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Carbon Markets and Mitigation Strategies for Africa/Ethiopia: Literature Review and the Way Forward

mate change is a serious threat to Africa, in general, and sub-Saharan Africa, in particular, as it is expected to have significant economic, social, and…...
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ADDRESSING FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA The plant variety protection system

ording to the latest estimates of the State of Food Insecurity in the World, the prevalence of hunger in the Africa region declined by 30 percent between…...
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Citizen Voice and the Arts: Opportunities and Challenges for CitizenPolicy Engagement on Environmental Issues in Sahelian West Africa

izen and policy groups address environmental challenges in the Sahel, but rarely together. In Sahelian West Africa, including in Mauritania, Senegal, and Mali…...
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The State of the Political Instability and Its Impact on Trade in South Sudan: A Critical Assessment

December 2013, South Sudan descended into a civil war following the long feud between the president and his vice president that has caused huge humanitarian…...
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Food Insecurity in the East African Region: Policy Dilemma

countries in the East African region are not able to produce enough food for their population, thus there is high child mortality and a high proportion of…...
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Research Series 87: Incorporating the Impact of Climate and Weather Variables in Impact Assessments - An Application to an IFAD Grain Storage Project Implemented in Chad

s paper outlines a methodological strategy for incorporating weather and long-term climate conditions into impact assessments, based on an IFAD-supported…...
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Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) is the last nail in the coffin for Industrialization and development of low-income countries

ber of the ACP, should endeavour to re-strategize itself to benefit from the opportunities such trading blocks create through increased trade. Trade is likely…...
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Value for Money Assessment Oxfam South Africa Australia Africa Community Engagement Scheme (AACES) Capacity Building component

ams AACES program in South Africa was selected for this process as the program team sought to build on previous work undertaken around Value for Money (VfM)…...
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Global Economic Prospects, June 2023

bal growth is projected to slow significantly in the second half of this year, with weakness continuing in 2024. Inflation pressures persist, and tight…...
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Bridging the Technological Divide : Technology Adoption by Firms in Developing Countries

y of the main problems facing developing countries today and tomorrow--growth, poverty reduction, inequality, food insecurity, job creation, recovery from the…...