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podcastCOVID-19 and SDG 9: Strengthening infrastructure and innovation
- January 2, 2021by Syed Yusuf Saadat - CPD (Bangladesh)
The infrastructure required for successful industrialisation and innovation in Bangladesh is currently inadequate.
The climate crisis needs a vaccine too
- January 2, 2021by Shyam Saran - CPR (India)
The pandemic has starkly exposed the perils of the rampant degradation of our planet’s fragile ecology.
Finding out fast about the impact of COVID-19: the need for policy-relevant methodological innovation
- January 1, 2021by Hossain Zillur Rahman, Imran Matin, Nikola Banks, David Hulme - CBGA (India)
The COVID-19 crisis has made the development of innovative, rapid survey methodologies a research priority.
COVID-19 and SDG 8: Reviving economies, restoring livelihoods
- December 25, 2020by Syed Yusuf Saadat - CPD (Bangladesh)
In Bangladesh, 71% of urban slum-dwellers and 55% of the rural poor have no jobs because of the pandemic.
Urban Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- December 25, 2020by Pallavi Choudhuri, Santanu Pramanik, Sonalde Desai - NCAER (India)
In India, the urban poor and households/individuals relying on casual wage work were most affected by the lockdowns.
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Small and Medium Enterprises in Bangladesh
- December 24, 2020by Atiya Rahman, Rafia Nisat, Asadul Islam - BIGD (Bangladesh)
Lockdown measures caused the majority of small enterprises to shut down.
Parenting, teaching and care workers: How to care for those who teach, raise and care for girls and boys in Argentina?
- in Spanish - December 24, 2020by José Florito, Jennifer Guevara - CIPPEC (Argentina)
The synergistic combination of various strategies could represent an opportunity to generate decent employment for women.
Qualitative Exploration The End User Context of BCC Materials on COVID-19 Guidelines and Handwashing
- December 24, 2020by Tanvir Shatil, Dipanwita Ghosh, Md. Kamruzzaman, Sonia Afrin, Swagatam Saha - BIGD (Bangladesh)
BRAC seeks to identify gaps in residents of Dhaka and Khulna's existing hygiene knowledge and practice, and opportunities for intervention.
COVID-19 and the global education emergency: designing systems for recovery and resilience
- December 23, 2020CIPPEC (Argentina)
Actions are suggested for G20 countries and donors to rebuild and support resilient education systems.
The performance of the COVID-19 district task forces in Uganda: Understanding the dynamics and functionality
- December 21, 2020by Jonas Mbabazi, Fred Kasalirwe - ACODE (Uganda)
Uganda's District Task Forces supported local governments in the implementation of COVID-19 containment measures.
The performance of the COVID-19 district task forces in Uganda
- December 21, 2020by Jonas Mbabazi, Wilson Winstons Muhwezi, Fred Kasalirwe, Phoebe Atukunda, Oscord Mark Otile, Rebecca Nalwoga-Mukwaya, Walter Akena, Eugene Gerald Ssemakula - ACODE (Uganda)
The creation and structures of the national and sub-national COVID-19 Task Forces were not consistent with existing national plans.
COVID-19’s Impact on Bangladesh Economy
- December 19, 2020by Avinno Faruk, Shahadat Hossain Siddique - BIGD (Bangladesh)
Both domestic and international demand declined due to the outbreak and subsequent lockdown.
Comparative Study of Policy Responses to COVID-19 in LICs in Africa
- December 18, 2020by Adedeji Adeniran - CSEA (Nigeria)
External financing has been crucial for low-income countries’ ability to respond to the pandemic, but is still inadequate.
COVID-19 and Migrant Workers: The Economics of Repatriation
- December 16, 2020by Bilesha Weeraratne - IPS (Sri Lanka)
This blog, written to mark International Migrants Day, examines the experience and challenges in the repatriation process during COVID-19.
The impact of COVID-19 on the Peruvian economy
- in Spanish - December 12, 2020by Miguel Jaramillo, Hugo Ñopo - GRADE (Peru)
Potential impacts on labor incomes of Peruvian homes are analyzed.