
No, pollution is not an inevitable byproduct of development
Last year, Nairobi hosted the IDA Summit for Africa, as torrential rains triggered by El Niño phenomenon flooded the city. In

Last year, Nairobi hosted the IDA Summit for Africa, as torrential rains triggered by El Niño phenomenon flooded the city. In

Worldwide, air pollution is an “equal opportunity offender” impacting high-, middle-, and low-income countries. While low- and lower-middle-income countries bear

Droughts, floods, storms, and heatwaves are no longer isolated events—they are reshaping how people live, work, and thrive. Beyond

Professional race cars and hydromet (weather, water, and climate forecasting) systems may seem worlds apart, but they have more

In January 2026, the European Union will require importers of certain carbon-intensive goods to pay for their products’ embodied

Climate-related risks are increasingly recognised as an important threat to long-term fiscal sustainability. This column studies the extent to

The ‘green growth’ debate is taking place in an oversimplified setting, largely disregarding the innovation factor. Technologies to mitigate

Productivity growth has been lacklustre over the past 20 years in most advanced economies. But standard productivity measures ignore

Knowledge, especially practical, hands-on know-how, is essential for countries to tackle development challenges and to build resilience to disasters

Low-income countries and Sub-Saharan Africa are being left behind in global progress toward affordable healthy diets. Around 2.6 billion

Last year, Nairobi hosted the IDA Summit for Africa, as torrential rains triggered by El Niño phenomenon flooded the city. In

Worldwide, air pollution is an “equal opportunity offender” impacting high-, middle-, and low-income countries. While low- and lower-middle-income countries bear

Droughts, floods, storms, and heatwaves are no longer isolated events—they are reshaping how people live, work, and thrive. Beyond

Professional race cars and hydromet (weather, water, and climate forecasting) systems may seem worlds apart, but they have more

In January 2026, the European Union will require importers of certain carbon-intensive goods to pay for their products’ embodied

Climate-related risks are increasingly recognised as an important threat to long-term fiscal sustainability. This column studies the extent to

The ‘green growth’ debate is taking place in an oversimplified setting, largely disregarding the innovation factor. Technologies to mitigate

Productivity growth has been lacklustre over the past 20 years in most advanced economies. But standard productivity measures ignore

Knowledge, especially practical, hands-on know-how, is essential for countries to tackle development challenges and to build resilience to disasters

Low-income countries and Sub-Saharan Africa are being left behind in global progress toward affordable healthy diets. Around 2.6 billion




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