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Another resource curse?: the impact of remittances on political participation
Afrobarometer, 2014International remittances are quickly becoming an important source of income for millions of individuals around the world. This article focuses on the political impact of remittances, and in particular, its effect on political participation, using data collected from 20 sub-Saharan African countries.DocumentPopular attitudes toward democracy in Mauritius
Afrobarometer, 2013Expert assessments of democracy have always rated Mauritius as a paragon of democracy on the African continent. This briefing paper uses the results of an Afrobarometer survey to find out whether ordinary Mauritians agree with this assessment or not. The paper also demonstrates the opinions of people in other African countries regarding their national democracies.DocumentLeveraging services trade liberalisation for enhanced food security in SADC
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012The global food crisis of 2008 threw into sharp relief the problem of food security in many developing countries. In the case of Southern African Development Community (SADC), the food crisis served to highlight the decline in agricultural productivity over the years and the descent of some countries from net food exporters to net food importers.DocumentThe Southern African sugar sector
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013The sugar industry has the potential to play a key developmental role in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. The current paper illustrates that the sugar industry in Southern Africa is extensive, making up slightly more than half of the continent’s sugar production.DocumentTransport and environment in sub-Saharan Africa
Transport and Environment Science Technology Network, 2012Transport policies in sub-Saharan Africa are of critical importance to the delivery of sustainable cities, healthy citizens, poverty eradication and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).This report provides an introduction to the transport and environment issues in sub-Saharan Africa focusing on the key transport-related areas of air pollution, road safety, traffic flow managemenOrganisationTransport and Environment Science Technology Network (TEST)
The TEST Network includes universities and research institutions from five sub-Saharan African countries (South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe).DocumentRegional agricultural policy: priority policy issues and interventions
Southern African Development Community, 2012Guided 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 SADC Common Agenda which promotes sustainable and equitable economic growth and socio-economic development in order to ensure poverty alleviation with the ultimate objecDocumentClimate risk and vulnerability: a handbook for southern Africa
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 2011This handbook explores how climate change and variability affect southern Africa. By analysing a number of case studies, the handbook presents how climate has changed in the region, the impact of climate change to key sectors and ways to deal with climate-related challenges.DocumentSADC Gender Protocol 2011 Barometer
Gender Links, Johannesburg, 2011The 2008 Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development was a groundbreaking agreement among the region’s leaders. This report is the third in a series produced by the Southern Gender Protocol Alliance – a network of national and regional NGOs in SADC countries campaigning for the implementation of the Protocol.DocumentRural Africa at the crossroads: livelihoods, practices and policies
Overseas Development Institute [ES], 2000The last two decades of the 20th century have been a period of change for sub-Saharan African economies. Structural Adjustment Programmes have triggered a huge, unplanned income diversification response in African rural areas making rural populations become more occupationally flexible, spatially mobile and increasingly dependent on non-agricultural income-generating activities.Pages
