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The role of producer organisations in rural advisory services
2015This Position Paper was written to raise awareness of the roles of producer organisations in rural advisory services, and to contribute to discussions about how their effectiveness in these roles can be increased so that they contribute to improved livelihoods andDocumentInequality, poverty reduction and the middle-income trap in Vietnam
2015Vietnam has experienced a remarkable period of economic growth in the past two decades. The country now sits firmly in the World Bank’s category of ‘lower middle-income countries’. Sustained reductions in poverty have also been acheived. However, the task is not yet complete.DocumentThe global big oil on the way to business model innovation?
State University Higher School of Economics,, Russian Federation, 2015This paper explores the current changes in the global strategy of the elite of the international oil companies, the so-called supermajors, within the context of the potential business model innovation.DocumentOptions for support to agriculture and food security under climate change
Elsevier, 2011This journal article highlights that agriculture and food security are key sectors for intervention under climate change.DocumentFemale employment in MENA's manufacturing sector: the implications of firm-related and national factors
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has realised significant advances toward improving women’s well-being and social status over the last few decades. However, women’s employment rate in the MENA region remains one of the lowest in the world.DocumentMSEs informality and productivity: evidence from Egypt
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015This paper assesses the impact of informality on household enterprise performance in terms of productivity and size of output of micro and small enterprises (MSEs). Furthermore, it pinpoints informality determinants with respect to different types of obstacles that impede their growth.DocumentFlexible labor regulations and informality in Egypt
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015Do flexible labour market regulations reduce informal employment? This paper examines the effects of changes in labour regulations on the incidence of formal employment. Using the case of Egypt, it studies the effects of the introduction of more flexible labour regulations in 2003, allowing employers to fire workers, on the incidence of formal employment.DocumentMixing integrated coastal zone management and green growth in Colombia. A recipe for resilient coastal cities?
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, 2013Nearly twelve percent of Colombia´s population lives in five coastal cities with more than 170000 inhabitants.DocumentCan innovation prizes help address water and sanitation challenges?
Ideas to Impact, 2015This paper helps identify whether innovation prizes can be used to address intractable issues in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector and makes recommendations for potential innovation prizes across a number of problem areas.DocumentEvaluation of Norway’s support to women’s rights and gender equality in development cooperation
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2015The report evaluates Norway’s support to strengthening women and girls ‘rights and gender equality through its development cooperation. It assesses the extent to which results have been achieved and whether they are in line with the Action plan for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in development cooperation and its four thematic priorities.Pages