Zeba Siddiqui

Zeba
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Former Research Associate, 3ie
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Zeba provided research support for our programmes on Agricultural Insurance, Transparency and Accountability, Governance and Social Protection. Prior to joining 3ie, Zeba worked with the communication team at Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation. She has also worked on research projects with the World Health Organization, National Council of Educational Research and Training, and Public Health Foundation of India. Zeba has a bachelors in Sociology from Delhi University, a masters from Jawaharlal Nehru University and an MPhil in Sociology from the Delhi School of Economics.

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Assessing the impact of policy and institutional reforms in international development
13 January 2022
Carolyn Huang
Carolyn Huang
Zeba
Zeba Siddiqui
Douglas Glandon
Douglas Glandon
sayak
Sayak Khatua
Aayush Malik
Aayush Malik 2+
 

Assessing the impact of policy and institutional reforms in international development

For decades, development actors have recognized that good governance and solid country systems are essential for the effective delivery of well-designed, evidence-based interventions. A number of…
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Agricultre
11 November 2021
Zeba
Zeba Siddiqui +
 

Making agricultural insurance work for smallholder farmers in the COVID era

Sustainable agriculture is crucial for the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. Agricultural production is inherently risky due to erratic climate conditions, crop loss from pests, and…
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Big Data in the time of a pandemic
07 January 2021
Zeba
Zeba Siddiqui
Francis Rathinam
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Big Data in the time of a pandemic

With a significant number of active cases globally, the novel coronavirus represents an extreme public health challenge. The outbreak of the pandemic has led to stringent travel restrictions, making…
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It’s time to take note of the Self Help Groups’ potential
02 June 2020
Bidisha Barooah
Bidisha Barooah
Ritwik Sarkar
Ritwik Sarkar
Zeba
Zeba Siddiqui +
 

It’s time to take note of the Self Help Groups’ potential

As the world is scrambling for resources to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, India is fortunate to have a motivated cadre of women assisting the fight at the community-level. Rightfully called the …
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Can transparency and accountability initiatives improve natural resource governance?
18 May 2020
Francis Rathinam
Francis Rathinam
Zeba
Zeba Siddiqui +
 

Can transparency and accountability initiatives improve natural resource governance?

Resource-dependent countries often fail to benefit from their natural resource wealth. Countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria have vast quantities of natural resources, yet their…
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