Is innovation essential for development work?
David Lewis: Any approach that emphasises continual problem-solving is important and worthwhile. But there may be a downside to all this innovation. Not all development problems require new solutions. For … Continue reading
Changes at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Societies in Southeast Asia have changed tremendously in the last few decades. Rapid economic growth and rural-urban migration have spurred a frantic urbanization process. Megacities such as Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, … Continue reading
Environmental Outlook to 2050: The Consequences of Inaction
Urban air pollution is set to become the top environmental cause of mortality worldwide by 2050, ahead of dirty water and lack of sanitation. The number of premature deaths from … Continue reading
Communication as a Human Right
Creating space where communication is respected as a human right makes it possible for hundreds, for thousands, of people to work on a local and even individual level together to … Continue reading
Fragmented Lives: Palestine
Humanitarian Overview 2011: Overall, while the Palestinian Authority’s state-building initiative continued in those parts of the West Bank which it controls, 2011 witnessed the continuing fragmentation of the occupied Palestinian territory. … Continue reading
Land Matrix: online public database on land deals
Land Matrix is an online public database that permits all users to contribute to and improve data on land deals, and for this data to be visualised. The visualisations offer … Continue reading
Report on the Impact of Global Land Deals
The rush for land in developing countries has rapidly intensified since 2008, but the sector remains largely unregulated. Concerns are growing over the impact of big, secretive deals between governments … Continue reading
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