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Transforming Waste Management in Somaliland

Waste management has long been a pressing challenge in Somaliland. Recent studies paint a stark picture: in Hargeisa, Somaliland's capital, only 65% of daily waste is collected due to inefficient equipment. This gap in sanitation services not only affects public health but also hampers economic growth and quality of life.

September 20,2024

Outcome Report of the Africa Regional Dialogue 2024

This report encapsulates the collective wisdom, aspirations, and commitments forged during our time together, as we embarked on a journey to envisioning a brighter future for Africa within the framework of a reinvigorated United Nations and closer collaboration with the African Union and eight associated Regional Economic Communities.

April 15, 2024

The Applications of AI and Machine Learning in Fisheries Management

Artificial intelligence—specifically, machine learning—is beginning to play a significant role in fisheries management for capturing a proliferation of data, analyzing data, and conducting advanced computations, as well as processing natural language, recognizing patterns, and making predictive analyses.

May 06,2024

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Maia Blume
February 01, 2016

Somali Skilled Workforce Survey Report

The Somali Renewable Energy Skilled Workforce Survey sought to better understand the current and future labor force needs to effectively grow the Somali renewable energy sector.
Men working on a battery
M Cecilia G Dalupan
December 23, 2015

Community Agreements and Mining: A New Frontier for Social Impact Investments

One Earth Future Foundation and RTC Impact Fund developed this study to explore the role that an impact investment fund may have in the negotiation of mining-related community agreements. This analysis is based on a review of relevant literature and interviews with stakeholders in select jurisdictio...
Community Agreements and Mining: A New Frontier for Social Impact Investments
Curtis Bell
Jun Koga Sudduth
September 22, 2015

The Causes and Outcomes of Coup during Civil War

Though approximately one in four coup attempts takes place during an ongoing civil war, scholars have not yet analyzed how the incidence of civil war affects coup attempts and outcomes.
Sarah M. Glaser
Paige M. Roberts
Robert H. Mazurek
Kaija J. Hurlburt
Liza Kane-Hartnet
September 16, 2015

Securing Somali Fisheries

Securing Somali Fisheries is a comprehensive assessment of the domestic fisheries in the Somali region, the amount of foreign fishing in Somali waters, and the sustainability and economic conditions of those fisheries.
Somali woman holding a fish
Jon Belish
June 01, 2015

The Issue of Juvenile Piracy

This chapter was published as part of the book Prosecuting Maritime Piracy, editors Michael P. Scharf, Michael Newton, and Milena Sterio (Cambridge University Press). The book addresses distinctive issues that arise during the course of domestic maritime piracy prosecutions.
Victor Odundo Owuor
February 01, 2015

Building a Business Ecosystem in Somalia | The Case for Business Associations

Business associations are an often incorrectly understood concept, even by individuals close to the institutions. It is documented that few, if any, business associations exist in present-day Somalia. Read a discussion about the challenges to business associations in post-conflict scenarios and the ...
Somali Women business owners
Jami Nelson Nunez
February 01, 2015

Powering Progress | The Potential Of Renewable Energy In Somalia

Affordable access to electricity is a critical issue for economic growth and stability in Somalia. This report describes the evolving landscape of energy in the country and outlines the burden of limited electricity services and extremely high tariffs on households, businesses, and the environment. ...
Solar panels at a Somali farm
Thomas G. Weiss
May 07, 2014

Global Governance: “A Philadelphia Moment”?

An obvious puzzle for friends and foes of international cooperation is how to explain why order, stability, and predictability exist despite the lack of a central authority to address the planet’s problems. In short, how is the world governed in the absence of a world government? This paper explores...
Philadelphia Bell
Danielle Jung
Sarah Stroup
Wendy Wong
Lindsay Heger
May 01, 2014

A Common Framework for Understanding Non-state Organizations

This paper serves as an introduction to conceptualizations of non-state organizations (NSOs) and, in particular, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), multinational corporations (MNCs), intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), and dark networks. We focus on those groups here as they constitute a siz...
Gregory Clough
Timothy Schommer
April 09, 2014

West Africa Information Sharing

In response to the continued challenges of piracy and armed robbery in West Africa, a number of initiatives have been developed both regionally and internationally.
Deborah Avant
Lindsay Heger
February 12, 2014

The New Power Politics: Networks and Transnational Security Governance

The workshop series “The New Power Politics: Networks, Governance, and Global Security” examined how various networks of state and non-state actors work to address the governance of security. Participants included internationally recognized scholars who research a wide range of contemporary security...
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