This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When is it time for an NGO to exit? Trick question: It’s always time. Of course, I don’t mean every NGO should close its doors immediately; I mean that every foreign-funded development…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The unequal impact of COVID-19 is being felt the world over: it’s seen in the differences between richer and poorer countries, and in the differences between richer and poorer communities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new review of the aquatic foods sector, or “blue” foods, shows how fisheries and aquaculture can play a greater role in delivering nutrition and improving food systems around the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. and European Union are pledging to cut methane emissions by at least 30% this decade, President Joe Biden announced on Sept. 17, 2021, and he urged countries around…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 1. Identify the Kind of Design Skills You Need Human-centered design is a systematic process that uses diverse skills to analyze problems in context and to pursue innovation while placing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A few days ago someone posted a question on Reddit: How do we save this planet? As the Amazon burns, and CO2 levels in the atmosphere hit record highs, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Girls’ education has been deemed a ‘silver bullet’ for some of the biggest development challenges. It has been likened to a Swiss army knife because of the range of tools it offers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two important events hosted by the United Nations are coming up that are widely hoped to help address what the U.N. calls the “dual challenge” – fighting climate change and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In early 2020, the COVID-19 global pandemic was touted as “the great equalizer.” As COVID-19 cases rose and the global death toll dominated daily headlines, things never seemed so daunting. Nobody…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just ahead of the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly that opens on Tuesday, leaders of the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations — grant makers that have committed billions of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It was 1 a.m. when Oscar Sampayo first saw the death threat against him. He was home alone, like he had been for most of quarantine. Signed by the paramilitary…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Indoor distances of two meters—about six and a half feet—may not be enough to sufficiently prevent transmission of airborne aerosols, researchers report. Eighteen months ago, stickers began to dot the…