AidData and partners hold conference on climate-sensitive agriculture at the UN’s FAO in Rome The GeoField Convening will bring together experts to collaborate on making agricultural impact evaluations more effective. Sarina Patterson, Sariah Harmer
Don’t let China and Russia export digital censorship Democratic governments should consider monitoring and export restrictions to limit the opportunities for malign use of digital tools. Caitlin Dearing Scott, Jonathan A. Solis
AidData’s China data wins 2023 Best Dataset Award from IPES A team including AidData and William & Mary researchers will receive the award from the International Political Economy Society at this year's conference in October. Alex Wooley
Understanding travel demand for women and men in urban Ethiopia Rapidly growing cities need context-aware and gender-equitable transportation policies and services. Anastasiia Arbuzova, Tigabu Getahun, Ammar A. Malik, Mahesh Karra
How far can the BRI take China? AidData authors examine one possible geopolitical gain: naval ports AidData researchers use massive cache of data to shed light on potential for the country to establish multiple permanent overseas military bases for its maritime forces. Nathan Warters (W&M News)
In backsliding democracies, governments emulate Russian and Chinese digital censorship tactics AidData research finds countries with less developed internet infrastructure may be more vulnerable to Beijing-style digital censorship regimes. Jonathan A. Solis, Sarina Patterson
Media ownership profiles shed new light on the politics of Russian monuments in Ukraine AidData research is being used by a Smithsonian/VMNH project to study how pro-Russian monuments across Ukraine are portrayed in media narratives. Jonathan A. Solis, Abigail Maher
Development programs must capture local insights New AidData research published by UNU-WIDER pinpoints how development partners can help countries more effectively plan, fund, and implement their development programs. Ana Horigoshi, Samantha Custer
AidData lab receives $1.7M to advance agriculture and mining research Two grants from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation will strengthen partnerships with African organizations and expand data on Chinese financing. Tina Eshleman (W&M News)
Small irrigation projects helped farmers in Mali adapt on a large scale to extreme weather As climate change threatens agriculture across the parched Sahel, a new AidData study reveals that gains from small irrigation projects persisted for more than a decade. Alex Wooley
New research on media resilience in Europe & Eurasia offers context for recent protests in Georgia Protests erupted in Tbilisi after a bill was proposed that mirrors a Russian law used to shutter media and civil society. Sarina Patterson