This Policy Brief analyses some of the key issues related to the lack of timely evidence that can assist policymakers in tracking the progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The quality of official statistical information still lags behind the data needs, and barriers to the universal … Read more
The G20 aims to promote global cooperation, inclusive development, economic stability, and sustainable growth. This presents an opportunity to leverage its leadership to ensure foundational investments in gender- equitable family well-being globally. Family policies, such as childcare services and parental leave, can reduce poverty, promote decent jobs for women, support … Read more
Steel is a major contributor to global emissions, and the industry is only expected to grow, owing to demand by emerging economies. This increase in demand and production necessitates the urgent transition to green steel production pathways. International finance institutions (IFIs) such as multilateral development banks (MDBs) can play a … Read more
Efficient water use is of paramount importance in ensuring food security. Since 2017, when the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Action Plan was adopted, there has been a clear acknowledgment of the challenges and risks associated with water security as well as the need to encourage sustainable water management in agriculture. Despite … Read more
Comprehensive security—human, economic, and strategic—faces increasing challenges from inequality, infectious diseases, environmental risks, nationalism and anti-globalization, and erosion of government accountability. International cooperation on the rules for trade and investment and the resulting economic boom have done much to reduce poverty and increase prosperity in many countries around the world, … Read more
The global clean energy transition involves large- scale deployment of a suite of renewable energy, energy storage and other new technologies. These are highly mineral- intensive and accelerated adoption of such technologies will significantly increase the demand for critical minerals (CMs). Challenges to sustainable supply of CMs include inadequate investment … Read more
The polycrisis of the climate emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the war in Ukraine have reversed many countries’ gains in tackling food insecurity and malnutrition. In Brazil and India, access to a healthy diet made signifi cant progress between the 2000s and the 2010s, with various social protection programmes central … Read more
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