The first in a series of Land Policy Bulletins from a new DFID-supported programme – LEGEND – came out recently.
Land Policy and Governance: the Launch of LEGEND
Other News
Implementing SDGs to End Poverty and Malnutrition through Sustainable Development
At the United Nations General Assembly in this month, representatives will adopt a new sustainable development goals (SDGs), consisting of 17 goals and 169 targets.
Japan Starts Emergency Assistance to Dominica over the Tropical Storm Erika
The tropical storm named Erika hit the Commonwealth of Dominica on August 27. Over dozens of losses and the ongoing catastrophe, Japan decided to support the country.
10 Tips on Communicating Complex Ideas
Communicating clearly to non nutrition folks is difficult for nutrition folks because the topic is so laden with jargon and the technicalities actually matter. But that is no excuse.
UNICEF and Nutrition: What Do We Want From It?
I had been asked by Werner Schultink, UNICEF Nutrition Chief, to speak to the topic of “What does the global community expect of UNICEF? How should it respond?
Ending Chronic Poverty by 2030: What is Required for Implementation?
In order to eliminate extreme poverty, we need to take immediate actions to tackle chronic poverty. What are the potential challenges? How can they be overcome?
Chronic Poverty Report 2014 at DAC – Education, Social Protection and Benefits for the Poorest
If you had to identify the three main policies that you consider key in eradicating extreme poverty, what would they be?
Tackling climate change: the contested politics of forest carbon projects in Africa
Tackling climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our age. And this year is a crucial moment with the Conference of the Parties meeting in Parisin December 2015 hopefully to forge a new climate agreement.
Why Economists Fail in Africa
A great new book is just out by Morten Jerven called Africa: Why Economists Get it Wrong.
Why does Japan not Tweet? Compliance and Public Relations
In development communities, it is often said, ‘we don’t know what Japan does’. People in the world think Japan is invisible.
