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podcastForum El Salvador at the time of COVID-19. Effects on economic development
- in Spanish - April 23, 2020FUNDAUNGO (El Salvador)
Analysis of the diverse negative impacts of the pandemic on the socio-economic development of El Salvador.
The COVID-19 Scourge: How affected are the Least Developed Countries?
- April 23, 2020by Debapriya Bhattacharya, Fareha Raida Islam - CPD (Bangladesh)
Targeted international support measures and the adaptation of existing programs are vital.
Opportunity from the COVID-19 emergency
- in Spanish - April 23, 2020by Gala Díaz Langou, José Florito, Florencia Caro Sachetti, Alejandro Biondi - CIPPEC (Argentina)
Women aged 15-64 are more likely to lack social protection from the State. A gender-sensitive social protection system is needed.
First virtual conference of SV Latin American think tanks on COVID-19
- in Spanish - April 22, 2020by Andrea Ordóñez, Miguel Jaramillo, Verónica Serafini, Ana Patricia Muñoz, Pedro Argumedo, Javier Herrera, Gala Díaz Langou, Helga Cuéllar-Marchelli, Carolina Tchintian, María Jaraquemada, Andrés Carrizosa, Mónica Pachón Buitrago, Lorena Vázquez Correa - Southern Voice
In a joint initiative with On Think Tanks, Southern Voice organized its first virtual conference on COVID-19 in Latin America.
Post Covid-19, India needs increased focus on air quality
- April 22, 2020by Avani Kapur, Santosh Harish - CPR (India)
Covid-19 has stressed the need to proactively invest in public health. This includes easing risk factors that increase illnesses.
YouTube, FB should counter rumours, provide information on food and shelter in Covid times
- April 22, 2020by Anindita Mukherjee, Pooja Gupta, Aastha Jain - CPR (India)
Digital platforms have the potential to disseminate accurate information that is required to fight the stigma around COVID-19 disease.
Phase I: Media Tracking of COVID-19 Crisis Impact on RMG wages and employment and Role of Trade Unions
- April 22, 2020by Iffat Jahan Antara - BIGD (Bangladesh)
Identification of the roles of different actors, including trade unions and workers’ rights activists, as they navigate the crisis.
Webinar Deck: Trust, Institutions, and Collective Action: How are Communities Responding to COVID-19 in Bangladesh?
- April 22, 2020by Mirza M. Hassan, Mahan Ul Hoque, Imran Matin, Mehnaz Rabbani, Tariq Omar Ali, Naomi Hossain, Mamun-Ur-Rashid - BIGD (Bangladesh)
People have largely become more positive towards lockdown initiatives, although many are losing trust in the government.
A blueprint for a testing strategy
- April 22, 2020by Jishnu Das, Neelanjan Sircar, Partha Mukhopadhyay - CPR (India)
There is a way to minimise transmission risks and maximise detection of hidden cases.
India & the Coronavirus: Towards a safe, sensible, and clear exit strategy to allow us to rebuild the economy
- April 22, 2020by Shekhar Shah, Sajjid Chinoy, Sonal Varma, Santanu Sengupta, Abheek Barua - NCAER (India)
Can the recovery be as strong on the other side of the pandemic?
Redesigning India’s Social Protection Financing Architecture to meet the Challenge of COVID-19
- April 21, 2020by Yamini Aiyar, Avani Kapur, Partha Mukhopadhyay, Manish, Mukta Naik, Arkaja Singh - CPR (India)
A proposal for a reformed structure of financial institutions based on decentralisation, consolidation, and convergence.
The Salvadoran education system in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
- in Spanish - April 21, 2020by Helga Cuéllar-Marchelli - FUSADES (El Salvador)
When schools reopen the educational gap must be assessed, and strategies implemented to recover learning and reduce inequalities.
The Other Crisis
- in Spanish - April 21, 2020by Alejandro Saez Reale - CIPPEC (Argentina)
As the government adopts measures to tackle the consequences of the pandemic, there is an opportunity to implement changes that fight climate change.
Let’s reimagine democracy
- April 21, 2020by Shyam Saran - CPR (India)
In times of Covid, we need to reflect on the deeper realities of social inequality.
From unpaid domestic care work to menstrual hygiene – Covid’s double whammy for Indian women
- April 21, 2020by Anju Dwivedi, Tripti Singh - CPR (India)
Public health preparedness and measures must be strengthened without undermining women’s needs.