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The period in which we are living is conducive to reflection in order to co-construct new knowledge systems and think research differently.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment as the first woman and the first African director general of the World Trade Organisation is a win for women globally.
A new report from the GovLab and the French Development Agency (AFD) examines how development practitioners are experimenting with emerging forms of technology to advance development goals.
Business schools have vast and diverse expertise to contribute to rebuilding better in a post-pandemic world, but the problems it has laid bare require business schools to change too.
Agreements between the EU and its partner countries for fishing rights could be a great vehicle to push sustainability but more must be done before we can say they are doing that.
Open-educational resources are critical for increasing global learners’ access to education during COVID-19 and beyond. Blockchain technology can address concerns about plagiarism in resources.
Untreated wastewater is responsible for the deaths of 800 children under five every day, and inflicts serious damage to the environment. Knowing where sewage ends up is vital.
Australia has a huge opportunity to design a recovery strategy that strengthens our resilience to future shocks and ensures the country’s long-term, sustainable prosperity.
The COVID-19 pandemic risks making Canada’s already woeful record on child welfare worse. To safeguard a future for our children, governments must prioritize their care.
After the pandemic, South Asian governments must spend money on making public services work, rather than relying on GDP growth to pull people out of poverty.
Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada is pursuing its international policy on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and scoring points on the world stage by leading the global support for recovery.
A more explicit emphasis on the national interest may encourage donor countries to play ‘the long game’ in Africa.
Australia’s COVID-19 response was bettered only by South Korea and Latvia, according to a new United Nations report. Just don’t ask how we’re doing on climate and sustainability.
Despite clear air as a result of the pandemic reducing human activities, our emissions still soar.
Besides battling the coronavirus pandemic, San Roque residents have long been locked in a bigger struggle for their very survival as a community in the face of home demolitions and relocations.
During normal times, and even more during the present pandemic, access to clean water and proper sanitation is essential.
The Nigerian government must adopt a process that is open in implementing its social assistance programmes.
It is easy for people in the industrialised world to blame population growth elsewhere for environmental damage. But increased consumption is just as important – if more confronting.
Study presents a model that can be scaled to improve learning outcomes and transition rates for young people living in urban informal settlements.
Top contributors
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Chair, Monash Sustainable Development Institute & ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University
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Associate Professor at the University of Pretoria and Co-ordinator of the South African SDG Hub, University of Pretoria
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Research Fellow, Monash University
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Professor of Business and Sustainable Development, The University of Edinburgh
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Sustainable Development Solutions Network Manager, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Canada Research Chair of Epidemiology & Global Health, McGill University
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Monash University
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Thomas Wiedmann is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Sustainability Research, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Director (International) - Melbourne Centre for Cities, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Construction and Environmental Performance, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Development Economics, Monash University
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Research Fellow, Stellenbosch University
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Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor and Executive Dean: Engineering, University of Canterbury
