DDD

07 FEB 2019 11 MIN READ 10 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Development investments often deliver “white elephants” – poorly integrated infrastructure that is left unused. Listening to the ideas of the people who fish, process, and trade fish provides a strong foundation for an alternative model of enhancing fish-based livelihoods.

07 FEB 2019 3 MIN READ

Experiments with solar-powered freezers could lead to future gains for fishers and poor communities. Women’s groups lead the way.

07 FEB 2019 3 MIN READ

An inappropriate blueprint can fail to deliver services, even if a development intervention seems to build on what people are already doing. Fisheries centres in Timor-Leste and Solomon Islands have shown how "blueprint" solutions don’t always work in practice.

07 FEB 2019 3 MIN READ

Local initiatives need local champions. Supporting Beacou’s women’s group is enhancing their fish-based livelihoods, “sardina azeita botir”.

20 DEC 2018 11 MIN READ

The magnitude of a disaster is not measured solely by the size of an earthquake or strength of a storm. It depends on how societies are structured and organised, as this affects their disaster resilience.

18 JAN 2018 11 MIN READ

New research shows which coastal countries are most vulnerable to climate change impacts on marine fisheries. Prioritising the most vulnerable places for targeted assistance could yield positive impacts.

09 NOV 2017 11 MIN READ 25 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Fishers in Kenya earn a wage above the poverty line. Why do many of them feel that they are poor?

15 JUN 2017 8 MIN READ 14 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Despite the real improvements made in tackling extreme poverty, big development gaps persist. These reflect problems of equity, quality of services, and how to manage crises, emergencies, and complexity – and require new responses to achieve long-lasting change.

04 MAY 2017 12 MIN READ 27 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Researchers have put together new puzzle pieces in the poverty traps framework, in order to find ways to look at different possible solutions for development. Adding nature and culture, they find, changes everything.

09 MAR 2017 15 MIN READ 13 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Farmers in Burkina Faso rely on whole village landscapes for their livelihoods. Their reliance on that multifunctional patchwork is adjusting as they face changes in rainfall patterns, in young people’s aspirations, and in local markets.