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 |

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 |

. 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 |

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 |

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 |

Data analysis is one key way in which AI can help promote access to housing in emerging markets. AI can help promote access to housing in emerging markets is through Building Information Modeling…

Simon Walley, Olivier Vidal, Olivia Nielsen |

The Cooperation in International Waters in Africa (CIWA)’s origin story has its roots in the Nile Basin. On February 22nd (Nile Day), to celebrate the Nile, the world’s longest river which…

Ai-Ju Huang, Shyam KC |

Our recently published working paper tackles the uncertainty question using machine learning technology for landslide risk mapping.

Sachi Suzuki, Masatsugu Takamatsu, Abhas Jha |

Era, a little girl from Pristina, starts her morning in a rush. Her parents prepare breakfast and pack her bag for kindergarten. Era is one of the lucky children in Kosovo. Most have no…

Fadia Saadah, Massimiliano Paolucci, Rita Almeida, Tigran Shmis, Mrike Aliu |

Latin America and the Caribbean is facing a major challenge in 2023: how to promote sustainable, inclusive, and resilient growth that can be maintained over time in a complex context of both the…

Carlos Felipe Jaramillo |