How does ethnic inequality shape victimization in violent conflicts? Our case study of the 2010 conflict in Kyrgyzstan…
Weather shocks across seasons and child health: Evidence from a panel study in the Kyrgyz Republic
It has been shown consistently in the literature that early life exposure to extreme weather events affects children’s…
The Economic Burden of Violent Conflict
Calculating the consequences of global public bads such as climate change or pandemics helps uncover the scale, distribution…
Evaluation of UNHCR’s Engagement in Humanitarian-Development Cooperation
Displacement trends show that developing countries host most of the world’s refugees and are dealing with displacement that…
Data Options for Assessing Gender Dimensions of Forced Displacement : A Background Note
Forced displacement has profound impacts on lives and livelihoods, which creates enormous demands on government and other stakeholders…
Syria: Do complex agricultural interventions strengthen food security? (Evidence brief)
Agricultural interventions in crises and conflict settings have a notable and significant impact in improving the food security…
Supporting Emergency Needs, Early Recovery and Longer-term Resilience in Syria’s Agriculture Sector (Endline Report 2021)
Endline Report of the Impact Assessment of the FCDO- funded FAO Programme in Syria The “Supporting emergency needs,…
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…
Drivers of food choice among children and caregivers in post-earthquake Nepal
Food systems in many countries are experiencing a shift from traditional foods towards processed foods high in sugar,…
Inter-relationships between Fragility and Poverty: A Micro-level Analysis in Kenya
The relationship between fragility and poverty remains unexplored due to a number of factors. First, the concept of…
McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition in Kyrgyzstan – Baseline Study on Nutritional Variables
In this “Baseline Study on Nutritional Variables”, we address three broad research questions around nutrition in the context…
Effects of poverty on fragility: A micro-level analysis in Kenya
The relationship between fragility and poverty remains unexplored due to a number of factors and its associated complexities.…
Analysing the Role of Employment Programmes in Building Peace and Stability
When it comes to considering whether or not employment programmes can build stability, there are three things that…
A White Paper on Identifying Priority Variables on Households, Firms and Markets for Understanding Micro-Dynamics of Food Security in Insecure Situations
The earlier famine and other forms of acute and severe food crises can be identified, the sooner programmatic…
Monitoring and Impact Analysis of the BMZ and EU-funded FAO Resilience Programme in Syria
The objective of this report is to present insights of a statistical analysis of recent survey data from…
Supporting Emergency Needs, Early Recovery and Longer-term Resilience in Syria’s Agriculture Sector
Funded by DFID, FAO Syria is implementing the “Supporting emergency needs, early recovery and longer-term resilience in Syria’s…
The Wisdom Of Seeking Crowd Wisdom. Reflections on the ethics of using crowdsourcing and crowdseeding to collect data in conflict zones
This paper reflects on the ethical implications of using crowd-based methods to collect information in situations of violent…
Data Gap Analysis for SDG-16 In Uganda
The SDG 16 Data Gap Analysis is a systematic review of availability and suitability of data for SDG 16 indicators in Uganda. It entails a review of data sources, data producers, data processes, and data gaps. It maps the 23 indicators for SDG 16 versus the data sources and data producers in Uganda. It also analyses the existing data with the indicators metadata issued by the United Nations. The resulting report reflects current state of data for SDG 16, highlights achievements to date, identifies data and methodology gaps, and suggests practical and indicator and-institutional level recommendations on how to close the data gaps.
Impact evaluation of the Livingsidebyside peacebuilding educational programme in Kyrgyzstan
This study presents the results of an impact assessment of a school-based peace education programme in southern Kyrgyzstan,…
Conflict and development. Recent research advances and future agendas
We survey selected parts of the growing literature on the microeconomics of violent conflict, identifying where academic research…