How are think tanks from the Global South responding to the Covid-19 pandemic?
India is a cautionary tale of what bureaucracy can achieve in times of crisis, and how much is at stake for a country when it doesn't work.
Six outstanding proposals have been selected to research responses to COVID-19. Teams come from across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
The global knowledge ecosystem is tilted towards scholars and institutions from the North, with limited access for the South even today. Inclusion of Southern scholars is still limited to participation in pre-set agendas informed by the interests of dominant groups.
The hub is a testament to the co-operative work of hundreds of researchers across the Global South and beyond.
In the wake of COVID-19, Uganda should embrace the idea of “building back better”. It is an opportunity to make the economy greener.
This article captures the experience of children attending online classes in India during the lockdown. The data stems from an online survey.
Successfully controlling the virus remains the most significant prerequisite for work resumption and school re-opening.
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.
COVID-19 forces us to think about the future, and what we do today to create it.
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.
