Kigali's poor bring rural self-help spirit to Rwanda's urban problems
How do you deal with garbage and other problems? In Rwanda, organise the community to solve them
World Humanitarian Summit 2016
The summit brings together governments, humanitarian organisations, affected communities and other partners to keep humanitarian action fit for the future
Solar tracking bracelets protect nomadic Kenyan mothers and babies
Beaded bracelets with solar-powered GPS enable health workers to monitor pregnant pastoralist women, preventing deaths in childbirth
Can new global goals transform the world’s poorest countries?
Governments should seize the opportunity to come up with a fresh approach to development, experts say
Waiting for grid to arrive, Myanmar villages switch on solar
Access to electricity from clean sources such as solar and small-scale hydropower changes the centuries-old way of life in rural communities across Myanmar
Learn from indigenous people to fight climate change - aid chief
At least a quarter of the world's carbon stored in tropical forests is found in territories managed by indigenous people
Trump, rising populism threaten to slow climate action, analyst says
Dismantling of environmental rules likely to be met by lawsuits, expert says
Smarter spending could tackle disasters in Uganda before they happen
Sending small amounts of aid before a predicted disaster could help cut what needs to be spent afterward, officials say
How does innovation build climate resilience in the Sahel?
This paper examines five innovations from the BRACED programme working with vulnerable Sahelian populations, drawing lessons for other resilience-building efforts.
Why the strongest hurricane on record was no ‘catastrophe’
While Hurricane Patricia was extreme by many measures including very fast wind speed and low central pressure, Patricia did not result in the catastrophic damage that some were anticipating.