Policy Briefs

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed important gaps in research governance and pandemic preparedness globally, demonstrating the need for stronger regulatory frameworks, operational procedures and coordinated oversight to support rapid, ethical and scientifically rigorous research during public health emergencies. Evidence indicates…

This policy brief identifies what is working, what remains weak and what policy actions can shift drought gov…

Drawing on the findings across two project reports, this policy brief seeks to outline practical steps to design and …

This policy brief recommends legislative and policy interventions at both national and provincial levels of government. First, constitutional and customary legal systems should be aligned to ensure that cultural practices are not applied in ways that perpetuate GBV. Second, adopting community-centred approaches that harmonize…

This policy brief therefore focuses on findings coming from two main processes: a reflection on our experiences facilitating, supporting or observing scaling and replication within and across municipalities connected to ePPMOSA. A review of existing literature concerning the diffusion and institutionalization of digital…

This policy brief argues for institutional reform by reconfiguring the deployment framework of APSA and the ASF to align institutional design with the changing conflict realities in Africa. It evaluates the structural and operational constraints that prevented timely preventive engagement in Cabo Delgado and proposes…