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Why do effective partnerships between development agencies and local entities matter? Because they offer a rich source of innovation, a credible pathway for sustainable change, and the ability to implement solutions at scale.
Following two decades of rapid growth, Vietnam is now the world’s 19th largest greenhouse gas emitter. How can the country pursue its growth goals and still reach net zero?
“Place-based economics” lies at the center of an emerging order, which encourages businesses to value localised suppliers and supply chains rather than relying exclusively on highly globalized ones. Can local partnership in business advance international development objectives?
Crisis upon crisis has beset the country of Lebanon, home to hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, Palestinians, diverse religious communities, and an even more diverse political landscape.
Colombia’s deep-seated democratic traditions have been put to the test by decades of armed conflict. Over the past 50 years, thousands of people have been murdered and millions affected by violence.
On our final episode of this series, we explore new practices and approaches to partnership that can drive local engagement, local ownership, and development results.
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Most of us agree that equality is a good thing, but is there more than a moral argument for making our societies more equal? Can gender equality actually make our communities and countries healthier?
If there’s a gap between men and women, how do we know that empirically? How can we measure it? And what stands in the way of men and women being more equal?
For a long time, women in politics wasn’t a thing. People like Merkel, Marin, May, Sirleaf, and Arden have given us a vision for women as decision makers. Will more female politicians in positions of power make our societies healthier?
How society treats a woman during pregnancy and childbirth is a signal of women’s status in society. Do we value maternal health as integral to the health of our communities?
What’s next and where do we go from here? As development practitioners and public health professionals, how do we make our work more gender equal?