Jessica Bwali on youth climate activism
Climate change affects everyone, but for many young people, it represents the risk of a stolen future. According to the World Bank, by the time many of the teenage climate activists of today are in th...
11 Nov 202218min
Mark Suzman on Gates' 'shift' on climate
Around 80% of the farmland in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia is managed by smallholder farmers who provide up to 80% of the food supply in these regions. Extreme weather events fueled by climate change, ...
10 Nov 202228min
Faten Aggad on Africa's COP 27 demands
Extreme weather is ravaging countries across the African continent, with historic droughts, floods, and cyclones creating endless loops of humanitarian disasters. The Horn of Africa is on the brink of...
10 Nov 202227min
What to expect at COP27
As world leaders gather in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt for the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, Devex Associate editor Rumbi Chakamba sits down with senior reporters Sara Jerving and William W...
9 Nov 202219min
Colum Lynch peels back the UNGA curtain
In the final episode of UNGA Decoded, Michael Igoe sits down with Colum Lynch – who recently joined Devex as senior global correspondent, focusing on the UN’s health, humanitarian, and development wor...
7 Okt 202226min
Shannon May on tackling the learning crisis
The world is in the midst of a learning crisis. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of kids in low- and middle-income countries were living in what the World Bank calls “learning poverty...
4 Okt 202228min
Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma on African health leadership
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed stark inequalities in the global health architecture. As the virus spread, a handful of mostly wealthy countries proved to have the money, the private sector relationshi...
30 Sep 202224min
Gerda Verburg on building a nutrition movement
Gerda Verburg on building a nutrition movement by Devex
28 Sep 202220min
