Recommendations
Gender equality and the climate crisis: where do international commitments stand?
18th June 2025 This briefing note examines pledges that bring together efforts to achieve gender equality and climate goals. We analyse outcomes from 2022 to 2024... →
Making Refugee Self-Reliance Work: From Aid to Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa
10th June 2025 "Making Refugee Self-Reliance Work: From Aid to Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa" advocates for the enhancement of refugee self-reliance as a... →
Key statistics and trends in international trade 2024
6th June 2025 As of 2024, global trade in goods and services combined is estimated to have reached approximately US$ 33-trillion. Goods (merchandise) trade... →
Global Trade Update (June 2025): Sustainable ocean economy
6th June 2025 Between 1995 and 2020, the ocean economy grew 2.5 times, outpacing the 1.9-fold growth of the global economy. Developing countries drove much of... →
A Turnaround Strategy for Local Government
4th June 2025 South Africa’s post-apartheid transition envisaged a decentralised, developmental state with local municipalities at the coalface of addressing... →
Deportation: The Daily Despair of the Displaced
4th June 2025 Daily life in South Africa and indeed across the world shows an ever increasing tendency towards demonising foreigners and strengthening policies... →
Banking on Cities: Investing in Resilient and Low-Carbon Urbanization
4th June 2025 Cities around the world are responsible for ever-growing shares of people, assets, and economic activities vulnerable to climate disasters. They... →
Harnessing Digital Technologies for Smarter Water Management in Agriculture
4th June 2025 Today, 2.2-billion people lack access to safe drinking water, while 700-million could be forced to relocate due to water shortages by 2030.... →
Front-line justice services with the potential to scale up: Evidence from LMICs
4th June 2025 This policy brief presents new findings on the affordability and scalability of front-line justice services in low- and middle-income countries.... →
Technology Convergence Report
3rd June 2025 The accelerating combination of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing and engineering biology is transforming... →
