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How effective is the UN’s development support?

Max-Otto Baumann This blog post presents insights from my ongoing research on the UN’s development work at the country level. It is based on a review of 28 UN country program evaluations of four individual entities (UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, UN Women). Halfway into the 2030 Agenda, with progress on sev

How the Spectator frames climate issues- Dissecting Western Conservative narratives

They label global efforts to invest in renewables and mitigate emissions to support the carbon transition the ‘net-zero cult’ Narratives have power. Framing shapes perceptions. That is why even if you don’t agree with their views, reading a highly conservative media outlet like the Spectator i

Cities need to handle climate-displaced people with dignity

Cities, no doubt, are aspirational and most people want to move into them for upgrading their stands of living. However, a lot of these immigrants will be coming due to distressed conditions and hence neither they nor the city authorities will be prepared to handle them. In recent times, many urban

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This Far…Go Further: Women and the Carbon Market!

Tasneem Balasinorwala and Diya Deb As we make our way one step at a time to make carbon markets and carbon projects the domain of women in the local communities, we looked at the Gold Standard Guidelines on gender equality requirements. What is Gold Standard:    The Gold Standard has been&

Social innovators spur growth — from moringa to mourning flowers

Radhika Mia Social entrepreneurs are transforming the lives of 722-million people worldwide, and in Sub-Saharan Africa alone in 2020 about 28-million to 41-million jobs were created by social enterprises Landmark research recently released by the British Council, called “State of social enterprise

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

While Australians are joining radical climate activism, the government is designing new laws to stop them

These laws, and their hurried legislation, have been criticised by civil society groups for attempting to undermine the ability for anyone to exercise their freedom to protest. Australia is witnessing a new surge in civil disobedience as a form of climate activism. Earlier this month, protestors fro

Why a ‘one-in-a-thousand-year’ flood could become the norm in Australia

Notwithstanding the Australian government’s sub-par climate policies, Australia has created a government agency for recovery and resilience, a disaster risk reduction framework, and national adaptation guidance. The east coast of Australia is experiencing one of its worst floods in recent history.

We must recognise cities as waterscapes

and Ajaya Dixit Recurring floods in major cities point to need for moving away from land-centric urbanism Chennai is flooded. The north-east monsoon that has been hovering ominously over Tamil Nadu has brought with it the highest volume of rainfall within 24 hours in the last five years. It has also

Cities need net-zero commitments as climate induced internally displaced people keeps increasing

Women and girls make up over half of the world’s IDPs, 5 million IDPs are living with disabilities, an estimated 2.6 million are elderly, and over 30.5 million are children and youth. As world governments sharpen their negotiation skills to bargain for better deals for their respective countries a

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