Research Reports

The demographic dividend (DD) paradigm has become an exciting development agenda but there is a risk that it could end up as a lost opportunity and fail to bring about much change in the way development business is done in the region and across the continent. As noted earlier, countries have applied these lessons at varying levels and with varying results and there is considerable scope for cross-country learning. As a region and individually, East and Southern African Region (ESAR) countries have achieved some success but there are serious gaps for most countries to take the DD from policy/strategy document to action.

Best Practices in Operationalising the Demographic Dividend in Eastern and Southern Africa