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Climate Finance and Agriculture in Africa
February 10, 2020
IFAD-NDA Partnership & Climate Finance Workshop
February 10, 2020
A Snapshot of The Humanitarian Crisis in Niger, 2019
February 25, 2019
UNDP Strategy Highlights How Gender Equality Can Drive SDG Progress
February 25, 2019
February 4, 2019
The Rise of Low Carbon Development in Rwanda
By Ashvin Ramasamy Rwanda has been consistently addressing climate change for almost a decade, and the nation has mainstreamed climate mitigation and adaptation in its national development agenda.…
December 28, 2018
The Key Outcomes of COP24 & Context for Africa
By Ashvin Ramasamy Going into Katowice, the site of the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the stakes were high for all…
December 28, 2018
Engaging Private Companies & The CBD COP 14
By Ashvin Ramasamy The backdrop of the COP set the stage for initiatives promoting private sector engagement to enhance global biodiversity goals In the midst of the 14th Conference of the…
December 28, 2018
G20 Declaration Focuses on Fair Sustainable Development
By Catherine Benson Wahlen Leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) agreed on a declaration on ‘Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable Development’ that is people-centered, inclusive and…
November 30, 2018
The Dilemma of Ghanaian Water
By Ashvin Ramasamy Water shortage in Ghana is not only a politicized issue in 2018 but underlies important social and environmental consequences Having access to water is a tremendous challenge…
November 16, 2018
Symptoms of The Current Kenyan Water Shortage
By Ashvin Ramasamy Poor water management and lack of innovative policy action is part to blame for the water shortage affecting Nairobi The Kenyan government has been struggling with the water…
November 5, 2018
What Does “Leave No One Behind” Truly Mean?
By Ashvin Ramasamy With 17 SDGs along with 169 Targets, how does the principle of leaving no one behind distinguishes itself as a clear-cut objective? On October 24, the United Nations celebrated…
October 19, 2018
Food Insecurity & IDPs in Somalia
By Ashvin Ramasamy Clear to the world, the post 2017 drought period has left a major imprint on millions of lives and is currently afflicting the state of food security in Somalia. The facts speak…