This paper investigates the current landscape of evidence in the humanitarian sector, with particular emphasis on evidence from impact evaluation. This is in an attempt to identify areas in which actionable evidence is available and those where more evidence is needed, so as to direct research to where it will be most valuable. It finds a paucity of evidence in most areas, ...» 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.
Do Governance Indicators Explain Development Performance? A Cross-Country Analysis
This study uses the World Bank's worldwide governance indicators to examine whether a country with governance 'surplus' in a given base year (1998) grew faster on average in a subsequent period (1998-2011) than a country with governance 'deficit'. Governance is defined in several dimensions, including government effectiveness, political stability, control of corruption and ...» more
Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment: What Works?
This article reviews the empirical evidence on the effectiveness of actions that have direct, near-term impacts on women’s economic outcomes, while recognizing the importance of complementary investments in women’s human capital and inclusive policies and legal frameworks over the long term. The interventions covered in this review include providing women with access to capital ...» more
Human Development Report 2014 – Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience
The 2014 Human Development Report— Sustaining Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience—looks at two concepts which are both interconnected and immensely important to securing human development progress. It shows that overall global trends are positive and that progress is continuing. Yet, lives are being lost, and livelihoods and development undermined, by ...» more
Technologies to Support Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Asia
The 2013 Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) restates the inevitability of significant and continuing climate change impact in Asia. The report is organized by sector and deals separately with climate change impact, vulnerabilities, and technology needs in the following six sectors:agriculture, coastal resources, human health, ...» more