This Week in Global Dev: #29: What to expect from development in 2024
This Week in Global Development is back for its first episode of the New Year, and this week, we took a look ahead at what we can expect to come down the pike in 2024. It’s an election year in the U....
8 Jan 202433min
Climate +: #11: A food systems breakthrough at COP 28?
The United Nations climate change conference in Dubai, or COP 28, was a big moment for food systems. For the first time, COP included a day dedicated to food and agriculture, which many see as an impo...
28 Dec 202326min
Climate +: #10: The role of corporations in shaping the climate conversation
The annual United Nations climate conferences, or COPs, have become much more than just a forum for technical and political negotiations. They’re also a convening space for representatives from the li...
21 Dec 202327min
Climate +: #9: What “Paris alignment” means for multilateral development banks
The Paris Climate Agreement, established at COP 21 in 2015, calls for leaders and institutions across society to work towards reducing their carbon emissions with the aim of reaching net zero by 2050....
18 Dec 202353min
This Week in Global Dev: #28: Key takeaways from COP 28, and USAID's localization announcement
Last week we traveled to Dubai to attend the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 28, where apart from hosting our event on the sidelines of the main conference, we also reported on t...
15 Dec 202337min
Climate +: #8: The power of cash transfers in preparing communities for climate change
The United Nations climate conference, or COP 28, kicked off with a great deal of optimism as the loss and damage fund was established and countries made their first pledges to contribute. However, co...
15 Dec 202331min
Climate +: #7: Giving Indigenous peoples a seat at the climate table
For too long, Indigenous peoples were sidelined from the climate negotiations process, despite being among the most directly affected by climate change. That changed at COP 26 in Glasgow, when for the...
11 Dec 202327min
Climate +: Special episode: Eliminating poverty while tackling the climate crisis
This year’s U.N. Climate Conference has already been a historic one in the nearly 30-year timespan of the COP process because it’s the first time there’s been a day dedicated to the linkages between c...
7 Dec 202340min
