- London, England
Jose DiBella
King's College London, Dept of Geography, Graduate Student
- Climate Change Adaptation, business model innovation and adaptive capacityedit
This report presents findings from a mapping study on how different development cooperation actors, including multilateral development institutions, bilateral donors, development finance institutions, providers of South-South Development... more
This report presents findings from a mapping study on how different development cooperation actors, including multilateral development institutions, bilateral donors, development finance institutions, providers of South-South Development Cooperation (SSDC), foundations, non-governmental organizations and development think tanks, engage the private sector for development. The study clarifies key concepts relating to the private sector and development, identifies and classifies monetary and non-monetary engagement modalities, and assesses the conditions under which development cooperation actors seek to engage the private sector for development.
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This article is the result of a series of in-depth interviews to international development professionals. During the summer of 2011 several interviews took place in Oxford and Bath in the United Kingdom. Others where carried out through... more
This article is the result of a series of in-depth interviews to international development professionals. During the summer of 2011 several interviews took place in Oxford and Bath in the United Kingdom. Others where carried out through the use of web based resources to conduct live video interviews to professionals working in the field in Somalia and Kenya. The final interviews were conducted to professionals based in Europe and on the occasion of a Development Conference.
International development organisations through Expatriate Development Professionals (EDPs) engage with local elites that act as gatekeepers in the provision of development aid. They mediate development initiatives between international organisations and final beneficiaries. These individual agents are embedded in different institutions and informal networks that influence in different degrees project design and implementation. This article presents the findings of a research project that analysed these interactions, and explains different dimensions that are often overlooked in practice. The findings of this research work are specifically aimed to support reflections in development students and early practitioners that engage in fieldwork. To consider new dimension in practice so they can better consider and reflect on elements that can support their work, or can be source of often frustrating experiences in the field.
International development organisations through Expatriate Development Professionals (EDPs) engage with local elites that act as gatekeepers in the provision of development aid. They mediate development initiatives between international organisations and final beneficiaries. These individual agents are embedded in different institutions and informal networks that influence in different degrees project design and implementation. This article presents the findings of a research project that analysed these interactions, and explains different dimensions that are often overlooked in practice. The findings of this research work are specifically aimed to support reflections in development students and early practitioners that engage in fieldwork. To consider new dimension in practice so they can better consider and reflect on elements that can support their work, or can be source of often frustrating experiences in the field.
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This report is written on the basis of a research undertaken from late August to mid-December 2006, within the framework of an internship project at the Research Office, West Bank Field Office of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency... more
This report is written on the basis of a research undertaken from late August to mid-December 2006, within the framework of an internship project at the Research Office, West Bank Field Office of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Jerusalem. This study also constitutes the final thesis for the completion of the Master of Science of the European Institute of Advanced Studies in Cooperation and Development at the University of Pavia, Italy.
The main objective of the work was to carry out an accurate and exhaustive business mapping and profiling inside a urban refugee camp in the West Bank, taking into consideration not only practical and snapshot static factors, but also perceptions of business owners’ in the camp in regard to themselves as a business community, to their relation with local Palestinian institutions and to UNRWA.
Deheisheh refugee camp was selected to conduct the research because of its urban location, neighboring three main communities of the West Bank: Beit Jala, Beit Sahour and Bethlehem. Also, Deheisheh is not yet completely immersed in the larger urban context of the neighboring villages, so it is not yet a static camp, meaning that access roads, new constructions and other type of urban changes can still occur within the camp boundaries.
Following the main objective of the work, mapping activities and profiling of the businesses in Deheisheh camp were the first tasks. This first phase of the work entailed creating personal owners profiles, gather information on supplier and customer relations and have an assessment of the impact of mobility restrictions and economic crisis on the businesses inside the camp. Another consideration was in regard to the attitude of the business owners towards possibilities of change, improvement and innovation in their businesses. The second phase of the work was directed to understanding the kind of relation that exists between these businesses and local institutions by means of a qualitative approach.
The main objective of the work was to carry out an accurate and exhaustive business mapping and profiling inside a urban refugee camp in the West Bank, taking into consideration not only practical and snapshot static factors, but also perceptions of business owners’ in the camp in regard to themselves as a business community, to their relation with local Palestinian institutions and to UNRWA.
Deheisheh refugee camp was selected to conduct the research because of its urban location, neighboring three main communities of the West Bank: Beit Jala, Beit Sahour and Bethlehem. Also, Deheisheh is not yet completely immersed in the larger urban context of the neighboring villages, so it is not yet a static camp, meaning that access roads, new constructions and other type of urban changes can still occur within the camp boundaries.
Following the main objective of the work, mapping activities and profiling of the businesses in Deheisheh camp were the first tasks. This first phase of the work entailed creating personal owners profiles, gather information on supplier and customer relations and have an assessment of the impact of mobility restrictions and economic crisis on the businesses inside the camp. Another consideration was in regard to the attitude of the business owners towards possibilities of change, improvement and innovation in their businesses. The second phase of the work was directed to understanding the kind of relation that exists between these businesses and local institutions by means of a qualitative approach.