Can we manage this crisis differently? Bailing out the poor, not just the banks
In every economic crisis, it is the poor that suffer the most. Whether it is individuals or countries, they are the most vulnerable and lack... Cet article Can we manage this crisis differently?...
View ArticleFrom Architecture to Networks: Aid in a World of Variable Geometry
Despite the economic downturn, the development industry is growing and fragmenting as more and different actors enter the field. This is in a context of... Cet article From Architecture to Networks:...
View ArticleClimate Change: A Development Challenge
Earlier this year I visited Nepal and Malawi, two of the poorest countries in the world. Both are already feeling the effects of climate change,... Cet article Climate Change: A Development Challenge...
View ArticleA turning point on poverty
In these last five years before 2015, we need political support and accountability to meet the MDGs. Do you remember where you were when the bells... Cet article A turning point on poverty est apparu...
View ArticleRefugee crises: supporting the development of host countries is key
Released in February 2016, a joint report by the World Bank and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recommends, on the basis of the case of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan, a...
View ArticleEthiopia: “We don’t need aid, we need investments”
What is industry’s share in Ethiopia’s economy? Industry’s share is about 15% of GDP, against 39% for agriculture and 46% for services. Industry is experiencing strong growth, in the region of 8.8% in...
View ArticleProtected areas in africa: “efforts need to especially focus on governance”
What is the Green List of protected areas? The Green List is a tool whose ultimate objective is to improve conservation conditions in parks and reserves at global level. It is an initiative which...
View ArticleGood governance: a key issue for DRC’s development?
Following years of war and poor governance, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 75 million inhabitants, has returned to economic growth, which has stood at an average of 7% since 2010....
View ArticleA social enterprise to improve access to electricity in Senegal
What was your initial objective when you launched Sénérgie? Read more A social enterprise to improve access to electricity in Senegal Ruben Bäumer How did you start? Read more A social enterprise to...
View ArticleMigration: putting an end to clichés about the “brain drain”
Migrant remittances to their countries of origin, in Sub-Saharan Africa, are a crucial source of revenue – USD 33bn in 2015, i.e. 2% of total GDP in Africa. These financial flows have been closely...
View ArticleProspective foresight in Africa: debating possible options for the future
There are an increasing number of forward-looking studies in Africa, in particular with a view to “emergence” plans for 2025 or 2035. It is a double-edged practice: while it is becoming urgent to...
View ArticleAteliers de la pensée: “Thinking Workshops” to debate the future of Africa
Two intellectuals who have their roots in Africa, the Senegalese economist and writer, Felwine Sarr, 44, who is based in Saint-Louis (Senegal), and the Cameroonian historian and political scientist,...
View ArticlePublic-private partnerships and development: the example of the hygiene sector
Unilever, through its health soap brand Lifebuoy, aims to improve the hygiene behavior of 1 billion people by 2020. In 2014, they joined a consortium funded by the UK’s Department for International...
View ArticleDigital payments: a growth and development driver?
Financial transactions made in cash are decreasing in the developed world, but remain high in developing countries. This further hampers their economic development, as explained by Tidhar Wald,...
View ArticleRefugee crises: supporting the development of host countries is key
Released in February 2016, a joint report by the World Bank and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recommends, on the basis of the case of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan, a...
View ArticleEthiopia: “We don’t need aid, we need investments”
What is industry’s share in Ethiopia’s economy? Industry’s share is about 15% of GDP, against 39% for agriculture and 46% for services. Industry is experiencing strong growth, in the region of 8.8% in...
View ArticleProtected areas in africa: “efforts need to especially focus on governance”
What is the Green List of protected areas? The Green List is a tool whose ultimate objective is to improve conservation conditions in parks and reserves at global level. It is an initiative which...
View ArticleGood governance: a key issue for DRC’s development?
Following years of war and poor governance, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 75 million inhabitants, has returned to economic growth, which has stood at an average of 7% since 2010....
View ArticleA social enterprise to improve access to electricity in Senegal
What was your initial objective when you launched Sénérgie? Read more A social enterprise to improve access to electricity in Senegal Ruben Bäumer How did you start? Read more A social enterprise to...
View ArticleMigration: putting an end to clichés about the “brain drain”
Migrant remittances to their countries of origin, in Sub-Saharan Africa, are a crucial source of revenue – USD 33bn in 2015, i.e. 2% of total GDP in Africa. These financial flows have been closely...
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