This report provides an overview of the knowledge base on gender-sensitive approaches to peacebuilding and statebuilding in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCAS). It uses systematic principles of enquiry to assess the evidence, but is not a systematic review. The assessment included a review of the most relevant sources, identifying the key trends and findings in ...» more
Library
This e-library contains more than 4500 external publications on governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian issues. It includes academic and grey literature selected for its basis in good quality research and coverage of a range of perspectives. Policy-oriented summaries of each document are provided, plus links to the full text.
Trading Places: Accessing land in African cities
The developing world is urbanising fast, and new systems of urban land ownership, transfer and governance are emerging. This book tries to explain how these systems work and how they interface with wider markets and with existing land governance regimes, focusing particularly on Africa. The paper states that if African cities are to become economic engines of development, the ...» more
Incrementally Securing Tenure: Promising practices in informal settlement upgrading in southern Africa
Known as the “urbanisation of poverty”, about 62% of people today in towns and cities in sub-Saharan Africa live in informal settlements. This paper finds that land management in these conditions is under extreme pressure, and efforts to secure tenure among the urban poor are dominated by the paradigm of individual title implemented through large-scale titling schemes.The ...» more
Good Global Economic and Social Practices to Promote Gender Equality in the Labor Market
This report provides a review of policy frameworks for gender-equity and/or employment, including social protection measures related to social safety nets. It highlights good practices, drawing on examples from around the world and on Asia and the Pacific in particular.The review’s intended audience is policy makers who may be charged, as part of their duties, to design and ...» more
Gender Equality and the Labor Market. Cambodia, Kazakhstan and the Philippines
This report is drawn from national studies on Cambodia, Kazakhstan, and the Philippines. It comprises a gendered analysis of labour markets, policies, and legislation in each of threedeveloping member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and provides recommendations for legislation and policies that have the potential to expand or improve employment and work ...» more