Almost 80% of Cambodians live in rural areas with limited access to clean and affordable energy. The EU promotes sustainable consumption patterns and changes behaviours by supporting micro, small and medium-sized companies (MSMEs)...
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Regreening Africa: Prioritising gender inclusion and agency in land restoration
The Capacity4dev editorial team partnered with INTPA.G.1 and provides three best practices of the EU-funded "Regreening Africa".
Couverture médiatique de la COVID-19 en Afrique de l'Ouest : s'adapter et se réinventer
Plus d'un an après son déclenchement, la pandémie de coronavirus continue de préoccuper la communauté internationale. Les journalistes et les médias ont été au cœur de cette pandémie pour informer leurs différents publics. Entre...
Media coverage of COVID-19 in West Africa: adapting and reinventing
Over a year after its outbreak, the coronavirus pandemic continues to concern the international community. The media have been at the heart of this pandemic – informing their different audiences. Between the risk of exposure to...
"Joint Programming boosts focus, cooperation and visibility"
Development programmes always strive to be as effective as possible – one way of achieving efficiency is to combine the strengths of all partners working in the sector. A recent evaluation of EU Joint Programming has shown that...
Migration management: One year on from the launch of the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection & Reintegration
With over 3,500 migrants rescued from the desert and 15,000 assisted in returning home from dire situations across the Central Mediterranean routes, the first year of the EU-IOM joint initiative has yielded substantive results...
Bringing Intercultural Competence to Development
A new ingredient in the development effectiveness debate is intercultural competence – that is, the ability to overcome challenges posed by working with colleagues and partners from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds...
Joined-up EU Approach to Development Programming
The European Union and its Member States have kept their place as the world’s leading aid donor, contributing €68 billion in 2015. They have recently begun to present a united front, pulling together their combined resources and...
Do you know where your clothes come from? – Garment Factory Conditions to be Monitored
Following the April 2013 disaster at a garment factory in Bangladesh, the European Commission is promoting health and safety in the global industry, as well as sustainable production, consumption and decent work.
Entrepreneurship in Africa: Supporting Small and Medium Enterprises to Ensure Sustainable Growth
SMEs in developing countries face significant financing challenges due to the lack of appropriately-sized loans available to them. Needs on either end of the spectrum are – relatively – better addressed; large firms have a variety...