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Indexing Vulnerability: Developing a Custom Snapshot of COVID Risk in West Africa
Demography, access to healthcare, and movement all play a role in determining each country’s ability to navigate the pandemic. Dalberg Research’s Location Analytics (LOCAN) database and derived vulnerability index aid in ensuring that help is reaching the places it is...
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More than a Public Health Crisis: Air Pollution’s Impact on the Indian Economy
Air pollution costs Indian businesses about USD $95 billion every year, around 3% of India’s total GDP. To save lives and improve economic prospects, businesses and policymakers must become more active advocates for clean air by showing how much the...
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Minimizing the impact of the pandemic on India’s most vulnerable populations
During a crisis, the emphasis needs to be on including those who really deserve the help rather than making sure the wrong people are kept out. An Indian Express Op Ed written by Dalberg’s Gaurav Gupta, Omidyar Network India’s Roopa...
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The Disproportionate Impact of Covid-19 on Women in India — And New Hope for Recovery Efforts
Supporting women's recovery from the pandemic would be a wise investment for governments and could help mitigate the long term impact of the pandemic on future generations, a study by Dalberg suggests.
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Learning During Covid-19 School Closures: A Rapid Assessment
Schools across India were closed in mid-March 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, impacting approximately 286 million students between the pre-primary and upper secondary school level. This is in addition to the more than six million children who...
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A Forest Economy for the Future: Generating Social and Economic Dividends From More Sustainable, Circular Sources
Forests are both an economic and environmental lifeline. It is possible to both increase use of products derived from them, while at the same time protecting biodiversity and forest cover.
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Low-Wage Work, Low Quality Jobs: Understanding and Addressing Barriers to Job Quality for Low-Wage Workers
Strengthening Young People’s Involvement in Health Research
Young people’s views, knowledge and experience are crucial to health research — from which they are often excluded. In partnership with Wellcome Trust, Dalberg Advisors and Dalberg Design conducted a study that built a case for why young people's involvement...
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Scaling Impact Through Nonprofit Mergers and Acquisitions
For many NGOs, the pandemic has propelled new, creative ways of building partnerships and alliances with other organizations. Dalberg Associate Partner, Jeff Berger, and Senior Consultant, Noah Elbot suggest that the sector build on this momentum by looking to merger...
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Pathways to a Renewable Energy Future in Africa
Africa’s carbon emissions are small relative to other regions today but are expected to contribute 18% of total emissions growth by 2050 under business-as-usual scenarios. Dalberg recently partnered with the UN High-Level Champions Team to identify potential pathways to achieve...
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How Digital Financial Advisory Tools Can Help Lower Income Americans Retire
In the United States, 56 million adults aged 50 years and over live on low-to-moderate income — many are anxious about making ends meet in old age. Financial advice is tailored to higher income earners in the position to fully...
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The Opportunity to Improve MSME Support in Honduras
Strengthening business support centers in Honduras that cater to MSMEs could help improve the economy and livelihoods of Hondurans. Lessons learned throughout this process may provide best practices for similar centers in other countries in Latin America.
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