As movie theatres close down across West Africa a new European Commission funded project aims to bring the movies to audiences with the help of...
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May 14 2012 by Coordination Team
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High-level representatives from governments, civil society, industry and various international bodies came together in April for a special Energy Summit in Brussels, where they renewed their commitment to achieve sustainable energy for all by 2030. Yet, many participants...
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May 8 2012 by Coordination Team
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Aleem Walji, Head of the Innovation Team at the World Bank Institute, explains how the bank has applied a knowledge-based approach in combination with new technologies to revolutionise capacity development.
The World Bank Institute (WBI) and DG DEVCO recently held a joint one-...
Article relevant to the topics: Aid Effectiveness and Results, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Information & Communication Technology
April 30 2012 by Coordination Team
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The main afternoon session of the European Union’s recent Sustainable Energy for All Summit was dedicated to gender issues. Participants agreed that empowering women with access to sustainable, clean energy will open up a world of possibilities to benefit the entire population...
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April 27 2012 by Coordination Team
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Over the past six years an EC supported Civil Society Fund in Ethiopia has managed to implement projects that concern potentially sensitive elements - democracy, the rule of law, the respect for human dignity, fundamental freedoms, equality and solidarity. Xavier Marchal, Head...
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April 20 2012 by Coordination Team
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The complexities, gains and future direction of the EU Support to Decentralisation processes were highlighted last month when specialists met in Brussels for the presentation of the evaluation of ten years of support, 2000-2009.
Decentralisation processes have been referred to...
Article relevant to the topics: Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
April 17 2012 by Coordination Team
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Today, most donors recognise that knowledge is a key element of capacity development. The European Commission, DG EuropeAid launched capacity4dev.eu in 2009 to facilitate knowledge sharing. New features of the platform were released in March 2012 to further broaden its usability...
Article relevant to the topics: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Information & Communication Technology
April 2 2012 by Coordination Team
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The European Commission has opened a public consultation addressing civil society organisations to contribute to the future EU policy on "Civil Society Organisations in Development Cooperation". Kristian Schmidt, Director of Human and Society Development at EuropeAid,...
Article relevant to the topics: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Governance & Civil Society
March 29 2012 by Coordination Team
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Social transfers and nutrition have received special attention in recent years as important components in the debate about development. New EU reference documents provide guidance on how social transfers can play an important role in improving nutrition outcomes. The authors...
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March 19 2012 by Coordination Team
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How and when should elections be held, particularly in countries with fragile situations? What should be the role of donors and the international community in supporting democracy? There is no general recipe for every situation, according to André Gerrits, Professor of Political...
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March 14 2012 by Coordination Team
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The capacity4dev.eu community of development professionals is now over 4,000 strong, with 49 public groups sharing information, generating discussion and developing capacity. To salute this, capacity4dev.eu announces a photo competition and invites you to share your photographs...
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