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Disasters are reversing global development. Urgent action is needed to build resilience into every decision we make. Growing inequities and pressures on the planet are reversing hard-won development gains. Humanitarian needs are also rising, as disasters and conflict create enormous human suffering. The UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction …

As the world’s only crowd-sourced report on renewable energy, the Renewables 2023 Global Status Report (GSR) is in a class of its own. It covers policies, markets, and much more, while telling the most up-to-date global story on renewable energy. This year’s edition (18th) has evolved in design and structure to reflect the fundamental changes in the global energy landscape. The new…

In its latest report Material and Resource Requirements for the Energy Transition the ETC dives into the natural resources and materials needed to meet the needs of the transition. Large investments and strong policy support are needed to ensure that the supply of some key minerals grows quickly and sustainably over the next decade to meet rapidly growing demand. There is no…

As the world’s only crowd-sourced report on renewable energy, the Renewables 2023 Global Status Report (GSR) is in a class of its own. It covers policies, markets, and much more, while telling the most up-to-date global story on renewable energy. This year’s edition (18th) has evolved in design and structure to reflect the fundamental changes in the global energy landscape. Key…

Africa’s Development Dynamics uses lessons from Central, East, North, Southern and West Africa to develop policy recommendations and share good practices across the continent. Drawing on the most recent statistics, the analysis of development dynamics aims to assist African leaders in reaching the targets of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 at all levels: continental, regional, national and local…

The first months of 2022 were the scene of the launch of the second and third part of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the IPCC of the United Nations (UN). This report discusses the seven main conclusions that emanated from the reports of GT22 and GT33. The negative impacts and damage caused by climate change are also the result of social and political processes and the existing…