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Capacity4dev Podcast series episode 14
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The fourteenth episode of the Capacity4dev Podcast Series is now live!

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Building Ownership to Deliver Sustainable Water Aid

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Voices & Views

When the children of Inyima in southeast Nigeria began to fall sick and die, villagers were horrified to learn that their own poor hygiene practices had contaminated the community’s drinking water, causing a deadly diarrhoea...

Africa
Nigeria
Agriculture & Rural Development
Development Effectiveness
Capacity Development
+6
Civil Society
Fisheries
Health
Knowledge Management
Learning
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Governance Challenges in Education: Similar Problems, Different Causes, Tailored Solutions

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While a massive body of water separates Haiti and the Democratic Republic of Congo, there’s not an ocean of difference between them in terms of the scale of the governance challenges facing their education sectors.

Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Americas & the Caribbean
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Haiti
Development Effectiveness
Education
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
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Governance & Corruption

Equitable Access to Quality Education: Challenges in Namibia

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Voices & Views

Namibia is often held up as Africa’s poster child for progress in education. But while the sector has been well funded for over twenty years and attendance rates meet the requirements of the Millennium Development Goals, learning...

Africa
Namibia
Education

Improving Water and Sanitation Conditions for Slum Dwellers in Kenya

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In Kenya, nearly 60% of Nairobi's population live in slums. In the Mukuru slum, in the East of Nairobi, an EU funded project is helping to improve the health status of residents through the provision of water and sanitation...

Africa
Kenya
Health
Private Sector
Trade & Economic Integration
+2
Urban Development
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Protéger les civils en temps de guerre avec la force militaire conjointe du G5 Sahel : de la théorie à la pratique

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Voices & Views

Pour la protection des populations civiles, il est crucial que les troupes déployées dans les zones de guerre respectent le droit international des droits de l'homme (DIDH), le droit international humanitaire (DIH) et le droit des...

Africa
Burkina Faso
Mali
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Mauritania
Niger
Chad
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Human Rights
Peace and Security

Threats to the Congo Basin

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Voices & Views

A major report on the Congo Basin has found the world’s “second lung” is struggling to maintain its rich biodiversity amid deforestation, poaching and the worsening effects of climate change.

Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Environment & green economy
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Forests

Understanding Politics in Development

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Voices & Views

Development is a complex business but it should not be tackled in isolation from the political dynamics in a country or context. And that’s why development practitioners would be advised to embrace the Political Economy Analysis...

Development Policy

Team Europe-Kenya Partnership: community-led wildlife conservation

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Team Europe is an important partner for Kenya’s development cooperation in the commitment to achieve the country’s national priorities and the drive towards the realisation of Sustainable Development Goals. The Team Europe-Kenya...

Africa
Kenya
Development Effectiveness
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Environment & green economy

Solar Energy has Great Potential in Africa, but Has Yet to Take Off

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Coordination between policy makers and private partners is key to developing solar energy in Africa, said photovoltaic expert Michael Franz as he presented impressions and conclusions of his extensive work on the development of a...

Africa
Kenya
Climate change & disaster risks
Energy
Environment & green economy

Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Development Cooperation

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Donors are increasingly recognising the importance of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in driving economic and social development. As a result, there is a need for more and new TVET policies and support to training...

Education
Employment & VET
Social Protection