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Johanna de Tessières EU

Empowering female entrepreneurs in the Middle East: from challenges to opportunities

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Ambassadors' Blog Post

On the occasion of International Women’s Day and of the publication of a book* I contributed to, I’d like to share some insights on the challenges female entrepreneurs in the Middle East face every day and how we can address them...

Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Gender
Entrepreneurship
Producción de arroz sostenible en Java Central y Oriental: proyecto Arroz Bajo en Carbono

Producción de arroz sostenible en Java Central y Oriental: proyecto Arroz Bajo en Carbono

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Voices & Views

Con motivo del Día Mundial de la Alimentación, Capacidad4dev se asocia con el Programa SWITCH-Asia y la Delegación de la Unión Europea en Indonesia y Brunei Darussalam. Descubra las ideas de los expertos y tres consejos.

Asia
Indonesia
Agriculture & Rural Development
Agro-business
Agricultural policy and statistics
+7
Food crop production
Climate change & disaster risks
Climate Change
Employment & VET
Decent work
Environment & green economy
Green jobs
Production de riz durable dans le centre et l'est de Java : le projet Low Carbon Rice

Production de riz durable dans le centre et l'est de Java : le projet Low Carbon Rice

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Voices & Views

A l'occasion de la Journée Mondiale de l'Alimentation, Capacité4dev s'associe au Programme SWITCH-Asia et à la Délégation de l'Union Européenne en Indonésie et Brunei Darussalam. Découvrez les avis d’experts et trois conseils.

Asia
Indonesia
Agriculture & Rural Development
Food crop production
Agro-business
+8
Agriculture value chains and commodities
Agricultural policy and statistics
Climate change & disaster risks
Climate Change
Employment & VET
Decent work
Environment & green economy
Green jobs
Sustainable rice production in Central and East Java: the Low Carbon Rice project

Sustainable rice production in Central and East Java: the Low Carbon Rice project

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Voices & Views

On the occasion of the World Food Day, Capacity4dev partners with the SWITCH-Asia Programme and the Delegation of the European Union to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam. Discover the insights of experts and three tips.

Asia
Indonesia
Agriculture & Rural Development
Food crop production
Agro-business
+7
Agricultural policy and statistics
Climate Change
Climate change & disaster risks
Employment & VET
Decent work
Environment & green economy
Green jobs

Many paths, one direction: Strategies for achieving Universal Health Coverage

Article
Voices & Views

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...

Africa
Nigeria
South Africa
+4
Ethiopia
Asia
Timor-Leste
Oceania
Health
Health policies & policy dialogue
Health Systems Strengthening
+1
Universal health coverage - equity

Views from the field: Q&A with Franck Viault, former EU Head of Cooperation in Indonesia

Article
Voices & Views

In recent years, Indonesia has graduated out of bilateral EU development assistance. Franck Viault, who recently finished his post as the Delegation’s Head of Cooperation, explains the different projects and programmes and how...

Asia
Indonesia
Environment & green economy
Knowledge Management
Good practices
+2
Forests
Timber regulation

Views from the Field: In Conversation with the Foreign Minister and EU Ambassador to Timor-Leste

Article
Voices & Views

Emerging from over two decades of conflict and instability, in May 2002 the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste became the 21st century’s first new sovereign state. Since then the country’s government – with assistance from the...

Asia
Timor-Leste
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Development Policy
+3
Environment & green economy
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Forests

EU Mobile Labs: Part of the Solution to Tackle the Ebola Outbreak

Article
Voices & Views

The Ebola outbreak has already taken many lives in Western Africa, and the long-term economic consequences for affected countries are likely to be dramatic. Such crises can easily spiral out of control and affect other parts of...

Africa
Guinea
Liberia
+1
Nigeria
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Health

Youth Ambassadors

Article
Voices & Views

During the European Development Days 2013, there was a strong focus on youth, as the event welcomed for the first time 12 youth ambassadors from around the world, three of whom were 18 or under. Each ambassador was selected to...

Africa
Nigeria
Asia
+1
Indonesia
Food & Nutrition Security
Health

Civil Society Shares Their Experience of the VPA Process at FLEGT Week 2013

Article
Voices & Views

The European Union’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) initiative calls on the involvement of civil society in the negotiation and implementation of their Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPA) with timber...

Africa
Ghana
Asia
+2
Indonesia
Myanmar
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Civil Society
Environment & green economy
+1
Forests