Elisabeth Prügl, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland A proliferating literature has documented a correlation between gender inequality and the likelihood for countries to handle conflicts violently. Although the relationship appears to be robust, there are few convincing explanations for this correlation. This panel draws upon an indepth analysis of empirical qualitative […]
Read moreAndreas Heinimann1, Athong Makury2, Joan Bastide3 1University of Bern, CDE, Switzerland; 2Chairman of Council of Naga Affairs, Myanmar; 3Onemap Myanmar, University of Bern, CDE country office Myanmar For decades, shifting cultivation has been a widespread land use system in the uplands to the humid tropics especially in southeast Asia, securing the livelihoods of millions. […]
Read moreVanja Westerberg1, Jesse Hastings1, Mark Schauer3, Paulo A.L.D. Nunes5, Louise Gallagher2, Samuel Vionnet6, Daan Groot4 1Altus Impact, Switzerland; 2Luc Hoffman Institute, Switzerland; 3Economics of Land Degradation Secretariat (GIZ), Germany; 4HAS University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands; 5UNEP, Nairobi; 6Valuing Nature, Switzerland In a world of 7.4 billion humans and counting, sustainable development is about understanding […]
Read moreKarin Gross, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation The new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development brings our greatest concerns on stage: the conservation of a healthy environment and natural resources, healthy lives and wellbeing for everyone, peace and freedom, economic development and growth, etc. It covers the economic, environmental and social pillars of sustainable […]
Read moreEmmanuel Frossard1, Robert Asiedu2, Anne Floquet3, Innocent Kiba1, Denis Cornet4, Gian Nicolay5 1ETH Zurich, Switzerland; 2IITA, Nigeria; 3University Abomey Calavi, Benin; 4CIRAD, Guadeloupe, Antilles; 5FiBl, Frick, Switzerland Yams are tuber crops essential for food security in West Africa and other parts of the tropics. They can be a significant source of income for actors involved […]
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