ESRC-DFID research for policy and practice: women and conflict
Research evidence explores social norms, economic empowerment and women’s political participation in fragile and conflict-affected states including Jordan, Pakistan and Somaliland.
Security in development and conflict contexts, including issues such as: local governance, education, religion, and gender.
Raising Awareness of Environmental Change in the Maldives
Participatory research with island communities in the Maldives explores how environmental changes affect day-to-day life, and raises awareness of associated issues with decision makers.
Understanding Displacement and Urbanisation in Somali Cities
How research has captured the experiences of displaced people in four Somali cities and provided spaces for them to raise their concerns with policymakers. The study showed that land, tenure and labour insecurity consistently feature in their lives. Living conditions differed considerably depending on the duration of settlement, individuals’ connection to local power-holders, and their gender.
News: Debt, climate change and Cambodia's 'blood bricks'
Findings from the ESRC-DFID funded project 'Blood bricks: examining the climate change-modern slavery nexus in the Cambodian construction industry' have been shared in The Highland Times and Made in China Journal.
Impacts After One Year of “Healing Classroom” on Children's Reading and Math Skills in DRC: Results From a Cluster Randomized Trial
Aber, Lawrence J. et al (2016) ‘Impacts After One Year of “Healing Classroom” on Children's Reading and Math Skills in DRC: Results From a Cluster Randomized Trial’ Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness 10.3: 507-529.
Promoting children's learning and development in conflict-affected countries: Testing change process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2016)
Aber, Lawrence J. et al (2017) ‘Promoting children's learning and development in conflict-affected countries: Testing change process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’, Development and Psychopathology 29.1: 53-67.
Migrants provide solutions for urban sustainability
Researchers and policymakers from city and national planning agencies discussed the insights and challenges faced by migrants in rapidly growing cities in Bangladesh.
The Climate Change-Modern Slavery Nexus in Cambodia
Focuses on Cambodian brick kilns to examine how a high vulnerability to climate change can facilitate trafficking into new industries and greater susceptibility to modern slavery.
Posters and presentations from the 'Power of Partnership' conference, December 2018
A full list of the posters and presentations from the 'Power of Partnership' conference in New Delhi, 3-5 December 2018
News: 'Power of Partnership: Research to Alleviate Poverty' take a look at this snapshot of the event so far
The ‘Power of Partnership: Research to Alleviate Poverty’ conference recently took place in Delhi, India from 3-5 December.
The event focused on the ESRC-DFID Joint Fund for Poverty Alleviation Research as it approaches its final phase.
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