Miscellaneous themes
Browse by
Recent Submissions
-
Commercialisation of the sweetpotato value chain: Impacts on women producers in Mozambique
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleTraditionally, sweetpotato is a woman's crop grown primarily for food in Mozambique. With the introduction of Vitamin A rich varieties, efforts were made to commercialize the crop. This study assessed the effects of this ... -
Linking ecosystem services provisioning with demand for animal-sourced food: an integrated modeling study for Tanzania
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleStandard tools that can quantitatively track the impacts of higher global demand for animal-sourced food to their local environmental effects in developing countries are largely missing. This paper presents a novel integrated ... -
The association between food environment, diet quality and malnutrition in low- and middle-income adult populations across the rural—Urban gradient in Vietnam
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleBackground: Economic reforms and trade liberalisation in Vietnam have transformed the food environment, influencing dietary patterns and malnutrition status. The present study focuses on the relationship between food ... -
Indigenous knowledge system for managing the flooding water commons in Zambia
(2023)Type: PresentationPresentation from the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC), Nairobi, Kenya, 19-24 June 2023. -
Small reservoirs in the Northern regions of Ghana and their vulnerability to drying
(2023)Type: Internal ReportThis study investigates the dynamics and susceptibility to drying of small reservoirs in Northern Ghana, leveraging advanced machine learning and remote sensing techniques through Google Earth Engine. It aims to map these ... -
A machine learning algorithm for mapping small reservoirs using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery in Google Earth Engine
(2023)Type: Internal ReportThis report outlines an advanced methodology for mapping small reservoirs in Northern Ghana, utilizing Sentinel-2 satellite imagery and Google Earth Engine. Aimed at enhancing mapping accuracy by reducing cloud contamination, ... -
The impact of multipurpose dams on the values of nature's contributions to people under a water-energy-food nexus framing
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleThe paper proposes a probabilistic approach to the assessment of the impacts of multipurpose dams. It is framed around the notion of Nature's Contributions to People (NCP) in the setting of the Water-Energy-Food nexus. The ... -
Principles for transformative ocean governance
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleWith a focus on oceans, we collaborated across ecological, social and legal disciplines to respond to the United Nations call for transformation in the ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’. We developed a set of 13 ... -
Fruit and Non-Starchy Vegetable Acquisition and Supply in Solomon Islands: Identifying Opportunities for Improved Food System Outcomes
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleThe Pacific Guidelines for Healthy Living recommend consuming a minimum of five servings of fruit and/or non-starchy vegetables each day, however, diets in Solomon Islands stray from the regional and global trend of healthy ... -
Food price and availability in Solomon Islands during COVID-19: A food environment survey
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleBackground: In Solomon Islands, the retail food environment is an important food source, for instance, the dominant source of fresh fruit and vegetables for urban consumers is open markets. The effects of COVID-19 mitigation ... -
The Spatial Politics of the Tonle Sap: A Multi-Scale Analysis of Conservation and Development Challenges
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleKey resources of Tonle Sap Lake are fish, biodiversity and natural resources. Its governance has been casted as a central pillar in the development of Cambodia. Although there are considerable literatures and documents, ... -
Legal and institutional analysis of water resource management and development in Cambodia
(2023)Type: ReportCambodia has abundant water resources due to its geographies and the existence of 39 river basin systems. These rich natural resources are essential assets for the country. However, Cambodia has experienced toomuch water ... -
Human health impacts of dams and reservoirs: Neglected issues in a One Health perspective
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleDams have often been constructed for hydropower, water storage and to support socio-economic development, particularly in areas of water stress. In many places, the water stored in human-made reservoirs is essential to ... -
Multistakeholder platforms for integrated landscape governance: The case of Kalomo District, Zambia
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleMultistakeholder platforms (MSPs) that bring together a range of actors to collaboratively address land and natural resource governance issues are increasingly common in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the extent to which ... -
Engaging the tropical majority to make ocean governance and science more equitable and effective
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleHow can ocean governance and science be made more equitable and effective? The majority of the world’s ocean-dependent people live in low to middle-income countries in the tropics (i.e., the ‘tropical majority’). Yet the ... -
Modelling the role of marine protected area in biodiversity conservation
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleThis study explored the anthropogenic stressors of a coral habitat and predicted the role of a proposed MPA around coral habitat on biodiversity conservation. The study was conducted in the Saint Martin's Island which is ... -
CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator Program – Endline Evaluation Report
(2023)Type: ReportThis report presents the findings of the endline evaluation study conducted at the conclusion of the first cohort of the CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator (CFSA) program. This study seeks to identify the progress in the ... -
Perspectives on aquaculture's contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals for improved human and planetary health
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleThe diverse aquaculture sector makes important contributions toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)/Agenda 2030, and can increasingly do so in the future. Its important role for food security, nutrition, ... -
Perceptions of fisheries compensation schemes by fishing communities in Bangladesh
(2023)Type: Internal ReportThe overall objective of this study was to understand the extent to which fishing communities are aware of, understand the reasons for, and can cope with various fishing ban periods in Bangladesh. In addition, we sought ... -
Research legitimacy as a precursor to effectiveness: the role of equitable partnerships in transforming aquatic food systems
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleCompeting interests in aquatic food systems pose challenges for small-scale food producers trying to secure their place in the blue economy. These challenges include development aspirations, pressure from conservation ...