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Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) Codebook
The codebook for the Armed Conflict Location and Event Datset (ACLED) explains the data collection process, including where and how the data for ACLED events is collected and organized, and…
Conflict Trends January 2015
The January 2015 edition of ACLED’s Conflict Trends report provides an overview of conflict in 2014 and profiles on-going violence in Central African Republic, civilian-directed violence by political and communal militias…
Climate Change and Security in Africa: Clear Risks, Nuanced Impacts
Ashley Moran, Yacob Mulugetta and Clionadh Raleigh, Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change, 2014
Climate Change and Security in Africa
CCAPS researchers Ashley Moran and Clionadh Raleigh, with co-author Yacob Mulugetta, explore how local-level conflict and environmental data can assist policymakers and researchers in assessing links between environmental patterns and…
Resilience Strategies in Fragile States
CCAPS Research Brief No. 25 looks at how this concept of resilience can be operationalized and explores the implications of a resilience framework on food security interventions in fragile states….
Smallholder Vulnerability in African Agriculture
CCAPS Research Brief No. 26 explores the political, economic, and ecological pros and cons of biotechnology in African agriculture and the critical role of smallholder farmers in the decision-making process….
Assessing Urban and Rural Food Security
CCAPS Research Brief No. 27 explores how persistent inequality threatens to undermine development strategies and magnifies exposure to risks for marginalized segments of rural and urban populations. As governments direct…
Outgrower Systems for Inclusive Agricultural Growth
CCAPS Research Brief No. 28 details the history and controversy surrounding contract farming—also known as outgrower systems— and their potential role as a vehicle for inclusive agricultural growth. This brief…