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Makanan & Pertanian
Taking women farmers seriously
Rather than designing solutions for half the farming population, agricultural researchers, policymakers, and others must consider the specific needs and preferences of women farmers in developing countries. Only then can the huge female agricultural labour force reach its potential to ensure food security and drive economic growth.
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No longer poor: Can Laos be clean, green and great?
As Laos prepares to graduate from the United Nations’ least developed country category, the bigger challenge is no longer escaping poverty but building a future defined by clean space and green growth.
Bandar-bandar
Why slums persist
The standard policy response to slums has never worked. It's time to think about how to integrate slum residents into the formal economy.
Makanan & Pertanian
How to feed ten billion people
With the world’s population expected to reach ten billion by mid-century, agriculture must produce more with less – every season, everywhere. The knowledge and tools to end and prevent food insecurity are already in hand, but they have yet to be used wisely and at scale.
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How insurance can transform our resilience to climate shocks
22 December 2025
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What happened to gender equality in 2025
18 December 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
15 November 2025
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How to measure climate progress
11 November 2025
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What really kills people in tropical cyclones
6 October 2025
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Gen Z’s challenge to elite dominance in South Asia
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Hashtags hurt, hashtags heal too
3 September 2025
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How India helped scuttle the global plastics treaty
22 July 2025
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Financing for development must account for women
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India’s digital divide and the consequent welfare bias
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How to defuse the climate-debt time bomb for small island states
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