-poorest growth is likely to be necessary to achieve the first SDGoal target of eradicating extreme poverty. Downloads
Leave no one behind: if some countries can do it, others can too Films and videos | July 2016 Despite recent global progress in tackling poverty, the poorest and most excluded have often been left behind. Find out more
Leaving no one behind: a critical path for the first 1,000 days of the Sustainable Development Goals Research reports and studies | July 2016 | Elizabeth Stuart, Kate Bird, Tanvi Bhatkal, Romilly Greenhill, Steven Lally, Gideon Rabinowitz, Emma Samman and Moizza Binat Sarwar, with Alainna Lynch In this report, we outline the actions that governments can take in the first 1,000 days of the SDGs to deliver results for the poorest and most marginalised groups in society Downloads
Development Policy Review: September 2014 Journal articles or issues | August 2014 | Various Articles in this issue of the Development Policy Review explore a wide range of topics, including the impacts of the trade barriers on the dairy trade in the East African Community, a look at how Burkina Faso liberalised its cotton-sector whilst retaining significant... Download
Development Policy Review: March 2014 Journal articles or issues | March 2014 | Various Articles in this issue of the Development Policy Review explore a wide range of topics, including a review of on-going development debates in Africa, aid effectiveness in Brazil, decentralisation in fragile states, a re-evaluation of methodologies used to assessing... Download
Preventing violent conflict in Africa: inequalities, perceptions and institutions Public event | 12 December 2013 16:30 - 18:00 GMT+00 Based on recent research by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the event will ask why neighbouring countries - which share common... Watch
Labour mobility in East Africa: an analysis of the East African Community's common market and the free movement of workers Journal articles or issues | August 2013 | Yurendra Basnett This article looks at the East African Community's Common Market Protocol of July 2010 and argues that there are contradictions and inconsistencies in its implementation. For the full table of contents, or to subscribe or submit an article visit http://... Downloads
Financing readiness: insights from the Amazon Fund and Congo Basin Forest Funds' efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation Research reports and studies | July 2012 | Charlene Watson and Smita Nakhooda This paper considers the activities financed by the Brazilian Amazon Fund and the Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF) since their inception. Download
