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The role of the construction sector in influencing natural resource use, structural change, and industrial development in ZambiaThe construction sector plays a critical role in delivering quality infrastructure, which in turn influences the use of natural resource revenues towards achieving structural change and industrial development...
Construction sector Infrastructure PricesWorking Paper
The role of the construction sectorThe construction sector plays a key role in providing structures for economies. This paper surveys the literature on key issues pertaining to the construction sector...
Construction industries Infrastructure ProcurementBook Chapter
Local content, supply chains, and shared infrastructureFrom the book: Extractive Industries
Extractive industries Local content Industrial policyWorking Paper
The role of the construction sector in GhanaThe research explores the structure and performance of Ghana’s construction subsector, in light of the country’s 2007 oil discovery...
Construction sector Price dynamics Expenditure shocksWorking Paper
The impact of infrastructure shocks on agricultural markets: Evidence from the Zambezi river in MozambiquePrior to 2009, there was no direct road connection between the southern regions of Mozambique—where the capital city is located—and the more agriculturally-productive central and northern regions...
Infrastructure Agricultural market performance PricesPolicy Brief
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A geospatial evaluation of timely access to surgical care in seven countriesMethods: In 2010–2014, we used a situational analysis tool to collect data at district and regional hospitals in Bangladesh (n = 14), the Plurinational State of Bolivia (n = 18), Ethiopia (n = 19), Guat...
Accessibility Hospital InfrastructureWorking Paper
Local content, supply chains, and shared infrastructureLocal content policies in the context of extractive industries have attracted increased interest in recent years...
Extractive industries Local content Industrial policyProject
Natural resources, structural change, and industrial development in AfricaTheme: Transformation
This project focuses on three specific areas that impact the pace of structural transformation and job creation in five emerging African natural resources economies: Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Natural resources Africa Extractive industriesBook
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Strenghtening Research CapacityConference on Climate Change and Development Policy - Parallel 2.2
Climate change Infrastructure Economic biologyProject
Inclusive growth in Mozambique – scaling-up research and capacity
Theme: Transformation
Mozambique Employment generation Industrial policyNews
UN Selects Development Under Climate Change (DUCC) as a Project to WatchThe United Nations has announced that it has selected UNU-WIDER’s Development Under Climate Change (DUCC) project as ‘one to watch’ in its ‘Big Data Climate Challenge’ that is part of the build up to the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit on 23...
Water Big data Agriculture