The “Invisible” Water Crisis: Groundwater Sustainability in Asia and The Pacific
Rapid socioeconomic development and population growth are escalating groundwater overexploitation, creating a potential crisis in Asia and the Pacific. Demand for groundwater has increased steadily
Failing to protect health care workers comes at too great a cost
The COVID-19 pandemic was a disaster. It led to at least 6 million deaths, caused tremendous economic and social disruption, and unwound decades of development
How does measurement contribute to a habitable planet for all?
Climate change has the potential to erase much of the progress we have made to improve the lives of people experiencing poverty. Climate shocks and
Complementary policies to curb Amazon deforestation
Ambitious measures to protect the Amazon that saw deforestation fall by more than 70 percent after a 2004 peak have become less effective: since 2012, deforestation
Strengthening the Financial Resilience of Pastoralists to Drought in Mali
According to the 2023 World Bank Economic Update for Mali, entitled “Strengthening Financial Resilience of Pastoralists to Drought,” Mali’s economy showed signs of resilience despite
Africa pursues free trade amid global fragmentation
Defying the trend toward deglobalization and economic fragmentation, African nations are uniting to form a free trade area. The project promises to offer the rest
Multilateral lending: powering global economic resilience amid uncertainties
The global pandemic of 2020-2022 had truly unprecedented consequences. Along with other crises, such as the war in Ukraine, it plunged the global economy into
Does COVID-19-related debt affect government expenditure on education?
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects on economies worldwide, with many countries experiencing negative GDP growth in 2020 and downgraded growth forecasts for 2021
Globalisation and automation as sources of labour-market competition, and support for European Union unemployment insurance
Societies and economies are experiencing deep and intertwined structural changes that may unsettle the perceptions European citizens have of their economic and employment security. Such
Adapting the European Union AI Act to deal with generative artificial intelligence
When the European Commission in April 2021 proposed an AI Act to establish harmonised EU-wide harmonised rules for artificial intelligence, the draft law might have
