Government Revenue and Development in Malawi

GCRF Funding Cycle2020-21 Principal InvestigatorBernadette O’Hare SchoolsMedicine ODA countriesMalawi Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 3, Goal 9 A global recession is highly likely, and overseas development aid budgets may decrease at a time when debt is expected to increase. Therefore, more than ever, low- and middle-income countries must be supported to stem leaks such as tax avoidance … Read more

Pro-conservation Livelihoods and Community Capabilities for Marine Protected Area Governance

GCRF Funding Cycle2020-21 Principal InvestigatorTim Stojanvoic SchoolsGeography & Sustainable Development, Computer Science ODA countriesMadagascar, Ghana, Kenya Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 1, Goal 4 Global expansion of marine protected areas (MPAs) is set to rapidly continue, adding to the astounding 28 million sq.km of oceans and coasts designated since 2000, to deliver the SDG Target 14.1. These … Read more

The St Andrews – Africa Research (StAAHR) Health Network (consolidator)

The St Andrews Africa Research (StAAHR) Health Network has a mission of using interdisciplinary approaches to address interactable global health challenges. Led by Dr Wilber Sabiiti and Dr Katherine Keenan, the network will offer training to increase south-south data analysis and research dissemination skills and build a digital resource centre hosting the network’s outputs and … Read more

Valuing Intact Tropical Peatlands

GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorKaty Roucoux SchoolsGeography & Sustainable Development ODA countriesPeru Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 12, Goal 13 This work is studying the social, economic and cultural values of peatlands in the Peruvian Amazon to complement existing scientific research on the carbon content, ecology and formation of tropical peatlands in the Pastaza-Marañón Foreland Basin. It … Read more