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After Ebola: why and how capacity support to Sierra Leone’s health sector needs to change
Research reports and studies | July 2015 |
Lisa Denney and Richard Mallett with Ramatu Jalloh
The central argument of this report is that capacity building in Sierra Leone’s health sector has been thought about and operationalised in a narrow, technical way and that a smarter model of capacity building is needed.

Humanitarian trends and challenges for the Pacific region
Research reports and studies | July 2015 |
Katie Peters, Emma Lovell, Elizabeth Carabine, Alice Caravani
This briefing report supports the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) consultation for the Pacific region. It sets out the current humanitarian challenges and trends in the post-2015 era.

Pathways for irrigation development in Africa – summary
Working and discussion papers | June 2015 |
Naomi Oates, Guy Jobbins, Beatrice Mosello and John Arnold
This paper summarises the findings of a rapid review to determine the policies and practices that have shaped irrigation performance over the last 50 years in three African countries: Ethiopia, Morocco and Mozambique.

Shockwatch: Food prices annual review 2014/15
Books or book chapters | June 2015 |
Steve Wiggins and Sharada Keats
The annual review examines changes to cereals prices seen since May 2014 and looks at how domestic prices for cereals in the developing world have moved since the 2007/08 price spike.

Urban finance: rapid evidence assessment
resource | June 2015 |
Hamish Nixon, Victoria Chambers, Sierd Hadley and Thomas Hart
This paper explores the fiscal challenge posed by urbanisation, which demands that resources to fund the expenditure needs created by rapid growth are deployed while contributing to continued economic growth and employment.

Bringing taxation into social protection analysis and planning
Working and discussion papers | June 2015 |
Francesca Bastagli
Social protection and tax policy are commonly examined separately, yet they are strongly linked. Tax revenue levels and ‘mix’ matter to the resources available for social protection financing and their sustainability over time. They also matter to the net incidence and…

Country priorities for data development: what does history tell us?
Research reports and studies | June 2015 |
Amina Khan, Joseph Wales and Elizabeth Stuart
This report explores country priorities in improving data collection and statistical capacity, using South Africa, Pakistan and Mexico as case studies.

Trade facilitation: Rapid Evidence Assessment
Research reports and studies | June 2015 |
Yurendra Basnett and Isabella Massa
This report reviews the evidence of trade facilitation’s impact on trade performance including trade costs, volumes and values.

Mapping current incentives and investment in Viet Nam’s transport sector: informing private climate finance
Working and discussion papers | June 2015 |
Emily Darko, Nguyen Manh Hai and Shelagh Whitley
The application of a diagnostic tool to the mapping of current incentives and investment in the Viet Nam transport sector for the National Climate Change Strategy, the Green Growth Strategy, and for sub-national adaptation to climate change.

Regional infrastructure for trade facilitation – impact on growth and poverty reduction. A literature survey
Research reports and studies | June 2015 |
Marie-Agnes Jouanjean, Marie Gachassin and Dirk Willem te Velde
Evidence on how regional infrastructure impacts economic growth and poverty reduction – and the policy interventions that could reduce risks to the poor.