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Yan Tian Baxter Chinese NGO GEI aims to equip food producing regions in Brazil with good practices to bring about broader changes in agricultural trade ince 2003, when China first became a net food importer, the gap between its imports and exports has continued to widen. By 2019, it had become

Aid , Data & Reports , Economy , Education , Governance , Monitoring , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 04/30/2022

A new way of measuring rural poverty yields unexpected results in Malawi

This so-called Rural Multidimensional Poverty Index (R-MPI) was built on the widely accepted notion that household income alone does not fully capture a person’s wellbeing. Various indicators, such as food security, living standards, education and health are just as important to human developm

Aid , Business , Economy , Energy , Governance , Opinions , Resources , Sustainable Development / 04/29/2022

Biggest US aid project in Nepal has created turmoil

Dipak Gyawali A Millennium Challenge Corporation grant to build an electricity transmission line has led to widespread criticism, protests and the undermining of democracy in Nepal, foreshadowing many problems ahead US gift of USD 500 million to strengthen Nepal’s infrastructure has led to unprece

Aid , Climate , Disasters , Food , Health , Human Rights , Refugees , Resources , Sustainable Development / 04/08/2022

By June, 41 million can go hungry in West Africa, situation worsened by the Ukraine crisis

A staggering 40 percent increase in prices has been witnessed in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Togo, Niger, Mali and Mauritania – pushing basic meals out of reach for millions of women, men and children. The number of women, men and children affected by a food and nutrition cri

Aid , Biodiversity , Corruption , Data & Reports , Environment , Forests , Gender , Governance , Human Rights , Refugees , Resources , Sustainable Development / 04/07/2022

Eviction, torture, rape, murder reported from world famous gorilla national park in DRC

Thousands of Batwa were evicted when the park was expanded in 1975. Since then they’ve mostly lived outside it, in conditions of absolute poverty, but some have tried to return to their lands inside the park. A national park famed for its gorilla-spotting treks has been the scene of appalling atro

Aid , Business , Data & Reports , Governance , Labour , Sustainable Development / 03/24/2022

Power dynamics-global north givers and global south receivers

Tasneem Balasinorwala and Diya Deb Project funding decisions are primarily influenced by international commitments, national level commitments, donor country policies or development cooperation policies followed by stakeholder discussion deliberation and finally local needs. ‘We stopped

Aid , COVID-19 , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 03/11/2022

Two Years Into Pandemic, Human Rights Watch Warns of Lessons Not Learned

Jessica Corbett “As we enter the third year,” an expert at the group says, “the inequities that have characterized the past two years are only being further entrenched.” Experts at a leading U.S. human rights group marked the two-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic

Aid , Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Food , Governance , Human Rights , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 02/26/2022

Australia pledges billions to save its Great Barrier Reef. Is it enough?

However, the reef is dying. Climate change, driven by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, is the biggest culprit with the reef going through five mass bleaching events in the past 25 years On the 28th of January 2022, the Australian government pledged $1 billion of funding for the conservation o

Aid , Climate , Disasters , Environment / 01/20/2022

Damages from Tonga’s Volcanic eruption trickling in

Up to 80,000 people, including at least 28,000 children, are estimated to have been affected across the country which has a population of about 100,000. At least three people have been killed and 50 homes destroyed following the eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga on Saturday that trigger

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Economy , Education , Energy , Environment , Featured , Forests , Governance , Migration , Refugees , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Transport , Water / 11/24/2021

New German Government to have super ministry for both climate and economic affairs

The three-way coalition set to assume power under chancellor-in-spe Olaf Scholz further prioritizes the environmental and digital sectors while maintaining traditional German economic strengths The leaders of the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), the environmentalist Green Party and the business-f

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