Opinion

New Covid uncertainties in Zimbabwe

Ian Scoones

Crisis climatica sobrevivir al siglo xxi

Anabel Marín

Mariano Fressoli

Tobacco taxation shows insufficient progress in African countries

Using child rights framework as a tool for gender backlash

Living with co-located hazards: reimagining preparedness under climate extremes

Climate extremes are increasingly becoming part of the ‘new normal’ given the pace of global warming. The latest IPCC findings highlight that the incidence of extreme weather events is likely to increase significantly. In this context, we need to reimagine climate preparedness from the...

Shilpi Srivastava & 5 others

Increasing collection of income taxes via property ownership: The Borno State experience

World Toilet Day: Reflections from Towards Brown Gold

COP26: a masterclass of contested policy making

The past two weeks have been dominated by global coverage of the COP26 climate summit with nearly 25,000 policy makers and climate activists travelling to Glasgow to be part of the climate discussions. It closed with a perhaps unsurprising last minute intervention that watered down the final...

Fresh insights on how to create civic spaces in authoritarian settings: small steps matter

Across the world citizens are grappling with the pressing questions of how to defend and renew democracy in the midst of rising authoritarianism globally. They’re also battling with how to protect the civic spaces “within which people express views, assemble, associate and engage in...

John Gaventa

COP26 falls short on ambition and fails to address climate justice

The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow came to end late on Saturday 13 November with a final text published that includes a pledge on the climate crisis that keeps the goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C within reach. The ‘Glasgow climate pact’ was adopted despite last-minute interventions...

Ian Scoones & 2 others

COP26: Some reflections from Glasgow

Ian Scoones

Why mainstream narratives on climate and livestock create multiple injustices

Ian Scoones & 2 others