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Why agricultural reform is needed to achieve net zero emissions (ODI)

Anna Locke A quarter of the way into the “super year” for climate and nature – and with eyes firmly fixed on COP26 – policy-makers and activists...

Vaccine Shortages and Growing Trade Tensions (CIGI)

Glaring shortages of COVID-19 vaccines are emerging and are expected to get worse in the second quarter of 2021. Rather than cooperate, governments have...

China – What Do China’s High Patent Numbers Really Mean? (CIGI)

Alex He China has led the world in number of patent filings since 2011, according to the World Intellectual Property Indicators 2020 report from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)....

Brazil’s 2050 Climate Neutrality Goal is an Important Gesture, but it Contradicts Climate Actions from the Administration (World Resources Institute)

In a speech during the Leaders Summit on Climate, President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil presented new climate commitments and reinforced previous ones. The Brazilian Administration...

USA – 6 Words to Describe the US Pledge to Reduce Emissions 50-52% by 2030 (World Resources Institute)

Greg Carlock and Dan Lashof The first 100 days of U.S. President Biden’s administration saw a flurry of new action and commitments on climate. He quickly rejoined the...

Leaders Summit on Climate Offers Jolt of Momentum for Global Action (World Resources Institute)

Taryn Fransen, David Waskow, Joe Thwaites, Frances Seymour and Yamide Dagnet  The United States convened 40 world leaders at the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate to accelerate the global response to the...

Somalia – Somalia: A tale of two countries (World Bank blogs)

MAKIKO WATANABE OLIVIA D'AOUST Having endured cyclical crises spanning three decades, Somalia is both a fragile state and a resilient society. For decades, people...

IDA20: A moment of stunning international solidarity to support the most vulnerable people (World Bank blogs)

DR. DENNY KALYALYA AXEL VAN TROTSENBURG We are in a crisis—a crisis that is touching all corners and crevices of life. Health, lives, livelihoods,...

New principles for insolvency: Supporting small businesses’ key role in the COVID-19 recovery (World Bank blogs)

JEAN PESME Small businesses represent over 95 percent of all enterprises and account for more than 60 percent of employment worldwide. The outsized role of these companies...

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