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Sustainable energy solutions in East Africa: status, experiences and policy recommendations from NGOs in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda
2009This report focuses on the necessary framework for a sustainable energy project to succeed in addressing energy security and poverty reduction whilst being sustainable and environmentaly friendly. As such, the report summarises the experiences of local NGOs in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania which serve as a guideline for Norwegian support.DocumentSustainable livelihoods and pro-poor market development
Knowledge Services, IDS, 2009The third Sustainable Livelihoods (SL) seminar was held at the University of Bath, in the UK, in July 2009.DocumentInformation technology for managing education in Botswana and Uganda
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008The use of Computerised Information Systems has grown rapidly in developed countries in the past two decades. Developing countries are far behind but some, such as Botswana and Uganda, have introduced such systems. Long-term investment is essential to bring about change.DocumentSectoral support for primary education in Zambia and Uganda
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008The shift by development agencies from project aid to sector and general budget support has had important implications for education in Zambia and Uganda.DocumentThe REDD direction: the potential for reduced forest carbon emissions, biodiversity protection and enhanced development: a desk study with special focus on Tanzania and Uganda
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2009This paper examines whether reduced emissions from forests – from deforestation and forest degradation (the REDD project) - should be included in a post-Kyoto agreement . It focuses on how REDD could be instituted at the national level, and sheds light on specific challenges for two African countries – Tanzania and Uganda.DocumentICTs for Democracy: information and communication technologies for the enhancement of democracy – with a focus on empowerment
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2009Access to and the strategic use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) have been shown to have the potential to help bring about economic development, poverty reduction, and democratisation. This report examines the potential of ICTs for advancing democracy and empowerment.DocumentManaging Africa’s water in a changing climate
Arid Lands Information Network, 2009Nearly one-third of all water-related disasters occur in Africa. The second issue of Joto Afrika considers the relationship between climate change, the greater incidence of extreme weather events, such as drought and flooding, and the increasing scarcity of water on the African continent.DocumentMobile eHealth for health workers in developing countries: impacts on organisational progress and users' behaviour
School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, 2007This presentation is a summary of ongoing research about the impact of Mobile ICTs on users and organisations in developing countries. Both organisational and end users’ behaviour are key to the success of mobile health systems.The author illustrates this through two case studies in India and Uganda, the former one a failure, and the latter a success. Key Points:DocumentHave systems reforms resulted in a more efficient and equitable allocation of resources in the Uganda health sector?
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2006One of the claims of the sector-wide approach in the health sector is that improved coordination mechanisms should lead to a better allocation of resources within the sector. In particular, it is argued that the pooling of financial resources, in order to fund a coherent sector-wide plan, should lead to improved efficiency.