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The Capacity4dev editorial team regularly publishes knowledge pieces on external cooperation (projects and policies), featuring development professionals sharing good practices, with operational insight.

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Capacity4dev Podcast series episode 4
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Podcast

The fourth episode of the Capacity4dev Podcast Series is now live!

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Capacity Development
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Gender equality in environmental programmes: Insights from the PEUMP in the Pacific

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Voices & Views

The gender equality-environmental nexus appeared in the international debate more than two decades ago. Still, a lot needs to be done. The international community gathers to discuss how to achieve gender equality in the context of...

Oceania
Cook Islands
Fiji
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Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
Niue
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Climate change & disaster risks
Environment & green economy
Gender
Remittances in the Pacific Islands: Challenges and Solutions

Remittances in the Pacific Islands: Challenges and Solutions

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Editors' Spotlight

The Capacity4dev editorial team worked with INTPA.G.6 and provides a list of challenges and solutions.

Oceania
Cook Islands
Fiji
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Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
Niue
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Migration & Forced Displacement

Seeking a harmonious coexistence between Pacific Islanders and the life below water

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Voices & Views

Marine resources are the backbone of Pacific Island economies and are fundamental for the livelihood of their inhabitants. However, the region is at the forefront of climate change and is struggling to control illegal, unreported...

Oceania
Cook Islands
Fiji
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Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
Niue
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Environment & green economy
Fisheries
Girls and boys attending the EDGE workshop in Bangladesh

English and digital peer learning for girls in rural Bangladesh

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Voices & Views

Since 2012, the British Council’s EDGE programme has trained 16,000 girls from marginalised communities in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, helping them steer their own future.

Asia
Bangladesh
Children and Youth
Youth engagement and participation
Education
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ICT in education
Inclusive education

Resilient… but to what?

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Voices & Views

There was a question posed more than once at this year’s European Development Days in Brussels. Most participants agreed the concept of “resilience” has been widely embraced since a 2012 EU communication on the topic, but many...

Worldwide
Africa
Nigeria
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Asia
Bangladesh
Nepal
Pakistan
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Comprehensive approach
Resilience

Putting Reproductive Rights at the Centre of Development

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Voices & Views

“To end the cycle of poverty and ensure sustainable development, you have to make sure women are in control of their sexual and reproductive health and rights [SRHR],” said Mangala Namasivayam from the Asian-Pacific Resource and...

Asia
Bangladesh
Philippines
Gender
Health

Do you know where your clothes come from? – Garment Factory Conditions to be Monitored

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Voices & Views

Following the April 2013 disaster at a garment factory in Bangladesh, the European Commission is promoting health and safety in the global industry, as well as sustainable production, consumption and decent work.

Asia
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Private Sector
Trade & Economic Integration

Transformative Change through Social Protection?

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Voices & Views

A study of five social protection projects in South Asia has found they struggled to create transformative change, and were unable to tackle the persistent discrimination driving poverty and social exclusion.

Asia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
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India
Nepal
Employment & VET
Social Protection and Inclusion

TVET Reform Promotes Social Inclusion and Skills for Bangladesh

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Voices & Views

In 2006 the Government of Bangladesh initiated a major overhaul of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Bangladesh, with support from the European Union. The project, implemented by the International Labour Office...

Asia
Bangladesh
Education
Employment & VET
Social Protection and Inclusion

Civil Society Representatives Give Feedback on EU Development Policy

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Voices & Views

The European Commission invited representatives from civil society and local government authorities from the European Union and partner countries to Brussels recently in order to improve consultation with respect to EU development...

Africa
Morocco
Cameroon
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Americas & the Caribbean
Mexico
Asia
Bangladesh
Europe
Civil Society
Non-state actors