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podcastCOVID-19 and the Road Ahead for Sri Lanka’s Three Wheeler Industry
- April 21, 2020by Thisali de Silva, Nisha Arunatillake - IPS (Sri Lanka)
In the Colombo district, drivers who usually earn LKR 2,000-3,000 a day, have no income at all, because of the continuous curfew.
Mapping the lockdown effects in India: how geographers can contribute to tackle Covid-19 diffusion
- April 21, 2020by Partha Mukhopadhyay, Shamindra Nath Roy, Eric Denis, Olivier Telle, Samuel Benkimoun - CPR (India)
It is vital to take consider urban and regional mobilities to understand the emergence of infectious diseases.
Covid-19 and the External Shock: Economic Impacts and Policy Options in Peru
- in Spanish - April 21, 2020by Miguel Jaramillo, Hugo Ñopo - GRADE (Peru)
Latin America is currently suffering two independent but related shocks, the impact of Covid-19 and the commodity price shock.
COVID-19 Crisis Will Push Millions of Vulnerable Children Into Child Labour
- April 21, 2020by Protiva Kundu - CBGA (India)
Immediate action is needed from States to prevent children from lapsing into child labour.
Testing for the Coronavirus at the State Level
- April 21, 2020by Neelanjan Sircar, Jishnu Das, Partha Mukhopadhyay - CPR (India)
In a country with very scarce resources like India, designing a testing strategy requires real-time data analysis.
From Confinement to Electoral Reforms and Elections
- in Spanish - April 21, 2020by Joel Aleman - FOSDEH (Honduras)
There’s a need for electoral reforms to strengthen the country's democratic system, especially during COVID-19.
The other victims: Covid-19 exposes inequality
- in Spanish - April 21, 2020by Lorena Alcázar - GRADE (Peru)
Every day that quarantine measures are extended, its most vulnerable victims are feeling the consequences.
Battling COVID-19 with a Multi-disciplinary Integrative Approach
- April 20, 2020by Jai Asundi - CSTEP (India)
What kind of systems should have been in place to address a pandemic of such epic proportions?
The Coronavirus Pandemic: Impact on Unemployment and Labour Force Participation
- April 20, 2020by Yamini Aiyar, Mahesh Vyas - CPR (India)
What must the Indian government do to ensure that households have enough to meet basic requirements?
The politics of power in times of a pandemic
- April 20, 2020by Ashwini K. Swain - CPR (India)
There is a slump in demand for electricity. This will create a financial crisis. But can it lead to reforms?
Effective Targeting of COVID-19 Aid in Nigeria
- April 20, 2020by Dozie Okoye, Adedeji Adeniran - CSEA (Nigeria)
State protection policies are geared for rural workers. However, the urban poor are more likely to be affected by the lockdown.
Phase 1: Media Tracking of Domestic Violence, Bangladesh
- April 20, 2020by Pragyna Mahpara - BIGD (Bangladesh)
Following the media coverage of domestic violence during the COVID-19 crisis from 1 March to 15 April 2020.
Involve local governments in fight against Covid-19
- April 20, 2020by Jonas Mbabazi - ACODE (Uganda)
Communities are looking to local leaders for responses to the crisis, but they don’t have the budget for crisis management.
Disaster Relief Funds to States for COVID-19 Is Welcome, But Centre Must Cushion Further
- April 20, 2020by Nilachala Acharya, Happy Pant - CBGA (India)
A review of the public provisioning for such disaster response measures shows that India needs several reforms.
East Africa and Kenya under the COVID19 emergency
- April 20, 2020by Kwame Owino - IEA (Kenya)
COVID-19 has exposed weaknesses in handling debt obligations, ability to absorb shocks, and economic structures.