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The Post-2015 Development Agenda: Linking Sustainability and Poverty Eradication

By Manish Bapna and Peter Hazlewood on June 5, 2013
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The High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda provided a welcome injection of energy and ambition into the future of development with its final report…

Improving Freedom of Information in Uganda

By Catherine Easton, Natalya Lozovaya and Peter Veit on May 31, 2013
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Harriet Bibangambah, a Research Officer at Greenwatch Uganda, also contributed to this post.

4 Issues to Watch: Recommendations for the Post-2015 Development Agenda

By Manish Bapna on May 29, 2013
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Following an extensive global consultation process, the High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda will present its final report to UN Secretary

Strengthening Ownership and Effectiveness of Climate Finance

By Milap Patel and Louise Brown on May 16, 2013
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The Climate Investment Funds (CIFs), one of the world’s largest dedicated funding facilities for climate change mitigation/adaptation pro

Emerging REDD+ Programs Need Additional Emphasis on Land Tenure

By Lauren Goers Williams on May 13, 2013
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Since 2009, more than 30 countries have submitted proposals for REDD+ readiness grants to start addressing the…

New Jakarta Declaration Aims to Strengthen Rights to Environmental Information in Asia

By Carole Excell on May 9, 2013
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Increased industrialization in Asia has created countless hurdles for communities to protect themselves from pollution.

How Are China’s Overseas Investments Affecting the Environment?

By Denise Leung on May 9, 2013
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Chinese overseas investments are rapidly increasing.

The End of Poverty? The World Bank and the Shared Prosperity Agenda

By Milap Patel and Roland Widmer on April 26, 2013
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Within our lifetimes, the world could be free of widespread, extreme poverty, replaced instead with shared prosperity and environmental and fiscal balance.

More Transparency Needed to End Kyrgyzstan Energy Crisis

By Sarah Martin and Davida Wood on April 24, 2013
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Worldwide, one out of every five people lacks access to modern electricity.

RELEASE: 14 Latin American and Caribbean Countries Adopt an Ambitious Plan of Action to Improve Access Rights in the Region

By Lauren Zelin on April 19, 2013
Location: GUADALAJARA, MEXICO

Fourteen Latin American and Caribbean countries adopted an ambitious Plan of Action to improve access rights in the region, including access to information, public participation, and access to justice.

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