Congo, Democratic Republic
- Capital:
Kinshasa - Population:
70916439 - Size:
2345410.0 Km2
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- Zoonoses - from panic to planning
- Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
- Over two thirds of all human infectious diseases have their origins in animals. The rate at which these zoonotic diseases have appeared in people has increased over the past 40 years, with at least 43 newly identified outbreaks since ...
- Can local organisations secure livelihoods in the absence of the state? Evidence from DR Congo's South Kivu
- F.M. Mushi / Wiley Online Library, 2013
- The South Kivu (SK) province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has experienced recurrent wars for more than 15 years. This article explores the way local systems of governance and networking in SK have been affected by the civil...
- Connecting DRC to its neighbours can substantially advance livelihood development
- B. Weijs; D. Hilhorst; A. Ferf / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- The people in DRC have suffered enormous loss of life and livelihoods due to almost two decades of war and insecurity. This paper undertakes a critical review of existing evidence on livelihoods and the delivery of basic services and ...
- The Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP) of the Southern African Development Community
- Southern African Development Community, 2012
- Guided by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Treaty of 1992, several SADC Protocols have been developed to guide, support and promote appropriate actions at regional and national levels towards the attainment of the SAD...
- Malnutrition in a land of plenty
- H. Berton / Save the Children Fund, 2010
- Child hunger and undernutrition is a persistent problem in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite its lush hills and valleys. One out of ten children under five suffers from acute malnutrition, and child stunting has reached ...
- Review of existing REDD+ and non-REDD+ funds, and best practice for future REDD+ finance
- Global Witness, 2012
- Funding forest protection in developing countries poses numerous financial risks, from inefficient allocation through to mismanagement of funds, misappropriation and corruption; detailed measures will be needed to ensure effective, tr...
- Real-Time Evaluation of Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative Contributions to National REDD+ Processes 2007-2010 Country Report: Democratic Republic of Congo
- Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2011
- This report is part of a series of real-time evaluations to assess the results of Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) against its specific objectives and the general objectives of Norwegian development co...
- Complications of childbirth and maternal deaths in Kinshasa hospitals: testimonies from women and their families
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2011
- Maternal mortality in Kinshasa is high despite near universal availability of antenatal care and hospital delivery. Possible explanations are poor-quality care and delays in the uptake of care. There is, however, little information on...
- Ending the indiffference: sexual violence during the 1993- 2003 armed conflict in DR Congo
- Rights and Democracy, International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, 2011
- While sexual violence in the DRC is not a new phenomenon - its roots can be found in the long entrenched treatment of women as inferiors - It reached an unparalleled level between 1996 and 1998, during the first and second wars of the...
- Empowered women build healthy nations: findings from the CARE learning tour to Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- CARE USA, 2011
- On this unique two-country Learning Tour, a high-level delegation, including Congressman Jim McDermott from Washington State who helped lead the trip, traveled to Rwanda and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to learn abou...
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