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Expert briefing
Publication date: 25 November 2022

Issues of funding and accessibility were nevertheless left unresolved and efforts to phase out fossil fuels stalled. The latter issue looks set to become a major bone of…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 15 April 2016

Microfinance in South-east Asia.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 26 May 2016

High on the agenda is the need for science to work across disciplines to address complex societal problems. In 2015, research and development (R&D) funding increased by 5.1…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 2 June 2017

The Trump administration's repudiation of the pact's 'no backsliding' framework for global climate governance has been met with near-universal condemnation from other world…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 29 January 2016

In the past few years, a flurry of new requirements and restrictions on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been passed or are being considered across the world. These…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 20 January 2020

Parallel insurgencies in Balochistan province.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 30 November 2015

In preparation, 146 countries submitted climate action plans that are ambitious enough to allow limiting global warning below 2 degrees Celsius. The 'Intended Nationally…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 5 May 2017

The Bonn session will begin under the shadow of uncertain US participation in the Paris Agreement climate framework reached in 2015. Ongoing technical discussions will focus on…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 29 November 2018

The push is intended to counter China’s growing economic and security presence within the region and has as a core policy the establishment of an infrastructure bank.

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