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Informal urbanisation and the rise of slums

Informal urbanisation and the rise of slums

Article
Editors' Spotlight

The Capacity4dev editors collaborated with INTPA.F.4 and provide three lessons learnt from a webinar series on sustainable urban development.

Worldwide
Americas & the Caribbean
Brazil
Urban Development
Housing
Sustainable cities
+1
Urban policies & planning

Intercultural awareness and capacity for development effectiveness

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Voices & Views

International partnerships, being multicultural in nature, often face cultural differences which can generate misunderstandings, tension, and inefficiency. There are both tangible and intangible cultural barriers in EU...

Africa
Uganda
Americas & the Caribbean
+3
Brazil
Asia
Nepal
Intervention Cycle Management (Project/Program Cycle Management)
Development Effectiveness
Aid effectiveness
+2
Capacity Development
Capacity development

Empoderando a niños y jóvenes en América Latina y el Caribe

Article
Voices & Views

El mundo celebra el aniversario de la Declaración de los Derechos del Niño adoptada el 20 de noviembre de 1959 por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas. Aunque una de cada tres personas en todo el mundo es un menor, la...

Americas & the Caribbean
Argentina
Bolivia
+17
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Children and Youth
Civil Society
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation

Empowering children and youth in Latin America and the Caribbean

Article
Voices & Views

The world celebrates the anniversary of the Declaration of Children’s Rights adopted on 20 November 1959 by the UN General Assembly. Although one in three people worldwide is a minor, most societies still undervalue the opinion of...

Americas & the Caribbean
Argentina
Bolivia
+17
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Children and Youth
Civil Society
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation

SPHaïtiLab: Improving health with a national laboratory policy

Article
Voices & Views

For over a century, Haiti has had an ambitious – but struggling – laboratory sector. Can the new national policy, supported by an EU-funded project, be the change needed?

Americas & the Caribbean
Haiti
Health

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

Expanding Turkey’s social protection systems to refugees

Article
Voices & Views

In November 2016, the EU initiated its largest ever humanitarian scheme, the €348 million Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) in Turkey. ESSN is based on the idea that giving families cash rather than in-kind aid (such as food or...

Asia
Syria
Europe
+1
Turkey
Migration & Forced Displacement
Refugees
Social Protection and Inclusion

Linking Farmers & Tourists to Solve Development Challenges in SIDS

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Voices & Views

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...

Americas & the Caribbean
Grenada
Haiti
+4
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Oceania
Vanuatu
Agriculture & Rural Development
Fisheries
Food & Nutrition Security

Views from the Field: In Conversation with the EU Ambassador to Haiti

Article
Voices & Views

Haiti has struggled to recover from a devastating earthquake in 2010 which exacerbated existing development challenges. Ambassador Vincent Degert discusses how development and humanitarian actors are working together to build...

Americas & the Caribbean
Haiti
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Development Policy
+2
Environment & green economy
Forests

Views from the Field: In Conversation with the EU Ambassador to Brazil

Article
Voices & Views

In recent years Brazil has filled the news, from hosting the World Cup and Olympic Games, to corruption scandals and most recently the President’s impeachment. Behind these events lies an upper middle income country that is still...

Americas & the Caribbean
Brazil
Development Policy
Human Rights