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COP27 – Launch of the Sharm El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda

COP27 President and High-Level Champions called on all State and non-State actors to get behind...

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Child mortality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Worldwide, child mortality has fallen by more than half since 1990, however, five million children...

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How Africa wants to strengthen efforts to protect the environment

At the 18th meeting of AMCEN, African environment ministers pledged to end plastic pollution, stop...

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First Covid, now monkeypox – India’s role is key in the scramble for jabs

What is monkeypox and what challenges does it pose to India? Read this article to find out...

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‘There’s a path towards death that people travel’: how hunger destroys lives and communities

In the face of record malnutrition, Isabel Choat's article in The Guardian emphasises the urgent...

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Our bright digital lives: some critical thoughts

Basile Boulay's critical view of political economy in relation to electronic...

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How the war is changing agriculture in Ukraine

The main change in Ukraine's agricultural system is a decline in wheat harvest and increased local...

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What is development studies?

Read the latest EADI paper by Professor Andy...

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Achieving more sustainable value chains are crucial for preventing deforestation and biodiversity loss

LUCSUS researchers Barbara Schröter and Torsten Krause study sustainable value chains in...

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