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The Double Burden of Female Protracted Displacement: Survey Evidence on Gendered Livelihoods in El Fasher, Darfur

During protracted displacement, women and girls often face serious gender-specific challenges and vulnerabilities, including adverse norms and institutional…

Testimonials

ISDC has been a collaborative, reliable and impactful partner of the Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law. Whether producing rigorous and methodologically strong data through academic funding channels, or adopting a more applied, practice-oriented approach in collaboration with programming partners, the team has always carefully tailored their research projects. This ensures the target audience not only understand but, more importantly, use the findings of their work. Tilman and his team consistently strike the rare and necessary balance of precision and pragmatism.”

Megan Price, Head of Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law

UNDP Uganda commissioned ISDC to undertake a comprehensive assessment of data gaps for the Sustainable Development Goal on Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (SDG 16). The innovative study has become instrumental in assessing Uganda’s readiness to report on SDG 16 and provided an excellent learning opportunity to assess capacities for other SDGs. It was a pleasure to work with the excellent team from ISDC throughout.”

Tony Muhumuza, National Economist and Team Leader of Strategy and Policy, UNDP Uganda

… ISDC conducted valuable research for the Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law on the issue of Employment for Stability. Also other research done by Tilman and his team at ISDC guided our thinking and policy development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. “

Fia van der Klugt, Senior Policy Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Sustainable Economic Development Department

ISDC is now one of the leaders in authoritative analysis of conflict and its impact on development and humanitarian emergencies, deploying state-of-the art data collection and rigorous research to some of the world’s most pressing and urgent issues”

Tony Addison, Chief Economist/Deputy Director, UNU-WIDER

We conduct research to improve lives and livelihoods shaped by violent conflict, fragility and humanitarian emergencies.

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The Double Burden of Female Protracted Displacement: Survey Evidence on Gendered Livelihoods in El Fasher, Darfur

Drivers of food choice among children and caregivers in post-earthquake Nepal

Testimonials

We conduct research to improve lives and livelihoods shaped by violent conflict, fragility and humanitarian emergencies.

GLOBAL RESEARCH PROJECT How is #COVID19 impacting your life? From lockdowns to layoffs to government responses - we want to hear from you. Join our research initiative→

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