Author Halvard Buhaug Research Professor, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Disclosure statement Halvard Buhaug receives funding from the European Research Council (grant no. 101055133). The world...
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Ce que l'insurrection intermittente du M23 nous apprend sur la recherche précaire de la paix en RDC
Authors Kasper Hoffmann Adjunct assistant professor, University of Copenhagen Christoph Vogel Research Director of the Insecure Livelihoods Project, Ghent University Disclosure statement Kasper...
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Worrying insights from UN’s first-ever assessment of water security in Africa
Grace Oluwasanya Research Lead, Water, Climate and Gender, United Nations University Duminda Perera Senior Researcher: Hydrology and Water Resources, United Nations University When it comes to water...
Ukraine: War has an impact on people’s health beyond bullets and bombs
According to the UN human rights office, 136 civilians have died in the war on Ukraine so far. But it acknowledges that the figure is probably much higher. These deaths may have occurred directly –...
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We interviewed 150 women migrants – revealing how their journeys involve peril at every turn
Authors Katie Kuschminder Associate Professor, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), United Nations University Disclosure statement This article...
Africa’s first continent-wide survey of climate change literacy finds education is key
Nicholas P. Simpson Postdoctoral Research Fellow, African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town Christopher Trisos Senior Research Fellow, University of...
New tools to map flood risk will help bring disaster planning up to date
Author: Hamid Mehmood - Senior Researcher, United Nations University Disclosure statement Hamid Mehmood does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation...
Nigeria has a flooding challenge: here’s why and what can be done
Author: Adaku Jane Echendu - Graduate Teaching Assistant, Queen's University, Ontario Disclosure statement Adaku Jane Echendu does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any...
Mozambique + 2 more
Climate change has already hit southern Africa. Here’s how we know
Many people still think of climate change as a phenomenon that we will only face in the distant future. Perhaps that's partly because climate change projections about rising temperatures and extreme...
What an irrigation project reveals about farmer-herder conflict in northern Nigeria
Author Daniel Adeoluwa Adeniyi Research Associate at the Institute for Social Development, University of the Western Cape Clashes between herders and local farmers in several communities in Nigeria...
Internally displaced children in Nigeria need more protection from the state
Olanike Adelakun Instructor, School of Law, American University of Nigeria Internal displacement of people has been a recurring challenge in Nigeria. There are several factors that contribute to it,...
Western Sahara conflict risks spilling over into the Sahel: how it can be resolved
Contributor Hugh Lovatt Senior Policy Fellow The United Nations recently appointed a new envoy for Western Sahara -- Staffan de Mistura. This is a welcome step towards resolving the long-running...
Circles of impunity: why sexual violence by humanitarians and peacekeepers keeps happening
Mukesh Kapila, Professor Emeritus in Global Health & Humanitarian Affairs, University of Manchester I first visited the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 1994 during the...
Comment le changement climatique a contribué à la crise alimentaire à Madagascar
Disclosure statement Chris Funk reçoit des fonds de l'Agence des États-Unis pour le développement international (USAID). L'ONU a annoncé que Madagascar est sur le point de connaître la première «...
Refugee aid should be about achieving self-reliance: how we’re measuring it
Authors Lindsay Stark Associate Professor of Social Work and Public Health, Washington University in St Louis Ilana Seff Research Assistant Professor, Washington University in St Louis Each year,...
Ethiopia + 2 more
Scientists sound the alarm over drought in East Africa: what must happen next
Chris Funk: Affiliated Research Professor, Department of Geography and Director, Climate Hazards Group, University of California Santa Barbara Every few years, it is devastating to watch the same...
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Ranches won’t solve farmer-herder conflicts in Ghana if they don’t deal with root causes
Abubakari Ahmed, Lecturer, Department of Planning, University for Development Studies Elias Danyi Kuusaana 2, Lecturer, Land Management and Land Tenure, University for Development Studies Across West...
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War devastates the lives of children: what the research tells us, and what can be done
Author Roos van der Haer Assistant professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science, Leiden University Disclosure statement Roos van der Haer does not work for, consult, own...
Marburg en Guinée : la valeur des leçons tirées de la gestion d'autres épidémies de fièvre hémorragique
Michelle J. Groome | Head of the Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response, National Institute for Communicable Diseases Janusz Paweska | Head of the Center for Emerging and Zoonotic...
Tigray war antagonists are reluctant to talk peace: why and what’s next
Author: Mohammed Girma - Visiting Lecturer, University of Roehampton It is almost a year since the war in Ethiopia's northern state of Tigray broke out. It all begun with a "pre-emptive strike" on...