SOUTHERN PERSPECTIVES ON COVID-19
When the pandemic hit in 2020, Southern Voice members responded with timely analysis and recommendations. One year on, we are completing a number of initiatives of our own, convening the expertise of hundreds of Global South scholars. On this page you will find links to current Southern Voice COVID-19 research. The aim is to build a joint post-pandemic vision through context-sensitive responses.
COVID-19 IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH
A digital knowledge hub
Southern Voice’s COVID-19 Digital Knowledge Hub compiles ongoing and new research on the pandemic from the network’s 51 think tanks in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It is an interactive space with analysis on the impact the crisis is having on those regions and on the UN 2030 Agenda. Browse through a range of articles, research papers and multimedia presentations, or contact the scholars directly through the expert database.
ARTICLES
How is COVID-19 affecting employment in Bolivia?
As data from the last few months become available, the financial situation looks discouraging. At the same time, there is still little prospect of returning to normal in the next months.
How COVID-19 has accelerated the future of work
COVID-19 forces us to think about the future, and what we do today to create it.
COVID-19: an opportunity to build resilient food systems in Africa
The disruption of COVID-19 on food supply chains could have negative impacts on both the supply and demand sides of the food system. It aggravates the challenge Africa is facing in terms of food insecurity and malnutrition.
Impact of COVID-19 on India’s Female Labour Force Participation
While the epidemiological effects of the virus tend to affect men more, the economic and social problems caused by the pandemic disproportionately touch upon women’s lives.
Senegal: COVID-19 creates a unique opportunity for an inclusive and sustainable food policy
How has Senegal's agricultural policy responded so far to a continually varying food demand? What changes are needed to meet current and future challenges? In this article we explore these questions.