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Hot, Hungry and Starved of Investment: Supporting smallholders to build a climate-resilient agricultural sector in southern Africa

24/05/2016

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12 pages long

Languages: English

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As the African Development Bank meets in southern Africa, one of the strongest and most sustained El Nino events on record – turbocharged by climate change – is causing severe drought, failed harvests and a hunger crisis across the region. This is being made worse by record high temperatures as a result of global warming. […]

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Research report

The Use of Tax Havens in the Ownership of Kenyan Petroleum Rights

10/05/2016

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34 pages long

Languages: English

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As an emerging petroleum producer, Kenya has the opportunity to use the benefits of its natural resource wealth to further economic and human development. The main factor within the government’s control that will determine the amount of potential government revenue from Kenya’s petroleum wealth is the set of fiscal (tax) terms offered to international oil […]

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Research report

Potential Petroleum Revenues for the Government of Kenya: Implications of the proposed 2015 Model Production Sharing Contract

06/05/2016

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15 pages long

Languages: English

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As Kenya establishes the terms for the future exploitation of oil deposits, one challenge is how to maximize the benefits to the country as a whole through design of the fiscal regime, and specifically production sharing contracts with oil companies. This research report looks at the current model contract and asks whether recent changes are […]

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Research report

Mapping Risks to Future Government Petroleum Revenues in Kenya: A framework for prioritizing advocacy, research and capacity building

06/05/2016

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22 pages long

Languages: English

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The loss of government revenue due to tax avoidance strategies by multinational companies has received significant attention in recent years in both developed and developing countries – it is widely accepted that the extractives sector is particularly vulnerable. Kenya has the opportunity to benefit from the lessons learned in other jurisdictions in order to maximize […]

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Briefing note

Commitment to Change: What world leaders must promise at the World Humanitarian Summit

22/04/2016

4 documents

24 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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The World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in May 2016 will take place in a world in which warring parties kill civilians without consequence, and in which El Nino highlights yet again the rising tide of disasters affected by climate change. The Summit also takes place in the shadow of Syria’s conflict and the greatest displacement […]

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Briefing paper

Building Back Right: Ensuring equality in land rights and reconstruction in Nepal

21/04/2016

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44 pages long

Languages: English

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As recovery in Nepal begins after the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck in April 2015, there is an opportunity to ensure that reconstruction and resettlement policies and programmes are inclusive of women and those who are landless – some of the poorest and most marginalized people in the country. This will help address historic social […]

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Briefing paper

The Journey to Sustainable Food: A three-year update on the Behind the Brands campaign

19/04/2016

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28 pages long

Languages: English

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In February 2013, Oxfam launched the Behind the Brands campaign to challenge the ‘Big 10’ food and beverage companies on their social and environmental policies and practices, and to amplify the voices of key stakeholders such as farmers, communities, consumers and investors calling on them to take action. This report provides an overview of the […]

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Media briefing

EU hotspots spread fear and doubt

18/04/2016

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5 pages long

Languages: English

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On 18 April 2015, a shipwreck in the Central Mediterranean caused the deaths of an estimated 800 people seeking to reach Italy. The EU responded to the tragedy by calling the first of many emergency summits and speeding up the issuance of the EU Agenda on Migration. A package of measures, meant to increase Europe’s […]

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Research report

Relationships Between Recovery and Relapse, and Default and Repeated Episodes of Default in the Management of Acute Malnutrition in Children in Humanitarian Emergencies: A systematic review protocol

13/04/2016

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48 pages long

Languages: English

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This protocol outlines plans for conducting a mixed-methods systematic review on acute malnutrition in humanitarian crises. The review will investigate the relationship between recovery/cure and relapse, and between relapse and default and/or return defaults/episodes of default in the management of acute malnutrition in children under five in humanitarian emergencies. The review will also explore the […]

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Research report

Impact of WASH Interventions During Disease Outbreaks in Humanitarian Emergencies: A systematic review protocol

13/04/2016

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68 pages long

Languages: English

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The purpose of this document is to clearly describe the proposed research questions and methodology for a systematic review on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions in disease outbreaks. The systematic review has a singular overarching objective in assessing the impact of emergency hygiene interventions. The primary research question will be answered through four secondary […]

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