Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Public transport is key to strengthening women’s economic participation in MENA

Women of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have outperformed many other regions in terms of life expectancy, infant mortality, and tertiary education. Their performance in education has, in…

Ferid Belhaj, Paul Noumba Um, Muneeza Mehmood Alam|
Gender, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Transport

Women in war-torn Yemen seek economic opportunities against all odds

Yemen faces multiple challenges, including conflict, displacement, and economic instability. These challenges have disproportionately affected women, limiting their access to economic…

Federica Ranghieri, Fayyaz Ahmad Faiz-Rasul|
Competitiveness, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Jobs & Development, Poverty, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

South Asia’s human capital is the resilience it needs

. Pandemics, economic slumps and extreme weather events were once tail-end risks, but all three have hit South Asia in rapid succession since 2020. COVID-19 alone put millions of lives and…

Martin Raiser|
Social Protection, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Education, Health

Madagascar and the social impacts of drought

Learn about the social impacts of drought and find out how the drought in Southern Madagascar saw increases in gender-based violence, communal conflict and migration.

Joanna de Berry|
Climate Change, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Leaving no one behind, reflections on CIWA’s integration of a social inclusion perspective

A central commitment to the SDGs, including SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation for all) is to “leave no one behind.” The Cooperation in International Waters in Africa (CIWA) seeks to promote a…

Ellen Hagerman|
Agriculture and Food, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Poverty, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Water
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Social Sustainability and Inclusion