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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.
Food & Agriculture
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.
Trump’s dismantling of USAID and deep foreign aid cuts are forcing international NGOs to shrink, localise and seek new funding models – with profound consequences for global health and humanitarian work.
Kerala’s experience in fighting poverty holds some important lessons for developing Asean countries. The Indian state removed severe destitution by addressing nutritional, health and educational needs.
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31 December 2025
Food & Agriculture
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Carbon & Climate
How insurance can transform our resilience to climate shocks
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Policy & Finance
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
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How to measure climate progress
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Policy & Finance
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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Food & Agriculture
Why Donald Trump’s trade tariffs are a threat to global food security
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Policy & Finance
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