Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are an important analytic tool for identifying and potentially mitigating project risks and negative ...

This article reviews recent Norwegian aid evaluations with a mandate to study impact, and assesses how the evaluators establish causal effects. ...

Bridging the literatures on peacebuilding and transitional justice, this chapter outlines an analytical framework for assessing the impact of ...

This thesis enquires into the policy consequences of the Mendoza case, a public interest litigation case in Argentina, in which several ...

Environmental impact assessments (EIAs) are a core aspect of environmental decision-making in most countries. Despite massive potential for ...

This report provides an assessment of Norway's bilateral development assistance to Bangladesh, covering the period 2003 to 2007, based on information ...

The ongoing international financial crisis has forced experts, economists, politicians, and decision-makers to assess what is happening and ...

Or isn't it? Do aid efforts to reduce child mortality actually work? Do projects aimed at female empowerment lead to less violence against women?

This paper assesses rural households’ decision to use improved maize varieties in Malawi and examines its impact on household welfare ...

Corruption risks in the field of environmental impact assessments have yet to be assessed critically in Albania despite numerous allegations ...

This article commends the concise and useful analysis of courts and the legal enforcement of economic, social and cultural rights given in Christian ...

High environmental risks and questionable development outcomes characterise the mining industry. A myriad of small companies operate in competitive, high-risk, high-reward settings with weak institutions that fail to enforce regulations. Such conditions are highly conducive to corruption, violence, and environmental destruction.

This brief assesses the impact of transitional justice mechanisms on peace and democracy. Based on four case studies from Africa and Latin America, ...

Corruption has recently risen up the global wildlife conservation agenda with a series of international agreements highlighting the role of ...

The average annual cost of corruption to Mozambique was recently estimated to be up to USD 4.9 billion for the period 2004-2014. Some analysts ...

(You can also read the most important points in this publication in our blog: Steps to limit the endemic corruption around junior ...

The Land Acquisition Bill passed by both houses of Parliament awaits presidential nod before it becomes law and replaces the Land Acquisition ...

Anthropologist focusing on development; conflict and peacebuilding; social impact assessment (incl. resettlement); agricultural and pastoral systems; and regional analysis and economic adaptations.

Learning the right lessons from past experiences with corruption in the forest sector is crucial to prevent broad undermining of REDD+.

CMI and LTS International will progressively assess the results of the Initiative. The real-time evaluation shall provide timely information and rapid learning opportunities.