With a growing international focus on evidence-informed policymaking, and in response to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Forum+ will be launching Social Systems Evidence to better support...
This issue of the EUTR News provides an update on the operation of the EU’s law to address illegal logging, the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), from September to November 2017. As with all of our...
Abstract Background The capacity to demand and use research is critical for governments if they are to develop policies that are informed by evidence. Existing tools designed to assess how government officials use evidence in decision-making have significant limitations for low- and middle-income...
Most of the humanitarian response in Somalia remains focused on short-term assistance that doesn’t address the underlying causes of poverty and vulnerability among Somali communities. The growing consensus among international actors is that more long-term approaches are needed to make a sustainable...
Many of Yemen's formal social protection systems collapsed with the start of the military conflict in 2015. Among the few still in operation is the Social Fund for Development, providing support to around 300,000 people.
Best Practices and guidelines in advocacy actions supporting informal workers formalization and recognition. The current RNSF regional workshop in Lima is focused on the organization and mobilization of informal worker as a mean to integrate them into formal channels. The formalization of informal...
Dear colleagues, In the past period, there were several important international GRB events: Korean Women Development Institute (South Korea) organized conference on “Gender budgeting and gender equality: an international comparison” inviting several European and Australian experts. The focus was on...
Four-fifths of humanitarian crises now last five years or more, causing traditional short-term responses to become increasingly recurrent. It is therefore important to start thinking long-term while responding to immediate needs.
According to Monique Pariat, the Director-General of the European Commission’s humanitarian arm ECHO, social protection can be a bridge between humanitarian and development approaches, helping the most vulnerable populations in a more efficient and effective way. Ms Pariat spoke to Capacity4dev...
How does our careless disposal of antimicrobial drugs produce bacteria that can resist them? Why are Marine Protected Areas vital to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals? Can off-grid solar...
South Africa to host next Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) ministerial conference in 2018 Announcements made during UN Environment Assembly to tackle pollution PAGE calls for three new countries to join the partnership Nairobi, 5 December 2017 – The European Union, Finland, Germany,...
The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) was established in 2013 to support countries to address one of the greatest challenges of our time, namely; building economies that improve human...
Dear colleagues, You are invited to participate to the Opsys webinar which will be held on the 7 th of December from 12.30 to 2.30 pm. Please find here attached: the agenda of the webinar, a note on Implementing partners which will presented at the Project Steering Committee of the 14 th of...
Check our latest leaflet presenting #StakeholderEngagement within the TRANSrisk #casestudies and how #stakeholders could get involved! #solar #wind #nuclear #geothermal #biogas #oilandgas #energy #...
The United Nations Environment Rapid Response Assessment on mine tailings looks at why existing engineering and technical knowhow to build and maintain safe tailings storage facilities is...
Under Agenda 2030, the European Commission has committed itself to helping partner countries achieve UHC. In the first part of our series on Universal Health Coverage, Capacity4dev speaks to Dr Joseph Kutzin of WHO and Matthias Reinicke from DG DEVCO on the history of Universal Health Coverage and...
Over 4,000 key players gather to consider new policies, leadership and funding options Environmental degradation accounts for nearly one in four of all deaths, or 12.6 million people a year, as well as other human health problems and widespread destruction of key ecosystems UN Environment head...
The African Elephant Fund, which is a partnership venture between the United Nations Environment Programme, the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild...
Magali Bayle, l'architecte du vignoble participatif L’agence Capital Citoyen aide les caves coopératives à financer leurs projets de développement en faisant appel à l'épargne solidaire. On lui doit les opérations de financement solidaire lancées récemment autour des caves coopératives de Faugères...
The 2nd RNSF regional workshop, starting today in Lima, will address various issues linked to informal workers organization and mobilization. Here are some approaches and best practices implemented by two partners of the IESF Group, SEWA and WIEGO. Two types of actions may be distinguished toward...
Link: https://www.deval.org/files/content/Dateien/Evaluierung/Berichte/2017/DE... . Excerpt from executive summary: From this evaluation synthesis, the following main findings emerge: • most expected effects of budget support are backed by sufficient evidence; • most proven effects of budget...
As part of the European Disability and Development Week, ENIL is organising an interactive event on 7 December 2017 on the topic “UN CRPD + SDGs = Real Inclusion for All?”. The event will use the...
The Joint Programming workshop took place on Wednesday, 22 nd November 2017: - Introductory remarks and outline of the day - JP update (state of play, regional workshops, follow-up to evaluation,...
L’Initiative de Mode Ethique du Centre du commerce international (Ethical Fashion Initiative - EFI) a pour but de contribuer à la réduction de la pauvreté en permettant à des artisans marginalisés de pays en voie de développement de s’insérer dans le marché international du « life style » qui...
PPT presentation on the state of play of Joint Programming that includes: - Stronger Political and Policy Framework - Global State of Play - Regional Workshops - Evaluation follow-up - Guidances...
Le coton est la matière première qui est à la base de la chaine de valeur dans laquelle travaille l'Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI) au Burkina Faso et au Mali. En effet des artisans tisserands...
Dr. Sohana Shafique Breast cancer is an emerging non communicable disease in current country context of Bangladesh. National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital report (2014) suggests that, breast cancer is the second most common cancer in Bangladesh while among women it is the most common...
The 9th international conference on public health among greater mekong sub-region countries on the theme ‘Adopting healthy lifestyles: Combating non-communicable diseases’ was organized successfully in Yangon on 22 nd and 23 rd November 2017. The conference was organized by the University of Public...
According to organisers of a recent conference in Munich, Europe could learn a lot from the indigenous communities around the world on how to effectively tackle climate change.
Ce rapport propose des pistes concrètes pour appuyer l’implication des opérateurs du secteur privé dans les efforts visant à améliorer la gouvernance de l’exploitation forestière au Cameroun , tels...