The Global Gender Gap Report 2013 ranks 136 countries on the gender gap in: economic participation and opportunity; health and survival; educational attainment; and political empowerment. Of the 133 countries that were measured in both 2012 and 2013, 86 improved their gender gap during this time with the area of political participation seeing the greatest progress. The world's ...» more
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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.
Assessing the Overall Impact of Civil Society at the Country Level: An Exploratory Approach
Very little is known about the wider and longer-term contribution of civil society organisations (CSOs) to development and poverty reduction. Evaluators have shied away from making judgements for lack of data: rigour has trumped relevance. This article reports on the work of a panel set up by NORAD in response to growing pressure from the public to assess the wider impact of ...» more
A Networked Response? Exploring national humanitarian networks in Asia
Networks are an increasingly prominent feature of the modern world. In the humanitarian system – characterised as it is by interdependent relationships between autonomous actors and the lack of any central authority or agreed hierarchy – they can be found organising collective action and collaboration in a multitude of settings. The aim of this research was to improve the ...» more
The geography of poverty, disasters and climate extremes in 2030
Climate change and exposure to ‘natural’ disasters threaten to derail international efforts to eradicate poverty by 2030. As temperatures warm, many of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable citizens will face the growing risks linked to more intense or lengthy droughts, extreme rainfall and flooding and severe heat waves – risks that threaten lives and livelihoods, as well as ...» more
Mapping context for social accountability
Demand-side governance and social accountability approaches (“SAcc”) have steadily gained prominence as a perceived means for achieving and improving a range of development outcomes. Today, most development agencies invest in the promotion of SAcc under the guise of “citizen participation”, “citizen demand”, “voice”, “transparency and accountability”, or, more broadly, “good ...» more