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O projeto que tem previsto uma duração de 28 meses e foi iniciado em janeiro de 2013, prevê a melhoria da capacidade de gestão do desenvolvimento de oito municípios em Moçambique e seis no Brasil, assim como de duas associações de autoridades locais (Associação Nacional de Municípios de Moçambique - ANAMM - e Frente Nacional de Prefeitos do Brasil -FNP), mediante ações de intercâmbio de boas práticas, capacitação institucional e articulação em rede das AL. O projeto é coordenado por Cidades...

The way in which informal land transactions occur and the extent to which they result in tenure security and asset creation in these informal settlements is not well understood. For this reason this study comprises research into two informal settlements (namely Matundo and Mateus Sansão Muthemba [Sansão Muthemba]) in Tete, Mozambique, so as to understand how the poor access, hold and trade land. This research forms part of a larger research programme being undertaken by Urban LandMark...

This mid-term review report of the ‘Action Programme for Inclusive and Responsible Governance’ (AGIR) in Mozambique was carried out from August 2012 to its completion at the end of October 2012 by a three-member review team fielded by Indevelop. A presentation of the preliminary findings was made on October 24th, 2012 to AGIR intermediaries and AGIR CSO partners. Subsequent to this presentation, the review team was provided with the just-completed 2012 semi-annual report, which was written...

This evaluation, the ‘Joint Evaluation of Support to Civil Society Engagement in Policy Dialogue’ was initiated by the Donor Group on Civil Society and Aid Effectiveness. Specifically it was commissioned by three Development Partners (DPs), ADC/Austria, Danida/Denmark and Sida/Sweden, which form the Management Group. A larger group of bilateral DPs support the evaluation through their participation as the international Reference Group. The evaluation took place between June 2011 and...

It is widely recognised that social exclusion produces deep and long-term damage to the living conditions, social and economic participation, emotional life, and health status of young people. It also contributes to the intergenerational transmission of poverty. In turn, insecurity in living standards, political and social isolation, feelings of estrangement and unhealthy lifestyles aggravate pre-existing conditions of social exclusion. This results in a vicious circle where socially...

Brazil’s agricultural cooperation in Africa is shifting from small localised projects to more structured ventures capable of having larger and more durable impacts on African rural development. Nonetheless, it still suffers from in­ adequate coordination between relevant ministries and other governmental bodies. However, the coexistence of two agricultural development paradigms in Brazil’s cooperation should not be seen as incoherent. Rather, it is a direct reflection of the two­tiered...

This chapter, therefore, explores the role of agriculture in Brazilian develop­ ment assistance programmes and direct investment in Africa, focusing on the potential tensions between biofuel feedstock and food production. After a brief overview of the history of Brazil’s own agricultural development and the country’s relations with Africa, the chapter delves into an examination of Brazilian engagement in the conjoined agricultural and energy sectors of Mozambique, a country that possesses...

The Reality Checks are implemented between 2011- 2016, with fieldwork being carried out each year in the Districts of Cuamba, Majune and Lago in the Niassa Province. Sub-Team Leaders are Carmeliza Rosário, Minna Tuominen and Inge Tvedten. This is the Annual Report for the 2nd Reality Check, synthesising the main findings from the three sub- reports. The report is written by the Team Leader for the Reality Checks in Mozambique Dr. Inge Tvedten - with support from Carmeliza Rosário, Minna Tuominen and Aslak Orre (Thematic Advisor).

This study investigates the impairing of the rights of peasant communities through the establishment of tree plantations in Niassa province, Mozambique. More particularly, it looks at the impacts of the operations of Chikweti Forests of Niassa on the local population in the districts of Lago, Lichinga and Sanga. In order to do so, it presents an introductory chapter on the general context of Mozambique and the legal framework. This legal framework will serve as a basis on the analysis of...

The Government of Mozambique (GoM), acting through the national roads administration (ANE) has made requests to international financial institutions including the African Development Bank, for the improvement of transport infrastructure and for strengthening the institutional capacity of the roads sector. ANE plans to apply a portion of these funds to the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) of the project for the rehabilitation of the N13, Cumanba-Mandimba-Lichinga (302 km)....

A propitiously timed household survey carried out in Mozambique over the period 2008-09 permits us to evaluate the short-to-medium run relationship between sudden shocks to food prices and child nutrition status. We link local price inflation with child malnutrition status. We find that the prevalence of underweight amongst children rises in response to a higher inflation rate for basic food products. Stunting and wasting malnutrition measures are mostly insensitive to the inflation rate....

The Afrobarometer is a comparative series of public attitude surveys that will be covering up to 35 African countries in Round 5 (2011-2013). Based on representative national samples, the surveys assess citizen attitudes to democracy and governance, markets, and civil society, among other topics. The first round of surveys was conducted between 1999-2001 and covered seven Southern African countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe), three countries in...

This assessment shows that Mozambique social protection system is developing. While programs to address most of the risks identified exist, there are still major gaps. Poor families with children are not adequately supported, there is no significant youth program, and subsistence farmers and other workers are not properly protected against recurrent shocks. The government spends a considerable amount of its resources on social protection but most are absorbed by untargeted subsidies and...

The increasing recognition that social protection programmes in developing countries can play an important role in inclusive and transformative development is welcomed by analysts as a step towards supporting extremely poor households in these countries. In Mozambique, the national cash transfer programme, the Basic Social Subsidy Programme (Programa de Subsídio Social Básico or PSSB), which began in 1992, provides a relatively low value of 130 MTn (approx. $4.5) to 380 MTn (approx. $13),...

The development industry is increasingly pushing practitioners to achieve results, and to do better in demonstrating what works, what does not, and explaining why. There is a growing interest in going beyond the measurement of results to being able to understand the basis for success or failure. Consequently, the development of explicit theories of change (ToCs) is starting to be viewed as central to this process, as a key part of what constitutes ‘rigour’ in impact evaluations. Citizen...

he Reality Checks are implemented 2011-2016 and each year field work is carried out in the Municipality of Cuamba, the District of Lago and the District of Majune in the Niassa Province. This is the Annual Report for Year One of the Reality Checks and aims at summarising the conclusions based on the findings from the field sub-report from each study location.

This paper examines the Single Window concept and its developments in practice over the last 10 years and provides an analysis of its development over time. An overview of the emerging information technology that would impact its future development is also presented. The paper also examines regional trends in Single Window implementation, based on a survey of tenders documents issued by various countries in the recent years. Finally, it offers an outlook on its future development and provides a number of recommendations.

Accountability is a central feature of democracy. Governments must explain what they are doing, justify why they are doing certain things and not others. Moreover, accountability increases the likelihood of the improvement of public services if citizens have the political scope to hold politicians and administrators accountable, and potentially sanction them. Consequently, developing countries as well as the OECD-donor community have committed themselves to working towards the improvement of...

Abstract: This study attempts to explore and examining about Indonesia Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) performance through relationship with strategic management theory. We apply strategic management model into our research to explain the relationship of firm performance with firm determinants. Firm strategy, external environment factors and internal resource factors of firm will be used as determinant of firm performance. Samples from Indonesia SME are collected and statistical analysis...

Decentralization has been underway in Indonesia for more than ten years, but recently many have challenged the how effectively decentralization – and even democratization – is being implemented. Deterioration in the quality of public services, the many corruption cases involving local governments, and low economic growth rates in some regions have prompted discourse about whether the country is making a reversal away from decentralization and democratization. We recognize that the move...