“This report compiles case studies, developed by independent experts and researchers, of how impact assessments of development corridors have unfolded in Africa, Asia and Latin America and builds from these to put forward best practice guidelines and principles to achieve better outcomes for nature and people”.
“This report compiles case studies, developed by independent experts and researchers, of how impact assessments of development corridors have unfolded in Africa, Asia and Latin America and builds from these to put forward best practice guidelines and principles to achieve better outcomes for nature and people”.
A development corridor is a linear geographical area identified as a priority for investment to catalyse economic growth and development. Development corridors improve connections between rural and urban areas to increase trade, communications and services. For instance, by building infrastructure such as railways, roads and pipelines or developing agricultural value chains to create more opportunities …
By Declan Conway and Christian Siderius (Originally published on 25th August, 2020, as a Commentary on https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/quantifying-and-visualising-inter-dependencies-in-the-water-energy-food-nexus/ . The second paper discussed in this commentary, based on Tanzania’s Rufiji Basin, is a part of ongoing Development Corridors Partnership work. The publication can be found here) We often promote coordination as a goal, particularly in relation …
This World Environment Day, the theme is to “Act for Nature”. What does this call to action mean for scientific research? It is clear that the production of knowledge alone, while critically important, may not always be enough to make impact. Increasingly, a scientist’s call to action includes engaging at the ‘science-policy interface’. That is, …
