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The latest updates from the development research community in Sweden

Violence among pregnant women in India – Health care providers must take a more active role!

Preventing domestic violence during pregnancy in India requires systemic change and investment in training to identify vulnerable groups of women and save lives, writes Minajbanu Memon, master’s student at Lund University.

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The termination of development research grants

Media coverage of the Swedish government’s decision to cancel development research funding from the Swedish Research Council.

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“Prioritise reproductive health in Swedish aid”

New op-ed by Jesper Sundewall and Björn Ekman on SRHR and aid.

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Recording: Financial architecture for a green and climate resilient Africa

Recording from the dialogue with Anzetse Were.

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Op-ed in Dagen Debatt by Fredrik Söderbaum, Jesper Sundewall and Janet Vähämäki from SweDev

There are gaps and weaknesses in the aid reform agenda, write Fredrik Söderbaum, Jesper Sundewall and Janet Vähämäki.

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Op-ed in GP: Good intentions are not enough for effective aid

New op-ed in Göteborgs-Posten discusses Sweden’s new aid policy.

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What are the consequences of decreasing aid to research cooperation?

New op-ed on cuts in the research cooperation budget published in OmVärlden.

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Does climate compensating tree planting benefit local people?

Using research for new methods and practice: Linda Engström and Flora Hajdu at SLU launch a new web-based guide to assess the social consequences of carbon offseting.

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Development narratives in a post-aid era: Reflections on implications for the global effectiveness agenda

Recording from the dialogue with Nilima Gulrajani.

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