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Takeaways from the field: a candid interview with Francine Pickup, UNDP
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The Capacity4dev Team sat down with Francine Pickup, Deputy Director of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support at UNDP, who shared insights from her field days and reflections on her work today.
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+3Asia
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Capacity Development
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+1Innovative Financing for Development
Gender equality in environmental programmes: Insights from the PEUMP in the Pacific
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Voices & Views
The gender equality-environmental nexus appeared in the international debate more than two decades ago. Still, a lot needs to be done. The international community gathers to discuss how to achieve gender equality in the context of...
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Cook Islands
Fiji
+12Kiribati
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Niue
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Vanuatu
Climate change & disaster risks
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Remittances in the Pacific Islands: Challenges and Solutions
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Editors' Spotlight
The Capacity4dev editorial team worked with INTPA.G.6 and provides a list of challenges and solutions.
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Fiji
+12Kiribati
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Micronesia
Nauru
Niue
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Papua New Guinea
Samoa
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Tonga
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Vanuatu
Migration & Forced Displacement
Empowering rural women to achieve sustainable wildlife management
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Voices & Views
Women and girls are at the heart of rural communities worldwide. Their contribution to ending poverty and ensuring food security is fundamental. They also play a critical role in natural resource management and can influence how...
Africa
Congo
Americas & the Caribbean
+3Guyana
Oceania
Papua New Guinea
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Food & Nutrition Security
Gender
Seeking a harmonious coexistence between Pacific Islanders and the life below water
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Voices & Views
Marine resources are the backbone of Pacific Island economies and are fundamental for the livelihood of their inhabitants. However, the region is at the forefront of climate change and is struggling to control illegal, unreported...
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Cook Islands
Fiji
+12Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
Niue
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Environment & green economy
Fisheries
Larger than Tigers: Conservation and development in the Asia-Pacific region
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Voices & Views
The Larger than Tigers report, released by the European Commission in May, presents a synthesis of the challenges facing biodiversity across Asia. Lead author Pete Wood walked us through the report’s main findings.
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Oceania
Climate change & disaster risks
Environment & green economy
Forests
Many paths, one direction: Strategies for achieving Universal Health Coverage
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Each year, nearly 100 million people find themselves pushed into extreme poverty because of health-related expenditures. Capacity4dev spoke to health programme managers at the EU Delegations to Nigeria, Ethiopia, South Africa and...
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Nigeria
South Africa
+4Ethiopia
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Timor-Leste
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+1Universal health coverage - equity
Linking Farmers & Tourists to Solve Development Challenges in SIDS
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Developing the link between agriculture and tourism could be a significant opportunity for small island developing states. Already an expanding sector in several Pacific and Caribbean islands, agritourism can address a range of...
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Grenada
Haiti
+4Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Vanuatu
Agriculture & Rural Development
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Food & Nutrition Security
Addressing Rising Inequality via Tax Reform, Infrastructure Investment and Civil Society
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Zambia can sound like a success. One of sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest-growing economies – with an average annual expansion of 3% between 2004 and 2013 – it was classed by the World Bank as a lower-middle-income country in 2011.
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Zambia
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+3Jordan
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