Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Breaking gender stereotypes: female bus driver in Rwanda

Marie Rosine Ntabomvura, a mother of three, in Kigali, defies gender stereotypes that prescribe roles and abilities based on gender. When she turns the wheel of the humongous 60-seater town-bound bus, nothing about her skill suggests that she is intimidated by...

Global warming

Amitav Ghosh assesses global warming from Asian perspective

Why fiction writers shy away from climate change and policymakers are unlikely to solve the problem

Organised crime

“Prohibition empowers gangs”

Why the war on drugs is making SDG achievement more difficult

Afghanistan

International responsibility

Development policy must target the underlying causes of Afghanistan’s drug economy

Banking

Inventing narratives

Why a rational individual may knowingly follow an irrational market trend

Relevant reading

“Free trade” in the 19th century

Illegal drugs and politics: current problems and the historical background

Blended finance

Innovative funding models

Blended finance, with participation from the private sector, is becoming increasingly necessary for making investments in water infrastructure

Donor action

Bismarck’s tools for nation-building

Social protection is a driver of healthy economic development

International Commission on Drug Policy deserves attention

After five decades, the “war on drugs” has not led to good results

PEGNet conference

Education for social advancement

Quality education for all helps to overcome social inequality

Global warming

Technological revolution and prudent policymaking

Words must be followed up by action if climate targets are to be achieved

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.