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Rights-based approach to combatting desertification: A matter of duty, not of charity

Matias, Denise Margaret S. / Antonio G.M. La Viña (2017)
The Current Column, 04. September 2017

If desertification is to be reversed and prevented, its underlying causes also need to be considered. The UNCCD cannot do it alone.

G7 countries must urgently phase out fossil fuel subsidies

Redonda, Agustin / Christian von Haldenwang / Ronald Steenblik (2022)
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Green jobs and green economic development in Kigali’s construction value chain: evidence from a firm survey

Never, Babette / Alexander Stöcker / Aimé Tsinda / Erick Mujanama / Roger Mugisha (2025)
Discussion Paper 24/2025

Green, circular buildings are crucial for climate change mitigation and resource efficiency, yet their employment impact in Sub-Saharan Africa remains unclear. This paper explores green job potential in Kigali, Rwanda - an urbanizing city with strong policy commitments and urgent housing needs.

Does economic growth reduce multidimensional poverty? Evidence from low- and middle-income countries

Balasubramanian, Pooja / Francesco Burchi / Daniele Malerba (2023)
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Household vulnerability to climate change and identification of target beneficiaries to implement household-specific adaptation strategies: a quantitative assessment

Swamikannu, Nedumaran / Ravi Nandi / Jyosthnaa Padmanabhan / Srigiri Srinivasa Reddy / Dakshina Murthy Kadiyala / Shalander Kumar (2021)
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Institutions of collective action and property rights for natural resource management: participation of rural households in watershed management initiatives in semi-arid India

Srigiri, Srinivasa Reddy (2014)
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From income poverty to multidimensional poverty: an international comparison

Burchi, Francesco / Nicole Rippin / Claudio E. Montenegro (2018)
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Beyond the agroecological and sustainable agricultural intensification debate: is blended sustainability the way forward?

Mockshell, Jonathan / Josey Kamanda (2017)
Discussion Paper 16/2017

With the Sustainable Development Goals has come a renewed interest in achieving zero hunger, ending poverty and preventing natural resource degradation. Yet, there is a lively debate over pathways to agricultural sustainability. This paper unravels the debate and contributes to its resolution.

Profile and determinants of the middle classes in Ghana: energy use and sustainable consumption

Senadza, Bernardin / Babette Never / Sascha Kuhn / Felix A. Asante (2020)
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Persistence against the odds: how entrepreneurial agents helped the UN Joint Inspection Unit to prevail

Eugénia C. Heldt / Patrick A. Mello / Anna Novoselova / Omar Ramon Serrano Oswald (2022)
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Are women poorer? A cross-country analysis of gender differentials in multidimensional poverty

Burchi, Francesco / Daniele Malerba (2023)
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Assessing trends in multidimensional poverty during the MDGs

Burchi, Francesco / Daniele Malerba / Claudio E. Montenegro / Nicole Rippin (2022)
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Process tracing the term limit struggle in Malawi: the role of international democracy promotion in Muluzi's bid for a third term

Nowack, Daniel (2021)
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Regional cooperation on migration and mobility: experiences from two African regions

Dick, Eva / Benjamin Schraven (2019)
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Constructing well-being and poverty dimensions on political grounds

Burchi, Francesco / Pasquale De Muro / Eszter Kollar (2017)
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A micro-level analysis of the effects of aid fragmentation and aid alignment

Öhler, Hannes (2017)
Discussion Paper 7/2017

We investigate the effects of aid fragmentation and alignment with the recipient country on infant mortality at the sub-national level within Cambodia. Our results indicate that programme-based approaches led to positive effects in terms of an improved health situation in the Cambodian provinces.

Unfinished agenda or overtaken by events? Applying aid- and development-effectiveness principles to capacity development support

Keijzer, Niels (2013)
Discussion Paper 17/2013

Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement: potential gains

Balistreri, Edward J. / Zoryana Olekseyuk (2024)
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Trade liberalization gains under different trade theories: a case study for Ukraine

Olekseyuk, Zoryana / Edward J. Balistreri (2014)
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Economic impacts of an Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement

Balistreri, Edward J. / Zoryana Olekseyuk (2025)
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