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Missed Opportunities in Responding to Violence against Women and Girls in the Health Sector

What are the driving factors behind the (lack) of response of the health sector to violence against women and girls in Tirana, Albania and Minas Gerais, Brazil?
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Diffusion of Clean Energy Technology for Green Economy in Developing Countries

What are the most important barriers to low-cost green technology diffusion across developing countries?
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Tackling the Global Housing Challenges: Relevance and Replicability of Switzerland’s and Uruguay’s Housing Cooperatives’ Policies and Strategies

Are housing cooperatives a way out of the global affordable accommodation crisis?
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Closing the Food-Waste-Farming Cycle: Composting and Urban Agriculture in Cameroon and Switzerland

What are the barriers and opportunities for compost-based urban farming and gardening in Dschang, Cameroon and Lausanne, Switzerland?
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Social and Solidarity Economy, Urban Communities and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups

How can the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) effectively contribute to the integration of those left-behind by the declining social aid and create solidarity for these vulnerable groups?
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(Un)Sustainable Food Consumption Dynamics in South/Southeast Asia: Changing Patterns, Practices and Policies among “New Consumers” in India and the Philippines

What are the consumption patterns of the growing middle classes in emerging countries? What are the environmental and social impacts of these practices? How can more sustainable consumption pathways be reached?
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Gig Economy and its Implications for Social Dialogue and Workers’ Protection

What are the challenges of the gig economy in terms of social dialogue and workers’ protection?
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Schistosomiasis, Agriculture and Migration in Africa: A Joint Economic and Ecological Analysis

What are the complex relationships between Schistosomiasis, agricultural production, and migration in an African context?
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Improving Rural Livelihoods through Promoting High-quality Coffee and Coffee Cherry Products in the Origin Countries Colombia and Bolivia

How can livelihoods of smallholder coffee farmers in Colombia and Bolivia be improved through the scaling-up to high-quality coffee products?
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Marginalised Lives: Infertility, Childlessness, and Healthcare Seeking in Resource-poor Settings in Nepal and India

What are the challenges of infertility in terms of public health concerns and social marginalisation in resource-poor settings in Nepal and India?
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