The global debate on AI’s impact on jobs often overlooks African workers, many of whom are not tech professionals. In Kenya, 2.5 million jobs – especially clerical and skilled roles – face significant ...

Hopes are high that Brazil will deliver the long-awaited breakthrough on agriculture and food systems. But every time a COP ends, energy and enthusiasm for reform recedes. Will this COP be any ...

A new report unpacks how Pacific islands’ experiences could provide a touchstone for pressing adaptation talks at COP30.

Sri Lanka’s 2026 budget signals a hopeful recovery, blending fiscal discipline with bold steps in trade, digitalisation and investment. Yet, to secure lasting growth and avoid future crises, the ...

These kinds of sessions show the COP at its best: firm positions, clearly articulated, but a willingness to find 'bridges' which reconcile positions and allow a way forward. But these are the easy ...

There are high expectations that COP30 will adopt a package to measure progress on climate adaptation. But several elements must fall in place for a decision that is robust.

COP30 marks ten years since the gavel went down on the Paris Agreement. 2015 was a high point for global ambition on climate and development, with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted two ...

The ‘Baku to Belem Roadmap to $1.3tn’, published this week in advance of COP30, poses a direct challenge to the UNFCCC’s climate finance negotiators.