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Protecting Soil Fertility: Protecting Life

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Voices & Views

There is much discussion in the development arena about the struggle ahead to feed the seven plus billion, of the methods proposed towards food security, building resilience, safeguarding water resources and so on. But few stop to...

Africa
Algeria
Egypt
+4
Libya
Morocco
Tunisia
Europe
Agriculture & Rural Development
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
+2
Environment & green economy
Forests

New Ways to Help Women Entrepreneurs Impact on MENA Economies

Article
Voices & Views

Participants at a high level panel discussion entitled, “Women Entrepreneurship to Reshape the Economy through Innovation in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA)” held during the 2012 European Development Days explored ways...

Africa
Egypt
Morocco
+5
Tunisia
Asia
Jordan
Pakistan
Europe
Capacity Development
Gender
Knowledge Management
+3
Learning
Private Sector
Trade & Economic Integration

Developing Civil Society after the ‘Arab Spring’: Lessons Learned from the EU Delegation in Tunisia

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Voices & Views

With the fall of Ben Ali’s government at the beginning of 2011, space was suddenly created for the emergence of civil society in Tunisia. In the frenetic eleven months that followed, the European Commission (EC) was able to fund...

Africa
Tunisia
Europe
Development Effectiveness
Capacity Development
Civil Society
+3
Governance & Corruption
Knowledge Management
Learning

Cyber Activism and the Tunisian Revolution – an Insiders' Testimony

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Voices & Views

Social media did not "cause" the end of Ben Ali’s reign last year, but it played a vital role in accelerating the course of events and enhancing the citizens' capacity to impact political events, according to Tunisian cyber...

Africa
Tunisia
Europe
Communicating Development Cooperation
Digitalisation