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This article shows results from an impact evaluation of a pilot project led by the Mexican government, which concerns the financial inclusion challenges in Mexico and Latin America.

Mexico is reaching universal health coverage in 2012.

Recent advancements in computer vision and machine learning techniques have made traffic monitoring systems highly effective in well structured traffic conditions such as highways.

The article describes the consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) in a study cohort of pre-schoolers (4–6-year-old) before the implementation of the Chilean Food Labelling and Advertising Law

This collection of papers presents findings from implementation research projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.

This study advances recommendations regarding ways for science granting councils, national governments, private and no-profit sectors and development partners to leverage their access to global int

High levels of poverty and a predominantly rural population raise questions of vulnerability to manipulation during large scale land acquisitions in Kenya.

This policy brief provides a synthesis of four country case studies: Ghana, Kenya, Senegal and South Africa.

A rhizobium inoculant converts nitrogen from the air into a form legumes can use, improving soil fertility, while maximizing plant growth and yields.

The word kunika in the Hausa language describes a woman becoming pregnant before weaning her last child (pregnant while breast feeding).

Africa Climate Leadership Program (AfriCLP) is dedicated to strengthening the leadership capacity of beneficiaries from 15 African countries that includes academics, researchers, development practi

Practical innovations are helping to increase millet consumption and farmer incomes by making it easier to process, sell, and consume millets.

This policy brief presents key challenges facing primary health information in Delta State (Nigeria).

This working paper describes the method used to collate the evidence of observed adaptations (section 2); presents the data collected within the Deltas, Vulnerability and Climate Change: Migration

Research through the African Security Sector Network (ASSN) enlarges analyses of overlaps between security and development to help decision-makers better grasp sociological realities in Africa.

The paper posits that the introduction of an amnesty programme (2009) led to reduction in militant activities in the Niger Delta but failed to impact oil theft.

The study identifies and analyzes several arguments from trade associations and the food industry that can undermine front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) policy under development in Brazil.

The paper concentrates on issues of governance in semi-arid regions, with a focus on what forms of governance will enable effective adaptation.

Climate change in the Sahel will mean frequent droughts and larger dry spells, where farmers who benefit from dams and irrigated areas is less than 2%.

This article reviews evidence about the impacts from flooding and drought or low flows on fish cage culture in rivers in Thailand.