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Five challenges for Least Developed Countries in the post-2015 era

Five challenges for Least Developed Countries in the post-2015 era

29 September 2016

Nathan Oxley, Communications and Impact Manager at the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council STEPS Centre, asks if the Least Developed Countries can reimagine development

Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged development, five challenges, IIED, International Institute for Environment and Development, ldc, least developed countries, Nathan Oxley, SDGs, STEPS Centre

Prospects for youth in the Least Developed Countries

Prospects for youth in the Least Developed Countries

3 September 2012

Turkey’s Ambassador to the UN, Ertuğrul Apakan, considers the prospects for youth in the Least Developed Countries.

Posted in All Posts, Extra! | Tagged chronic unemployment and underemployment, development, economic growth, global economic growth, International, international community, IPoA, Istanbul, jobs, ldc, LDC-IV, least developed countries, Least Developed Country, Millennium Development Goals, rio+20, Sustainable Development Goals, sustainable growth, Turkey, unemployment, United Nations, youth, youth employment

Issue 10: The health of nations

Issue 10: The health of nations

22 August 2012

In terms of international development, it is often taken for granted that wealth inevitably leads to health, and that therefore only the countries with wealthier economies will be able to foster the conditions for a healthier population. In this context, international development efforts usually focus on interventions to kick-start economic growth, on the assumption that […]

Posted in The Magazine | Tagged Africa, Asia, Busan, business, Carbon Trust, Centre for Science and Environment, Chandran Nair, China, Clean Clothes Campaign, Clean Cookstoves, D-Rev, Durban Automotive Cluster, economic competitiveness, FOEI, gas flaring, GGFR, Global Compact, government, Green jobs, health, health care, ILO, India, Industrial Development Organization, issue 10, junk food, Klaus Leisinger, ldc, least developed countries, Making It magazine, McDonald's, national policies, Nnimmo Bassey, Novartis, pharmaceutical, poverty, Supersize me, sustainable industrial development, technology, The health of nations, UN, UNIDO, United Nations, Viet Nam, Vyellatex, World Bank

The third industrial revolution

The third industrial revolution

14 February 2012

Jeremy Rifkin explains how the five pillars of a third energy-communications revolution will create the foundations for the next great wave of economic growth

Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged business, Christiana Figueres, climate change, communication/energy nexus, consumers, debt, different energy system, economic competitiveness, electric plug-in and fuel cell vehicles, energy internet, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, fossil fuel energies, Foundation on Economic Trends, government, Green Industry initiative, hunger and starvation, incentivize transformation, industrial civilization, Industrial Development Organization, infrastructure, issue 9, Jeremy Rifkin, ldc, least developed countries, living standards, Making It magazine, micro-power plants, mobile phone and ict sector, national policies, new economic narrative, new energy systems, oil, our low-carbon future, poverty, renewable energy technologies, smart and just grids, Sustainable Energy for All, sustainable industrial development, technology, third industrial revolution, UN, UNFCCC, UNIDO, United Nations, universal access to modern energy services

The new economy: inclusive and sustainable

The new economy: inclusive and sustainable

14 February 2012

Morgan Bazilian and Kandeh K. Yumkella see unique opportunities arising from the creation of a radically different energy system

Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged Christiana Figueres, climate change, communication/energy nexus, different energy system, economic competitiveness, Green Industry initiative, Industrial Development Organization, issue 9, Jeremy Rifkin, Kandeh Yumkella, ldc, least developed countries, Making It magazine, mobile phone and ict sector, Morgan Bazilian, national policies, new economic narrative, new energy systems, our low-carbon future, poverty, renewable energy technologies, smart and just grids, Sustainable Energy for All, sustainable industrial development, third industrial revolution, UN, UNFCCC, UNIDO, United Nations, universal access to modern energy services

Issue 9: Our low-carbon future

Issue 9: Our low-carbon future

4 January 2012

Imagine a future where the power of green technology drives a new economic revolution, and where everyone, all over the world, has access to clean, safe, and affordable energy services. Does this sound far-fetched? Not according to our contributors. Jeremy Rifkin, whose latest book, The Third Industrial Revolution, is making a big impact, sees developments […]

Posted in The Magazine | Tagged business, Christiana Figueres, climate change, communication/energy nexus, consumers, debt, different energy system, economic competitiveness, electric plug-in and fuel cell vehicles, energy internet, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, fossil fuel energies, Foundation on Economic Trends, government, Green Industry initiative, hunger and starvation, incentivize transformation, industrial civilization, Industrial Development Organization, infrastructure, issue 9, Jeremy Rifkin, ldc, least developed countries, living standards, Making It magazine, micro-power plants, mobile phone and ict sector, national policies, new economic narrative, new energy systems, oil, our low-carbon future, poverty, renewable energy technologies, smart and just grids, Sustainable Energy for All, sustainable industrial development, technology, third industrial revolution, UN, UNFCCC, UNIDO, United Nations, universal access to modern energy services

Garment industry leads the way

Garment industry leads the way

11 September 2011

A country feature on the possibility of Bangladesh’s graduation from LDC status, and exclusive interview with the Minister of Industries

Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged agriculture, Bangladesh, Bangladeshi Minister of Industries, capitalism, collective, competition, country features, Debapriya Bhattacharya, democratic deliberation, development, Dilip Barua, economic arrangements, emerging market economy, gender equality, Global, global commons, global ecosystem, globalization, governance, graduations from LDC status, green industry, growth, imbalance, individualism, Industrial Development, inequality, institutions, International, interview, issue 7, ldc, Least Developed Country, macroeconomic, Making It, market, MDGs, nation state, opportunities, policy, political economy, politics, productivity, regulation, stabilization, subsidies, sustainability, technology transfer, trade, UN, UNIDO, United Nations

A new approach to export-led growth

A new approach to export-led growth

10 May 2011

A report warns that developing countries relying heavily on expanding exports need to rethink their current strategies to achieve growth, and argues that they need to give greater attention to strengthening domestic demand

Posted in Policy Brief | Tagged Aid for Trade, China, diversification, domestic demand, economic, export, growth, import, Industrial Development Organization, issue 5, jobs, labour, ldc, least developed countries, liberalization, Making It magazine, market, natural resources, policy, poverty, primary commodities, south-south trade, sustainability, sustainable, technology, trade, Trade and Development Report 2010: Globalization and Development Strategies, UN, UNCTAD, UNIDO, United Nations, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, value-added

Cape Verde: the graduate

Cape Verde: the graduate

10 May 2011

Fátima Fialho, Cape Verde’s Minister of Tourism, Industry and Energy, on how her country graduated from the list of LDCs, and how it plans to develop as a middle-income country

Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged African Development Bank Group, African development progress, article, beach hotels, Benito Mussolini, botswana, business environment, Cape Verde, commerce, conditions, deficit, develop, Donald Kaberuka, Economic Development, employment, enterprise, entrepreneurship, Fátima Fialho, FDI, feature, fisheries, foreign investment, GDP, global crisis, government policy, government services, Industrial Development, Industry and Energy, international trade, issue 5, ldc, least developed countries, light manufacturing industries, Making It, middle-income country, Minister of Tourism, money, ODA, official development assistance, oil, organization, poverty, private sector, privatization, remittances, resource, revenue, Sal, services sector, small population, trade, transport, UN, UNIDO, United Nations, World Trade Organization, WTO

The challenges faced by small island states

The challenges faced by small island states

23 March 2011

An interview with Satish Chand on island states, rising sea levels, and economic dynamics created by their small size and isolation

Posted in All Posts, Extra! | Tagged 2011, Africa, aid, airport, Asian Development Bank, biodiversity, Caribbean, coconut, coral, culture, customs, economic vulnerability, éducation, employment, environment, ethnic group, export, fertility, Fiji, fishing, freshwater, Gambia, GDP, global warming, Guadacanal, health, Indian Ocean, infrastructure, instability, land, landlocked, language, ldc, least developed countries, Line Islands, low-lying islands, Malaita, management, marine ecosystems, marine resource development, Marshall Islands, migration, mobility, Nepal, ocean, pacific, Pacific Island states, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, production, Satish Chand, sea, sea levels, seaweed, Solomon Islands, temperature, territory, tourism, unesco, vulnerable, water, World Bank

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