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Landscapes of (In)justice: Reflecting on Voices, Spaces, and Alliances for Just Transition

Posted Sep 29, 2023| by Institute of Development Studies

Just transitions seek to ameliorate the social and economic impacts of the global energy transitions that are essential to building an equitable low-carbon economy. Diverse groups of citizens need to be engaged in the design and implementation of transition policies across all scales and sectors... Read More

Time for Global Public Investment: Leaders and Experts rethink Sustainable Development Finance

Posted on Sep 21, 2023 | in category: Delivering sustainable economic growth | by Global Public Investment Network

Experts and practitioners from around the world have been developing the concept of Global Public Investment (GPI) for some years, building on a long tradition of critiquing current global governance, and aid-based approaches to financing common global objectives. This collection by the Global Public Investment... Read More

The Crisis Governance of the European Union - More Responsibility Requires More Democratic Legitimacy

Posted on Sep 29, 2023 | in category: Improving global governance | by German Institute for International and Security Affairs

From the euro crisis, the migration crisis, to Brexit and the struggle for the rule of law, to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, crisis management has become the normal state of European politics. Under pressure from these crises... Read More

What Are the Top Global Destinations for Higher Education for African Students?

Posted on Sep 15, 2023 | in category: Sharing core norms and values | by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

With a median age of about 19 years, Africa’s population is projected to comprise 23 percent of the world’s labour force by 2050. The task of providing quality education and opportunities for millions of young Africans is of key importance, reason Zainab Usman and Aline... Read More

Earth beyond Six of Nine Planetary Boundaries

Posted on Sep 29, 2023 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by Science Advances

The ‘planetary boundaries framework’ helps scientists to track and communicate how rising pressures on the limits of the Earth System are destabilizing the planet. Earth is a living planet, so the consequences are impossible to predict. In this update, Science Advances reports that six of... Read More

The New Delhi G20 Summit: Reflections from India

Posted on Sep 29, 2023 | in category: Improving global governance | by Vivekananda International Foundation

At the beginning of its G20 Presidential term in December 2022, India declared six priorities: Increasing the effective participation of developing countries of the Global South in G20; prioritizing inclusive growth to revive the implementation of Agenda 2030; identifying additional areas for climate action; a... Read More

Unlocking Africa’s Agricultural Potential

Posted on Sep 29, 2023 | in category: Delivering sustainable economic growth | by Policy Center of the New South

Significant economic growth in Africa’s agricultural sector hinges on millions of smallholder farmers effectively implementing new technologies. The rise of agriculture technology (AgTech) solutions in Africa has opened new avenues to transform food systems and tackle long-standing obstacles to greater smallholder productivity, note Fatima Ezzahra... Read More