Research Initiatives
King Center research initiatives bring together communities of scholars working on sustained global development and poverty alleviation research agendas.
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Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change in the Global South
Given the amount of unavoidable warming and the growing movement in the international community to provide funding for adaptation, the initiative aims to identify where adaptation has occurred and what policies can effectively encourage future climate adaptation and resilience.
Read more about Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change in the Global SouthClimate Change and Political Mobilization in the Global South
The initiative is investigating how pressures emanating from the natural world in the wake of climate change increasingly shape politics in the Global South, including whether climate change itself could undermine the political feasibility of meaningful action on mitigation or adaptation.
Read more about Climate Change and Political Mobilization in the Global SouthExtreme Poverty, Infrastructure, and Climate
The Extreme Poverty, Infrastructure, and Climate (EPIC) initiative seeks to shed light on how infrastructure investments can spur poverty alleviation, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
Read more about the EPIC initiativeGender-based Violence in the Developing World
Initiative team members aim to better understand the larger context of violence against women in low- and middle-income countries.
Read more about Gender-based Violence in the Developing WorldImproving Health, Intelligence and Economic Growth by Reducing Lead Exposure
The initiative identifies stakeholders in the acid battery recycling and leaded paint industries and aims to produce long-term, viable solutions to remove lead from the value chain or find ways to ensure it does not contaminate the environment.
Read more about reducing lead exposureInclusive Democracy and Development Lab
In partnership with a political party in India and a large central government Ministry, the Inclusive Democracy and Development Lab will focus on improving women’s representation at all levels of the political process.
Read more about the Inclusive Democracy and Development LabPrevious Initiatives
Read more about initiatives previously funded by the King Center.
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