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Global Solutions Journal: Issue 10

Published April 2024

The Global Solutions Journal aims to address collective approaches to multilateral challenges relevant to the G20. This year, it is structured around the six priority areas of T20 Brasil, including inequality, climate action, international finance, and global governance. Our contributions this year come from a diverse range of experts across sectors from all around the world who weigh in on solutions to today’s polycrisis. These recommendations are elaborated on at the Global Solutions Summit 2024.

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1. Fighting Inequalities, Poverty, and Hunger

Enabling African Smallholder Women: Insights from the Field

Authors: Stefan Heinke (Bayer), Lakshmi Lyer (Grameen Foundation), Anastasia Mbatia (Farm to Market Alliance)

Policy Brief

Climate Resilience Needs Solidarity: Responding to Losses and Damages from Climate Risks is a Truly Global Challenge

Authors: Svenja Schulze (Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)

Opinion Piece

Urbanization, Health and Sustainable Development: Quality of Life as an Enabling Framework

Authors: Yonette Thomas (Women’s Economic Imperative ), Wendy M. Purcell (Rutgers School of Public Health, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health & Justice)

Research Paper

Unlocking Social Progress with Business: Overcoming Barriers to Drive Collaborative Momentum

Authors: Elora Wilbur (PwC), Andreea Rosan (PwC), Wendy van Tol (PwC), Barry Murphy (PwC)

Opinion Piece

2. Sustainable Climate Action and Inclusive Just Energy Transitions

Driving Carbon Markets for Inclusive Net Zero Economic Growth in G20

Authors: Venkatachalam Anbumozhi (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia)

Policy Brief

Increasing and Improving Climate Finance in Africa: Europe and the G20 Can and Should Do More to Support Climate Finance in Africa

Authors: Ameer Chughtai (European Council on Foreign Relations)

Opinion Piece

Brazil’s Energy Evolution From Poverty to Green Jobs: Brazil’s Sustainable Shift

Authors: Adriano Correia (PwC Brazil)

Opinion Piece

Advancing Just Energy Transitions: Community Energy Projects in Central and Eastern Europe

Authors: Gesa Geißler (Technische Universität Berlin), Roland Lleshi (Technische Universität Berlin)

Policy Brief

Climate Policy and Human Well-Being: Well-Being Outcomes Need to be a Central Consideration for Climate and Sustainability Policy

Authors: Tabea Lissner (Global Solutions Initiative)

Research Paper

Engineering Sustainability into Prosperity: Creating the Resilient, Productive, and Aspirational Future We Want

Authors: Shuva Raha (Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)), Tulika Gupta (Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)), Kinshu Dang (Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW))

Opinion Piece

3. Reforming the International Financial Architecture

Unpacking Developing Country Debt Problems: Selected Reforms to the International Financial Architecture

Authors: Homi Kharas (The Brookings Institution), Charlotte Rivard (The Brookings Institution)

Research Article

4. Trade and Investment for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

A Comeback for Industrial Policy?

Authors: Holger Görg ( Kiel Institute for the World Economy)

Opinion Piece

Green Technology in post-COVID Recovery: Harnessing Green Technology for Inclusive Economic Recovery post-COVID-19

Authors: Syed Munir Khasru (Institute for Policy, Advocacy, and Governance (IPAG)), Bob Koopman (Centre for Economic Policy Research), Jian (Jeffrey) Xu (Asian Development Bank (ADB))

Policy Brief

Driving Sustainable Growth Through Care: Seven Specific Measures to Guide the Profile of Investment in Caregiving

Authors: Gala Díaz Langou, Vanesa D’Alessandre (CIPPEC), Florencia Caro Sachetti (Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento, (CIPPEC)), Bruno Muñoz (CIPPEC)

Policy Brief

5. Inclusive Digital Transformation

Regionally Based Socio-Economic Ecosystems: Case Studies from Argentina

Authors: Paul Grainger (Centre for Education and Work, UCL), Silvia Lanza Castelli (Universidad Siglo 21, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional), Maria Paula Gonzalez (Professor-Researcher)

Research Paper

A Consumer-Centric Approach for Inclusion in Digital Public Infrastructures: Digital Public Infrastructure and its Opportunities for Financial Inclusion

Authors: Marina Meira (Consumers International), Hannah Draper (Consumers International), Camila Leite Contri ( Brazilian Institute for Consumers Defense (IDEC)), Luã Cruz (Brazilian Institute for Consumers Defense (IDEC)), Alexandre Costa Barbosa (Universität der Künste Berlin (Design Research Lab))

A Blueprint for Inclusive Digital Co-ordination

Authors: Catherine Mulligan (Emerging Technologies Sustainability Taskforce; Imperial College London)

Policy Brief

The Challenges of Governing AI-Elections: Shared Principles and Collaboration for Latin American Democratic Processes

Authors: Julia Pomares (School of Government, Di Tella University), Vicente Arias González (The Global Initiative for Digital Empowerment)

Policy Brief

The Promise of Government-to-Person 3.0

Authors: Romora Edward Sitorus (Program Management Office of Kartu Prakerja, The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia), Denni Puspa Purbasari (Program Management Office of Kartu Prakerja, The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia), William L. Megginson (Michael F. Price College of Business, The University of Oklahoma), Hengki Sihombing (Program Management Office of Kartu Prakerja, The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia)

Opinion Piece

6. Strengthening Multilaterism and Global Governance

Toward a New Era in Global Relations: The Potential of Middle Power Diplomacy to Shift Global Political Dynamics

Authors: Colin Bradford (China-West Dialogue)

Opinion Piece

Toward a Collaborative Ecosocial and Cultural System for Sustainable Development: Fostering Trust and Values-Based Solutions

Authors: Rana Dajani (The Hashemite University, Jordan; Taghyeer/We Love Reading), Sanam Naraghi Anderlini (International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN)), Reetta Toivanen ( Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science and Department of Cultures, Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki)

Opinion Piece

Multilateralism As A Domestic Policy Tool

Authors: Markus Engels (Global Solutions Initiative)

Opinion Piece

Economic Transformation in International Development Cooperation: Strategic Pillars, Critical Enablers

Authors: Manuel Kuhm and colleagues (GIZ)

Opinion Piece

AI for Global Governance: Using Predictive Machine Learning to Improve the Efficiency of G7 and G20 Summits

Authors: John Kirton (G20 Research Group), Jessica Rapson (G20 Research Group)

Research Paper

Multilateralism, Systems Thinking, Education: The Dilemmas of Higher Education and the Case for a Meta-University

Authors: Thomas Schneider (Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU))

Opinion Piece

Principles for Collective Progress

Authors: Dennis J. Snower (Global Solutions Initiative Foundation)

Opinion Piece

Back to Cooperation: An Urgent Global Need

Authors: Pedro Villagra Delgado ( Argentine Council for International Relations (CARI))

Opinion Piece

China Can Play a Greater role in Mediating Major International Conflicts

Authors: Henry (Huiyao) WANG (Center for China and Globalization (CCG))

Opinion piece