Governing Renewable Natural Resources: How can governance improve the environment and people’s lives in the Global South?

By Professor Fiona Nunan, International Development Department School of Government, University of Birmingham Fiona Nunan is Professor of Environment and Development.  Her interests and experiences focus on natural resource governance and management in low-income country settings, particularly within inland fisheries and coastal locations in East and Southern Africa. Governance matters for natural resources because it … Continue reading “Governing Renewable Natural Resources: How can governance improve the environment and people’s lives in the Global South?”

Ebola – where are the governments?

Andrew Nickson is Honorary Reader in Public Management and Latin American Studies in IDD, with 30 years’ experience of teaching, research and consultancy on public administration reform, local governance, decentralization and urban water supply. He has particular interests in Sierra Leone, Nepal and Paraguay, countries where he has had long-term work assignments. The terrible Ebola tragedy … Continue reading “Ebola – where are the governments?”