Development and
Cooperation

Poverty reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

TV sets for poor households in Ghana

A Ghanaian businessman runs two companies that tackle the problem of digital waste. He is in competition with informal waste recycling, which has a poor reputation because it damages the environment, exploits workers and exposes them to harmful substances.

Research

Work is not everything

Researches focus on decent work

Editorial

Do more

Development agencies have their work cut out

Poverty alleviation

“Employment in lean seasons”

Employment guarantees are boosting rural development in India

Preventing poverty

Dirty shoes

Microinsurance schemes could protect 3 billion people from harm

Global warming

“Wastewater is a resource”

Smarter water infrastructure is made necessary by climate change

Climate change

An equitable solution

Outlines of a global deal on climate protection and poverty reduction

Fighting poverty

Right to life

Maternal health: an unattainable goal by 2015

Relevant reading

The Gordian knot

Scholars propose to remodel the emissions trading

Climate change

Reducing disaster risks

Bangladesh’s progress in terms of disaster relief is encouraging

Capacity Building

“Facilitate more innovation”

How to promote innovation in Latin America