By Emily Lamunu Significant progress has been made in eradicating childhood AIDS in Uganda; however, there is still much more work to be done. While new infections are decreasing annually, a 2022 UNAIDs report revealed that there were still as many 53,000 new infections in Uganda. Many of these infections are preventable. Universal access to […]
By Sasha Gilmore In the face of ever-worsening global climate change, the need to protect the ecosystem’s biodiversity is becoming more vital day by day. The biome is being lost to heatwaves, extreme disasters, ocean acidification, wildfires, sea level rise, droughts and melting ice caps that will soon affect the lives of every individual. There […]
By Laura Aquino Imagine you need to withdraw money or make a bank deposit. You would probably use Google Maps, find the closest branch or ATM and choose the most convenient. As simple as it sounds, this is not an easy option in many low- and middle-income countries where banking infrastructure is insufficient. Different countries […]
By Zara C. Albright Global annual new energy generation capacity will need to be 90 percent renewable between 2022-2030 to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Significant increases in the production of transition materials, especially lithium and copper, are necessary to support this growth and will likely lead to a commodity boom for such […]
Avoiding catastrophic climate change requires the dramatic acceleration of renewable energy deployment. This expansion is already occurring, with China playing the largest role in the expansion of solar and wind energy supply chains. Several of these supply chains begin in Latin America, which leads the world in deposits of lithium, copper and other critical transition […]
By Kazi Mukitul Islam Despite being large in numbers, women remain socially marginalized and underrepresented in low-income countries. They are more likely to drop out of school and less likely to get formal employment. Even those who participate, receive less wages and suffer more in employment loss. They often lack autonomy in healthcare decisions where […]
By Claire Paul From October 2-3, 2023, the French Development Agency (AFD), World Bank Development Group (DECGR), Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center), BU Institute for Economic Development (IED) and BU Human Resources Policy Institute (HRPI) jointly sponsored the 16th International Conference on Migration and Development, hosted at Boston University. The conference was […]
By Claire Paul and Maureen Heydt To mark the tenth anniversary of China’s historic Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) will be held in Beijing next week, with several international leaders scheduled to attend. The BRI is an ambitious global infrastructure platform to expand connectivity, economic […]
By Si Wu China’s one-child policy, one of the most well-known state policies, impacted hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens for decades. Through this policy, the Chinese state played a direct role in one of the most personal and intimate decisions an individual can ever make. Although not intended, the policy reshaped gender norms by […]
By Andre Batchelder-Schwab We arrived at the traditional chief’s palace with two buckets of KFC chicken, soft drinks and the cash equivalent of $15. Chief Nethengwe nods, accepting the ya nduvho “of praise” that is expected for meeting traditional leaders in this area of South Africa. Chief Nethengwe asks us why we have driven seven […]