Understanding The New Normal Consumer
<p>Consumers shrinking wallets have sparked drastic shifts in spend, purchasing habits and routines as they try to cope with the harsh economic effects of COVID 19, a new report by marketing agency SCANAD
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The Impact Investors’ Blind Spot: Local Clean Energy Entrepreneurs In Kenya
<p>Impact investors have been criticized for investing mainly in foreign-owned clean energy access companies and ignoring local entrepreneurs in Africa. This working paper looks at the investments made
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2020 Global Report on Food Crises
<p>The data and the analyses in this report were prepared before the global crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic and do not account for its impact on vulnerable people in food-crisis situations. In 2019, 135
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Review of Policies and Strategies for the Pharmaceutical Production Sector in Africa
<p>Africa faces significant challenges in accessing high-quality pharmaceuticals, exacerbating a continued high burden of disease. The availability of essential drugs in the public sector across the continent
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COVID-19: Stay up-to-date with the latest on UNOPS support to response efforts
<p>The impacts of this rapidly evolving health pandemic are now being felt in every corner of the world. UNOPS is working closely with the UN family, governments and other partners to support mitigation
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East Africa 2020 flood impacts on agriculture
<p>The March to May (MAM) rainfall period was one of the wettest the region has seen since 1981, following an already record wet 2019 October to December (OND) rainfall period. The early onset of rains
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How Are Innovative Financing Approaches Contributing to Wider Electricity Access in Kenya?
<p>Digital technological innovation, combined with new financing approaches, can make a significant contribution in the field of access to energy. This is the case in Kenya, where payas- you-go solutions,
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Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on East African economies
<p>Africa's projected gross domestic product growth of 3.2 per cent for 2020 is now expected to fall further to -0.8 per cent due to prolonged partial and total lockdown of countries brought on by
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Community Visioning and Action Planning: Guidelines for Integrating the Options by Context Approach
<p>The Drylands Development Programme (DRYDEV) is an integrated programme designed to improve livelihoods and landscapes in semiarid areas of selected countries in the Sahel and Horn of Africa. It is a
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Energy Safety Nets:Using social assistance mechanisms to close affordbility gaps for the poor
<p>The Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) mandate to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy services for all, means that even the poorest and most disadvantaged in society