Kenya’s economic blueprint, the Kenya Vision 2030, provides for a universal Water Coverage for all by the year 2030. However, the country is lagging behind in achievement in this commitment. For
This study evaluates and compares two UNFCC projects in India and Tanzania aimed at reducing coastal vulnerability and empowering women. The impact is measured using an Asset Index and a Women
In conservation and sustainable fisheries management understanding the motivations of fisher’s non-compliant behavior and developing effective interventions to promote behavioral change is challenging
China is using free allowance allocation in the national carbon emissions trading systems (ETS). With the goal of transitioning to a more efficient auction-based ETS, mechanisms that balance market
This project aims to scope and characterize the evidence that relates gender equality and natural resources, particularly water and land, in two subregions: Andean Amazon and East Africa countries
Over the last 20 years, there has been a rapid expansion of gold mining in Colombia. The objective of this proposal is to investigate the impacts of this boom on local socioeconomic and environmental
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Many developing countries are stimulating their firms to compete in world markets as part of the efforts to promote economic growth. This move is, however, driven by desirable performance characteristics that are observed among exporting firms relative to firms that sell in the domestic market only.
Uniform regional development is a challenge in low-income and emerging countries, making the role of financial systems to promote new business, investment, entrepreneurship, and growth particularly important. This paper investigates the combined effect of dependence on external funding and financial depth at a regional level, estimating a panel model using Chilean data. This study reveals evidence of a direct relationship between entrepreneurship and the combined effect of the two variables.
This article investigates the effect of government performance assessment after the 2010 earthquakes in Chile and Haiti on institutional trust. Available data from the 2010/2012 AmericasBarometer survey are used to estimate the immediate effects and those linked to the rebuilding process. Results show that performance assessment of Chilean institutions’ ability to manage the earthquake positively affected institutional trust, whereas the above relationship only holds for Haitian municipalities and the National Police.