What are the environmental, health and regulatory dimensions of pesticide use in agriculture in low- and middle-income countries?
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?
How do green public spaces meet the human needs and contribute to the societal wellbeing in urban settings and according to cultural context and across social groups?
How can historical research data contribute to a better understanding of health services? How can this knowledge contribute to the development of sustainable health systems in developing countries?
To what extent can regional governance architectures of mountainous areas contribute to achieving the Millenium Development Goals in terms of integration of sustainable development principles and of reduction of biodiversity loss?
Why was no multilateral regulation against capital flight and international tax evasion implemented between 1945 and 1970?
How is land management in mountains being affected by migration, climate changes and hazard events in Cochabamba region (Bolivia) and Dhankuta District (Nepal)?
How can a capability based approach help explain the widening gap in development and what insights can be derived to combat poverty efficiently?
What are the effects of different types of trade policy measures on global food price volatility and what local, alternative measures can be adopted to foster food security in volatile global markets?
What are the most important barriers to low-cost green technology diffusion across developing countries?
What forms do intersectional human rights violations and multiple discrimination take and how could the United Nations’ human rights protection mechanisms better address these issues?
To what extent does the promotion of intra-regional trade help reduce conflicts in the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa and South America?
How widespread is the increased susceptibility of insecticide-resistant Anopheles mosquitoes to Plasmodium infection and what are the risks associated with this phenomenon in relationship to the use of bed nets and insecticides? What policies should be adopted to reduce the risk of a major crisis in malaria control?
What are the key parameters of the asylum process that affect the subsequent integration of refugees?
What are the effects of market incentives made by public financial institutions on worker organisations and social dialogue according to ILO key labour standards?
Why, when and how do refugees engage in transactional sex across genders and what are the sexual and reproductive health and mental health consequences of refugees involved in transactional sex?
What factors influence a private company’s choice to implement a Disability Management Program and what are the perceived benefits/drawbacks of such a program?
What are the interactions between agroecological and indigenous territories – potential collaborations and possible conflicts?
How does the role of lithium in the emerging energy regime challenge or reproduce unequal relations between producer and consumer regions, and can it pave the way for a sustainable and just energy transition?
What are the mechanisms of differential inclusion and segregation of migrant workers in the agro-industrial labour markets?
What are the barriers and opportunities for compost-based urban farming and gardening in Dschang, Cameroon and Lausanne, Switzerland?
Which political and economic drivers can explain country differences in climate ambition between NDCs and recovery packages, and how correlated they are?
What are the linkages between climate change, economic growth and conflict?
How does gender shape the reintegration process of migrants and how do patterns of return mobilities and reintegration impact upon gender in the Gambia, Guinea and Senegal?