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The Belt and Road and Chinese enterprises in Ethiopia: risks and opportunities for development
6th August 2021 China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has the potential to open up new development pathways through infrastructure development, stimulating... →
World Trade Statistical Review
3rd August 2021 The World Trade Statistical Review provides a detailed analysis of the latest developments in world trade. It will be produced on an annual basis... →
Tightening the net: the implications of net zero climate targets for land and food equity
3rd August 2021 Many governments and companies are adopting net zero climate targets as they recognize the urgency of the climate crisis. Without clear definition,... →
Trading into a Bright Energy Future: The Case for Open, High-Quality Solar Photovoltaic Markets
3rd August 2021 Solar photovoltaics (PV) has become a mainstay of low-carbon sustainable energy strategies, with the cost of electricity generated by PV plants... →
Renewable Energy Benefits: Leveraging Local Capacity for Solar Water Heaters
3rd August 2021 Heating and cooling account for nearly half of global final energy consumption. As renewables increasingly become cost-competitive, solar... →
Covid-19 and food security: novel pathways and data collection to improve research and monitoring efforts
3rd August 2021 Covid-19 immediately triggered food security concerns. Early in the pandemic, the World Food Programme estimated that Covid-19 will double the... →
Development Perspectives on Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) in Africa: Lessons from experiences
29th July 2021 The broad objective of this study is to undertake research on development perspectives of an integrated agro-industrial ecosystem in Africa that... →
Economic performance of the Congo Basin’s forestry sector
29th July 2021 The Congo Basin is made up of six countries: Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the... →
Performance of the forestry sector in the Southern African Development Community
29th July 2021 The protocol on forestry of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) provides a broad and comprehensive policy framework to manage forests... →
Performance of the Gabonese forest industry
29th July 2021 The forest industry is a major resource for Gabon. According the most recent FAO statistics, the total forest area for Gabon was estimated at... →
