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“Extractivism” must be front and centre at COP15
"Extractivism" needs to be central on the Cop15 in order to tackle the biodiversity crisis, the...
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Development understandings from the Global South
This blog post describes and questiones emerged development alternatives rooted in concepts and...
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End of COP27 – fund for “Loss and Damage”
At COP27, countries agreed on a global fund for "loss and damage" that will provide financial...
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Sweden’s Development Policy since 1990: A policy paradigm shift waiting to happen?
Jan Pettersson at EBA published an article analyzing the history of Swedish Development Aid policy...
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COP27 – Launch of the Sharm El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda
COP27 President and High-Level Champions called on all State and non-State actors to get behind...
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Child mortality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Worldwide, child mortality has fallen by more than half since 1990, however, five million children...
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How Africa wants to strengthen efforts to protect the environment
At the 18th meeting of AMCEN, African environment ministers pledged to end plastic pollution, stop...
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First Covid, now monkeypox – India’s role is key in the scramble for jabs
What is monkeypox and what challenges does it pose to India? Read this article to find out...
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‘There’s a path towards death that people travel’: how hunger destroys lives and communities
In the face of record malnutrition, Isabel Choat's article in The Guardian emphasises the urgent...
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