Africa’s Philanthropic Potential
says the continent's emerging middle class can provide all the financing needed for sustainable development.
Visionary Voices topic
The challenges facing developing countries – from providing clean water to fighting infectious diseases – are jeopardizing their economic growth prospects, on which the global economy’s health increasingly depends. Project Syndicate, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Columbia University’s Earth Institute, and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, provides analysis of the trends and debates shaping developing countries’ potential – and the global economy’s prospects.
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How to Stop Losing the Fight Against Malaria
call for a new strategy to halt the cross-border transmission of drug-resistant strains of the disease.
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HIV and the SDGs
says the only way to eradicate the virus is to tackle the social issues that predispose people to infection.
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New Frontiers for Waste Management
highlight solutions to the threats posed by a growing volume of household refuse, especially plastic.
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Cities Hold the Key to Food Sustainability
shows how powerful urban interests are stymieing municipal governments' power to protect their citizens.
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Women, Work, and India’s Rickshaw Revolution
thinks the best way to increase female participation in the labor force is with safer commutes.
