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Costa Rica and Vietnam: Pioneers in green transformations (2020)
Book Chapter
Urban, F., Siciliano, G., Villalobos, A., Dang, N. A., & Markus, L. (2020). Costa Rica and Vietnam: Pioneers in green transformations. In R. K. Wurzel, M. Skou Andersen, & P. Tobin (Eds.), Climate Governance across the Globe. Pioneers, Leaders and Followers. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003014249-6

This chapter compares the strategies and motives of green transformations for energy-related industries in Vietnam and Costa Rica, analyses what role their different political systems have played on climate governance, what progress has been made and... Read More about Costa Rica and Vietnam: Pioneers in green transformations.

REDD+ and the State: New Forest Politics in Costa Rica, Vietnam and Indonesia (2020)
Journal Article
Lederer, M., Höhne, C., Navarro, G., Siciliano, G., & Alonso, V. (2020). REDD+ and the State: New Forest Politics in Costa Rica, Vietnam and Indonesia. Sociology, 8(2), 29-49

The objective of the paper is to shed some light on one aspect of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) that so far has only indirectly been at the centre of the debate, the interplay between public institutions and RED... Read More about REDD+ and the State: New Forest Politics in Costa Rica, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Viewpoint: Agri-nutrition research: Revisiting the contribution of maize and wheat to human nutrition and health (2020)
Journal Article
Poole, N., Donovan, J., & Erenstein, O. (2021). Viewpoint: Agri-nutrition research: Revisiting the contribution of maize and wheat to human nutrition and health. Food Policy, 100, Article 101976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101976

Research linking agriculture and nutrition has evolved since the mid-20th century. The current focus is on child-stunting, dietary diversity and ‘nutrient-rich’ foods in recognition of the growing burdens of malnutrition and non-communicable diseases... Read More about Viewpoint: Agri-nutrition research: Revisiting the contribution of maize and wheat to human nutrition and health.

Being realistic about the contribution of private businesses to public nutrition objectives (2020)
Journal Article
Poole, N., Agnew, J., Ansari, N., Bhavani, R. V., Maestre Morales, M., Mehmood, R., & Rohit Parasar, R. (2020). Being realistic about the contribution of private businesses to public nutrition objectives. Food chain (2011. Online), 9(2), 91-102. https://doi.org/10.3362/2046-1887.19-00013

This article concerns the role of the state and the private sector in addressing Sustainable Development Goal 2, which is to end hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. We critique the ‘food environme... Read More about Being realistic about the contribution of private businesses to public nutrition objectives.

The Debate: Is Global Development Adapting to Climate Change? (2020)
Journal Article
Schipper, E. L. F., Tanner, T., Dube, O. P., Adams, K., & Huq, S. (2020). The Debate: Is Global Development Adapting to Climate Change?. World Development Perspectives, 18, Article 100205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2020.100205

The debate about the relationship between adaptation to climate change and development has been ongoing for over two decades. Adaptation is about risk reduction, the pursuit of opportunity and rethinking investments, planning and behaviour, which is... Read More about The Debate: Is Global Development Adapting to Climate Change?.

Regime shifts occur disproportionately faster in larger ecosystems (2020)
Journal Article
Cooper, G. S. (2020). Regime shifts occur disproportionately faster in larger ecosystems. Nature Communications, 11, Article 1175. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15029-x

Regime shifts can abruptly affect hydrological, climatic and terrestrial systems, leading to degraded ecosystems and impoverished societies. While the frequency of regime shifts is predicted to increase, the fundamental relationships between the spat... Read More about Regime shifts occur disproportionately faster in larger ecosystems.

The Political Economy of the Kenyan Agricultural Sector in an Era of Decentralisation (2020)
Thesis
Kariuki, K. The Political Economy of the Kenyan Agricultural Sector in an Era of Decentralisation. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This dissertation examines Kenya’s decentralisation process and the agricultural sector over the period 1963-2018. The agricultural sector’s primacy to macroeconomic outcomes and political stability is the focus of analysis, due its key role in maint... Read More about The Political Economy of the Kenyan Agricultural Sector in an Era of Decentralisation.