Cape Verde
- Capital:
Praia - Population:
508659 - Size:
4033.0 Km2
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- China’s Lusophone Connection
- A. Alves / South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
- In October 2003, Macau hosted the first ministerial meeting of the Forum for Trade and Economic Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, bringing together high-level representatives from Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde,...
- Fact sheets for local decision-makers on climate change adaptation options for coastal regions in west Africa
- I. Niang; G. Nai; R. Folorunsho / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2012
- This guide on adaptation options is aimed at local decision-makers on the coastal regions of west Africa and takes the form of a series of fact sheets, each including methods of implementation, positive and negative case studies and e...
- Exploring the potential for low-carbon energy projects for development in Sub-Saharan Africa
- C. Gouvello (ed); F. Dayo (ed); M. Thioye (ed) / World Bank, 2008
- Sub-Saharan Africa has an opportunity of choosing a cleaner development pathway via low-carbon energy alternatives that can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. African countries stand to benefit from financial instruments like the ...
- How to create pension systems in a region where so many are still in the informal sector
- F. Stewart; J. Yermo / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009
- In sub-Saharan Africa less than 10% of the older population has a contributory pension. This paper discusses why the development of pension systems is important for the African region. It also looks at the current pension arrangements...
- Reversing the brain drain from African universities
- Damtew Teferra / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- A critical challenge for higher education in Africa is ‘brain drain’ - losing highly trained or qualified people through emigration. In some countries, for example Cape Verde, the Gambia and Somalia, tertiary-educated migran...
- African parliaments have limited capacity to hold the executive to account
- L. Nijzink; S. Mozaffar; E. Azavedo / Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2006
- Since the early 1990s, when many African countries resumed multi-party elections and democratic practices, legislative strengthening programmes have become an important part of international assistance. Parliaments are generally regar...
- A review of political parties in Africa
- M. A. Mohamed Salih; P. Nordlund / International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007
- This paper analyses the status of multiparty democracy in Africa, looking particularly at the role of political parties. The report highlights a number of areas in need of reform including legislative regulation of parties, women’...
- Making military and security forces in West Africa accountable
- Alan Bryden; Boubacar N’Diaye; Funmi Olonisakin / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
- Governments and civil society in many West African countries are trying to restore security. Democratising states or complete rebuilding of collapsed states provides opportunities for security sector reform (SSR). However, democratisa...
- Policies to address food security in small island economies in the Caribbean and the Pacific
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2005
- This paper presented to a special FAO ministerial session in 2005 outlines policies for food security in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) based around three main criteria: food availability – depends on domest...
- Weapons in hands of West African youths spell trouble
- N. Florquin; E. G. Berman / Small Arms Survey, 2005
- This study looks at the armed groups and small arms in the 15 member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region. Armed groups in this report are defined as groups that have the capacity to challenge the...
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