DEVELOPMENT
SDG Scorecard: Mixed outlook for Asia-Pacific
May 17, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Despite some positive signs, the countries of the Asia-Pacific region have a lot of progress to make in order to achieve their SDGs
Arrested development
May 16, 2016
Written by
Geographical
A controversial dam development in the Mekong River in Laos is risking the welfare of local inhabitants
Finding Solomon’s gold
May 12, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Gold mining on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, has descended into a murky yet toxic stasis, with potentially destructive environmental results
The African brain drain
Apr 30, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
An inaugural science conference in Senegal has committed to tackling the continent’s exodus of STEM talent
Over 35 million children left unsupervised
Apr 23, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
Women, especially in developing nations, are bearing the burden of a global childcare crisis, with many being forced to leave their children at home while they work
SDG Scorecard: Sub-Saharan Africa progress needed to achieve goals
Apr 21, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
A new report reveals the scale of the challenges facing sub-Saharan Africa if it is to hit its sustainable development targets, with most countries scoring badly across almost all goals
New ideas in drugs war
Mar 30, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Next month will see a pivotal UN summit review strategies to combat the criminal drugs trade. Could the new Sustainable Development Goals lead the way?
German immigration too low
Mar 09, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
2015 saw an estimated 1.1 million migrants and asylum seekers arrive within Germany’s borders. But it won’t prevent the country’s long-term demographic decline
The mosquito trap
Jan 25, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Could an innovative ‘smart’ lighting system also help put a stop to the worldwide growth of dengue fever?
Ten positive development stories
Jan 14, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Among all the negative headlines emerging from the developing nations of the world, the ODI is keen to highlight the positive development stories which have emerged over the past few decades
The Money Trail
Dec 31, 2015
Written by
Mark Rowe
Remittance payments are a fundamental, yet often overlooked, part of the global economy. But the impact on nations receiving the money isn’t just a financial one
The tree exchange
Dec 22, 2015
Written by
Geographical
How much is a household connection to the national grid worth? Or to have an asphalt road? In some of the least developed parts of Lao it can cost upwards of $600,000. Geographical discovers that in order to meet those costs,…
Off your bike
Dec 14, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
According to data from 148 countries, global bike ownership has halved in the last 30 years
Stemming the flow
Dec 12, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Development in sub-Saharan Africa is being undermined by a growing number of malaria cases, with people living near dams at least three times more likely to contract the disease
Pollution in Delhi
Nov 06, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Could the geography of Delhi be exacerbating its life-threatening air pollution?
Defining poverty
Oct 17, 2015
Written by
Mark Rowe
The benchmark for extreme poverty was established as a daily wage of $1 per day in 2000, as an average poverty line across developing countries and had been viewed as a suspiciously neat figure
Healing the world
Oct 15, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Médecins Sans Frontières provides emergency responses to humanitarian crises around the world. But a lack of attention to these incidents means that much of the world’s long-term healthcare rests on their shoulders
Going for goals
Sep 25, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
This weekend, world leaders will convene in New York. Top of the agenda is the need to officially adopt replacements for the eight Millennium Development Goals
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