7 December 2013
Which issues should be on the agenda at the 2014 BRICS Summit in Fortaleza?
Posted in All Posts, Policy Brief | Tagged Africa, Brazil, BRICS Summit, China, economic activity, global security issues, India, intra-BRICS cooperation, Oliver Stuenkel, Post-Western World, regulations, russia, South Africa, trade barriers, visa rules
4 January 2013
South-South cooperation is a broad framework for collaboration and the exchange of resources, technology, skills and knowledge between countries of the Global South. South-South cooperation can achieve results on the ground, in ways that traditional development assistance may not, because of countries’ geographical proximity, cultural and historical ties, or similar development paths. Countries that have […]
Posted in The Magazine | Tagged Andy Wales, Barefoot College, Brazil, BRICS, Broad Group, Bunker Roy, Candice Moore, China, Christophe Yvetot, Devaki Jain, Fernando Pimentel, fracking, G77, India, Kazuki Kitaoka, Leena Srivastava, Making It, Martin Khor, Networks for Prosperity, Non-Aligned Movement, Patricia Francis, Ricardo Melendez-Ortiz, rio+20, SABMiller, South-South cooperation, south-south trade, Stephen Browne, technology, technology transfer, Tilonia, UNDP, UNIDO, Yiping Zhou, Yumkella, Zhang Ye
16 November 2012
D-Rev: the California-based non-profit organization with a mission is to improve the health and incomes of people living on less than US$4 a day.
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti, BMVSS, Brilliance, California, CEO, D-Rev, design, disrupt markets, health, healthcare, incomes, India, jaundice, Krista Donaldson, non-profit organization, Phoenix Medical Systems, phototherapy, premature babies, ReMotion JaipurKnee, Stanford School of Medicine, US$4 a day
14 November 2012
Junk food is junk by its very definition. But how bad is it, and what are the companies that make it not telling people about this food?
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged Centre for Science and Environment, India, India’s National Institute of Nutrition, junk food, Saif Ali Khan, Sunita Narain, supersize, trans fats, World Health Organization
30 October 2012
South India’s Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project wins 2012 Ashden International Gold Award.
Posted in All Posts, Extra! | Tagged ashden awards, Ashden International Gold Award, energy, environment, green growth, India, jobs, Kandeh Yumkella, Karnataka, L.H. Manjunath, poverty, renewable energy, Royal Geographical Society, Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project, SKDRDP, UN Energy, UNIDO, Veerendra Heggade
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
2 December 2011
Zoe Elena Horn examines the impact of the global economic crisis on women in the informal economy through her work on the Inclusive Cities study
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged Africa, Asia, barring access to waste, chronic unemployment and underemployment, employment, financial literacy, financial services, focus groups, gender equality, global economic crisis, government, grim, harassment, home-based work, Inclusive Cities project, income earning opportunities, India, Industrial Development, informal enterprises, interviews, investment, issue 8, latin america, Making It magazine, minimum wage schemes, policymakers, policymaking, raids, research, self-employment, SEWA, skills training, social and economic protection, socially vulnerable, street trade, subsidize electricity, technology improvement, UN, unemployment, UNIDO, United Nations, unpaid care and domestic chores, vulnerability, waste collection, well-being, WIEGO, women, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing, women in the informal sector, world's poorest and most vulnerable workers, world's richest countries, Zoe Elena Horn
2 December 2011
Paul Polak believes corporations can will only remain competitive in the global marketplace by creating vibrant new markets that serve customers living on less than two US dollars a day
Posted in All Posts, Global Forum | Tagged Bangladesh, Cambodia, cheaper, Coca-Cola, competition, corporate interest, éducation, effective, efficient, Ethiopia, Europe, FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization, Gates Foundation, gender equality, health, human-powered irrigation, IDE, income-generating products, India, Industrial Development, innovation, International Development Enterprises, investion, issue 8, less than US$2, limitless electricity, Making It magazine, microsoft, Myanmar, Nepal, Paul Polak, power, profit, profitable business, safe drinking water, Spring Health, the future of corporations, treadle pump, UN, UNIDO, United Nations, United States, Viet Nam, Wal-Mart, women's issue, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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