Poverty Reduction

Comment

Climate change deserves top-level attention

El Niño aggravated heat and drought this year

Aid effectiveness

Modest impact

Low-income countries are not the main beneficiaries of aid for trade

Governance

Difficult setting

Hopping from crisis to crisis, Pakistani governments seem to be conditioned to opt for quick fixes

Growth strategy

Incoherent policymaking

Pakistan’s exports are declining even though successive governments have promised export-led development

Climate change remains a burning issue

Humankind’s most daunting challenge

Economic policy

Bypassing the poor

“Make in India” is unlikely to boost the country’s suffering economy

Sustainability

From free trade to fair trade

Gerd Müller, German minister for international cooperation and development, demands fair rules for sustainable export industries

Garment production

Niche market: fair trade

Consumers’ purchasing choices can have an impact on how goods are produced

Technology industry

Making Africa a better place

Why Nairobi’s innovative start-up community needs global links

Namibia

The situation of people with disabilities in Namibia

Little progress on disability mainstreaming in Namibia

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