Blogs

Our blogs give our experts and partners from across the world the platform to provide insight into key events, updates on ongoing research, and share experiences from their work

A man wearing a mask, standing in front of a large number of solar panels, talks to a wider group of people who are mostly wearing high visibility clothing and hard hats.

Rethinking rural electrification: are cooperatives best for delivery?

Kevin Johnstone and Frank Bergh
25 September 2023

Man wearing a mask on a protest march carries a sign, with a pink background, saying: "There is no pride on a dead planet".

Queering climate justice − what climate justice can learn from queer groups

May Thazin Aung
21 September 2023

A mess of burned out buildings and vehicles in front of imposing mountains in the background.

Adaptation's turning point: can we set global targets in time for COP28?

Lina Yassin and Binyam Gebreyes
20 September 2023

A man thrashes rice in a field, with mountains in the background.

The push for clean energy: how nickel mining expansion is impacting agrarian economies in Indonesia

Mutmainnah Adenan and Imran Tumora
12 September 2023

View of informal housing and vegetation in the background.

Simplified sewerage systems: lessons from Dar es Salaam

Christopher Yap
05 September 2023

Man sitting on a bench holding a walking stick, and a herd of goats.

Just transition litigation: a tool for more just and sustainable economies

Maria Antonia Tigre and Natalia Urzola
04 September 2023

Aerial view of destroyed housing and infrastructure.

Resilient prosperity in SIDS: forging a new finance compact

Tom Mitchell
29 August 2023

City traffic and buildings in Stalinist architecture.

(Mis)adventures in the former Soviet Union with the WHO

David Satterthwaite
21 August 2023

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Countdown to COP15

A series of blogs raising the profile of locally-led action on the road to and after the COP15 global biodiversity conference

Social movements for climate justice

A series of blogs and interviews exploring the vital role social movements play in prompting climate action and climate justice

The transition to a predominantly urban world

A series of blogs and interviews designed to share the experiences of community leaders, professionals, researchers and government from the global South

What works for women’s land rights?

A series of blogs looking at ways to strengthen women’s access to and control over land in Africa

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Woman and donkey walk an arid landscape.

Adaptation finance must reach and pass the US$40 billion target

Blog, 02 November 2022

Map of Cuttack, India

Data tales – part two: the challenge of technology

Blog, 27 October 2022

Man walking next to rail tracks covered by weeds

How can local urban priorities connect with responses at global level to the climate crisis?

Blog, 26 October 2022

Man, wearing red and black and holding a stick, walks with cattle

Valuing a traditional lifestyle: how Maasai herders are being paid to protect nature and combat climate change

Blog, 19 October 2022

Woman stands next to a palm tree and points at a pond

Four key messages from CBA16

Blog, 18 October 2022

Men and women stand in a ploughed field looking down at the turf.

Overcoming obstacles to women's land tenure security in Guinea

Blog, 17 October 2022

A number of women wearing brightly coloured clothes tend crops with mountains in the background.

Do women have a meaningful role in global value chains, and why does this matter?

Blog, 13 October 2022

A view from high up of a city with tower blocks, framed by the sky.

Can global reporting bring about transformation?

Blog, 12 October 2022

People walking on a street with closed shops on the right side

Data tales – part one (or Ibn Battuta looks for data)

Blog, 11 October 2022

A group of people form a circle in the forest. One person is speaking

Diversification for climate resilience: a global priority

Blog, 10 October 2022

People draw a map on a large piece of paper on the ground

Planning land use and access in Tanzania: women have their say

Blog, 06 October 2022

Woman kneeling down tends to crops

COP27: re-imagining partnerships for adaption finance

Blog, 05 October 2022

Aerial view of a village surrounded by vegetation

Law, economies and justice: a new programme

Blog, 04 October 2022

A man wearing a mask is sitting surrounded by vegetables: green beans, tomatoes, spring onions.

Pandemic lessons from Karachi

Blog, 28 September 2022

A man carries a box with spring onions through a busy scene

Redefining smallholder farmer inclusion in modern value chains: three ways forward

Blog, 15 September 2022

An aerial view of a town covered in floodwater.

How can loss and damage finance reach those enduring climate catastrophe?

Blog, 13 September 2022

A group of young people holding a poster that reads "I'm with her" - the poster shows an arrow pointing to a drawing of the planet earth.

Channelling the capacity and creativity of youth to lead the green transition

Blog, 08 September 2022

Five farmers bend over tending rice crops in a flooded field, as another farmer watches while pushing a cart in the background.

Layering interventions is necessary to address loss and damage effectively

Blog, 05 September 2022

A host of people carrying placards and banners, with a prominent banner that says: "Danger: delay kills you".

From Paris to pandemic: charting the changing landscape for sustainable development

Blog, 01 September 2022

A vehicle driving down a flooded street in an urban area.

On the road to COP27 and a new climate finance goal – next stop: Manila

Blog, 30 August 2022

Tea plantation with many people carrying baskets on their backs.

Legal empowerment with a gender lens: how women tea farmers in Malawi are claiming their rights

Blog, 25 August 2022

Four people holding microphones sit in front of a seated audience.

A call to action for people and nature

Blog, 25 August 2022

A man wearing a mask hands a bag to an older woman, who is standing in the doorway of a house.

Top 20 downloaded papers in the journal Environment and Urbanization

Blog, 18 August 2022

A partly visible road and bridge due to muddy water covering half of it.

Loss and damage does not happen in a vacuum – it relates to power and politics

Blog, 16 August 2022