Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC) Updates

Iffat Idris GSDRC, University of Birmingham 16 July 2021 Question What type of interventions are effective for increasing the levels of birth registration for children from marginalised groups? Are...

Question What evidence is there for what works to maintain essential state functions and basic service delivery in escalating conflict situations? Focus on modalities and lessons from contexts like...

Question Who are the key donors in the climate change space in the Middle East and North Africa? Focus on ODA eligible countries include bilateral as well as multilateral finance, and single country...

Herbert, S. (2019). Lessons for coherent and integrated conflict analysis from multilateral donors. (GSDRC Helpdesk Research Report). Birmingham, UK: GSDRC, University of Birmingham. 1. Overview This...

By Siân Herbert Question (1) What institutional structures and approaches do donors use to ensure their conflict prevention and peacebuilding analysis is coherent and integrated across their agency...

Question Based on the available literature, what lessons can be learned from interventions on media/communications for development, focused on peacebuilding/building social cohesion/changing...

Question What can developing countries do over the mid-term horizon (next 5 years) to improve water security to prepare for a potential increase in disease outbreaks and pandemics such as Covid19? ...

Question What do we know about the negative and positive coping mechanisms of different groups (based on wealth (below the poverty line/elites), gender, age, (dis)abilities, geographies...

Question Identify major learning reviews and evaluations on stabilisation, state-building, and development programme in South Sudan since independent. [NB. Particularly interest in reviews of...

William Avis Question What evidence exists regarding the challenges specific religious minorities face in accessing humanitarian assistance? Summary This rapid literature review, surveys evidence...

Anna Orrnert Question What are the implications of not addressing mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) needs of children, youth and adults in conflict situations? Summary This review of...

Question Is there evidence that a place-based approach to aid investment can deliver effective and coherent development impact? Summary This rapid literature review surveys the available academic and...

Question What are the experiences of people with disabilities living in South Sudan (covering their prevalence, attitudes towards them, the barriers and challenges they face, and their responses to...

Dylan O’Driscoll University of Manchester Question What communications or programmatic efforts are available to support positive civic action programmes in Lebanon? What is the media landscape for...

Dylan O’Driscoll University of Manchester Question What available evidence is there of what has worked and what has not worked in the donor response to prevent and reduce tensions between Lebanese...

Question What are the experiences of people with disabilities living in Somalia (covering their prevalence, attitudes towards them, the barriers and challenges they face, and their responses to these...

Question Provide an update to the 2013 GSDRC report ‘Remote management of projects in fragile states’, focusing on new remote monitoring approaches, tools and examples that are being used,...

Question A rapid review of the evidence available on women’s participation in peacebuilding and reconciliation in Iraq. Summary This rapid review synthesises data from academic, policy and NGO...

Brigitte Rohwerder Institute of Development Studies Question What lessons and evidence is there from situations of rapid, mass displacement into sites and/or camps with limited space and limited...

Iffat Idris GSDRC, University of Birmingham Question How does the influx of Rohingya into Bangladesh affect Bangladeshi politics and the potential for local or regional tensions and conflict? Summary ...