Learning from ODF districts in Mozambique
Mozambique has committed to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.2 to achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation by 2030. Much progress
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Account for dietary deprivations in rural Africa: poor households, poor farms or poor food environments?
Agricultural and food policies are increasingly asked to do more to improve the dietary quality of populations in lower and middle income countries (LMICs), especially severely malnourished rural populations.
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India’s water federalism: new perspectives for public policy
The volume is a collection of essays and cases on water federalism. The contributors are a well-known group of academics, practitioners, and civil society actors. Commissioned by the Hanns Siedel Foundation
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In the hot seat: saving lives from extreme heat in Washington State
This publication describes the problem of extreme heat and outlines specific, actionable guidance for short-term emergency response and long-term risk reduction. From creating culturally-specific cooling
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Asia’s low-carbon transition: opportunities and challenges for trade
This paper finds the green trade pattern of Asian economies is increasing in terms of its export share within the region and in global trade. However, the green imports share showed faster growth than
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WHO ambient air quality database, 2022 update: status report
Since 2011, WHO has been compiling and publishing ground measurements of air quality and, specifically, the annual mean concentrations of particulate matter with a diameter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5) and ≤ 10 μm
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Renewable energy market update- June 2023
The key areas examined by the report include the latest data and analysis on renewable power capacity additions in 2022 – globally and for major markets – as well as forecasts for 2023 and 2024. The update
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Towards policies to prevent antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an emerging public health crisis, particularly in low-and middle-income countries, where knowledge gaps are more dominant. The pandemic has further enhanced AMR with long-term
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Digital climate adaptation in agriculture profile for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked African country with an estimated population of 14.65 million people as of 2019 with females accounting for 52 percent of the population resulting in a sex ratio of almost 92 percent.
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Gender and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: review of constraints and effective interventions
Raising agricultural is essential to boosting gross domestic product (GDP), reducing poverty, improving food security, and achieving structural transformation across Africa. Yet, Africa’s agricultural
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Building systems to anticipate drought in Southern Africa
This case study series presents the evolution in national capacities and systems for anticipating drought in Madagascar, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. They outline key results from the first phase (2019-2022)
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Liberia economic update: getting rice right for productivity and poverty alleviation
In the last two years, Liberia’s economic performance has improved. Inflation remained in single digits despite high global food and fuel prices and a relaxation in monetary and fiscal policies. Liberia’s
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Enhancing biodiversity co-benefits from nature-based solutions
This technical report provides a set of recommendations to help plan, design, and implement nature-based solutions (NbS) for adaptation that enhances biodiversity and ecosystem integrity. This report aims
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Seventh Ghana economic update: price surge- unraveling inflation’s toll on poverty and food security
A combination of domestic imbalances and external shocks in 2022, led to macroeconomic challenges in Ghana. The year was marked by currency depreciation, rising inflation, and tumbling investor confidence.
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Equatorial Guinea economic update: reforming fossil fuel subsidies
This is the first edition of the Economic Update for Equatorial Guinea. This report presents recent economic developments in Equatorial Guinea as well as the medium-term economic outlook and risks (Chapter
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Scaling agritech at the last mile: converging efforts for farmers’ prosperity
India, one of the largest producers of food in the world, is working on ambitious targets to transform the state of agriculture in order to feed its growing population – poised to cross 1.5 billion by
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Reuse of treated wastewater in urban/peri-urban agriculture in India
This document highlights the scope of reuse of treated wastewater for urban/peri-urban agriculture, its challenges and the way forward. The potential of reusable treated wastewater keeps on increasing
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All India electricity statistics: general review 2023
This publication “All India Electricity Statistics- General Review 2023” contains countrywide statistics relating to generation, transmission, distribution and consumption of electricity by different sectors/categories
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Scaling aquaculture for food security and employment in Africa: insights from Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria
Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in the world and now accounts for more than half of the fish consumed globally. However, the sector in Africa remains in its infancy, with the notable exception
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Watts in store: Part 1- explainer on how energy storage can help South Africa's electricity crisis
South Africa has an electricity crisis where national supply is often unable to meet demand, leading to regular, planned power cuts. This report aims to explain how energy storage can provide a wide range