2022
How do resource extraction projects affect community health? – Evidence from Mozambique and other African countries
Macete, E., Cossa, H., Torres, N., Dietler, D., Winkler, M. 2022. How do resource extraction projects affect community health? –
Evidence from Mozambique and other African countries. r4d Policy Brief 3/2022.
The resource extraction sector in Mozambique has proliferated in the last decade. Research evidence from the HIA4SD project offers new insights into the complex environmental, social, and economic changes that affect health in communities surrounding natural resource extraction projects.
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2022
Health impacts of large natural resource extraction projects in Tanzania
Lyatuu, I., Dietler, D., Winkler, M. 2022. Health impacts of large natural resource extraction projects in Tanzania- r4d Policy Brief 2/2022
Tanzania is rich in natural resources and recently demonstrated a rapid growth of the extractive industries sector. Mining projects can support economic development. At the same time, they have positive and negative impacts on public
health. New evidence from the HIA4SD project illuminates
the interplay between environmental, social and economic
changes that affect health in mining communities.
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2022
Gender in public health research: Overcoming resistance and leveraging opportunities
Palmeirin, M., Prytherch, H., Merten, S. 2022. Gender in public health research: Overcoming resistance and leveraging opportunities. r4d Policy Brief 1/2022
There are significant gender inequalities in public health. To
address these inequalities, it is crucial that gender is taken
into account routinely in public health research. A synthesis
exercise examined four public health research projects.
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2021
Gender Dimensions in Peacebuilding
Reginold, R., Vögeli, U. 2021. Gender Dimensions in Peacebuilding. r4d Resource Paper
The UN-resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security emphasises the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, in peacekeeping and peacebuilding. What does 1325 mean for policy implementation and operational planning?
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2021
Ventures for richer soil: Turning organic leftovers into compost in Ghana
Farmers struggling with depleted land tap techniques to make quality fertiliser from oil palm and cocoa remnants, transforming them into a precious resource.
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2021
A drop of vanilla: Finding a way out of Madagascar’s ‘triple crisis’
Farmers trading in the popular spice rely on forest just as much. Can dialogue centred on the vanilla market bring a solution that preserves both forest and livelihoods?
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