Mafalda Duarte: The Woman Rewiring the World’s Largest Climate Fund
As development budgets tighten and climate-vulnerable countries face rising costs, Mafalda Duarte is pursuing reforms intended to put billions more to work without waiting for new donor commitments. At a moment of mounting pressure on global climate finance, Mafalda Duarte is trying to show that multilateral institutions can expand their impact not only by raising […]
SDG News Partner For The Goals: Matt Evans
Matt Evans, Chairman and Co-Founder, UpEnergy As carbon markets enter a defining period of scrutiny and reform, Matt Evans, Chairman and Co-Founder of UpEnergy, is helping shape how climate finance is measured, deployed and trusted. Through a career spanning climate finance, clean energy and international development, Evans has focused on ensuring that environmental markets deliver […]
Asia’s Oil Reserves Face a Prolonged Test as Maritime Risks Persist
Strategic assessment: Emergency oil stockpiles have helped several Asian economies manage disruptions associated with the Iran war. Continued risks to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea are raising questions about how long those reserves may be required and how governments would respond to further interruptions. The Operating Picture Asian governments are […]
Andy Burnham Takes the Helm, Promising a New Course for Britain
LONDON — Andy Burnham has formally assumed office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following Keir Starmer’s resignation, inheriting an economy marked by sluggish growth, persistent cost-of-living pressures, strained public services and an increasingly fragmented political landscape. Within his first days in office, Andy Burnham has unveiled a new cabinet and announced an initial […]
Ortega Declares an End to Elections in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan president said his government would pursue laws preventing opposition parties from returning to office, raising new questions about the country’s political system and a national vote previously expected in 2027. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has said the country will not hold further elections, announcing that his government will work through the National Assembly […]
Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Expands Across Five Provinces as WHO Reports Early Signs of Stabilization
WHO says the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record has spread across five provinces, with conflict, displacement and the absence of approved vaccines or treatments complicating containment efforts. The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak continues to expand across the country’s eastern provinces, although the World Health Organization (WHO) reports early signs of stabilization in […]
Masdar Bets $6.1 Billion That Solar Can Power the Grid Around the Clock
The Abu Dhabi project will pair 5.2GW of solar with 19GWh of battery storage in an ambitious effort to deliver 1GW of continuous renewable electricity. ABU DHABI — Masdar has reached financial close on a $6.1 billion solar and battery storage project in Abu Dhabi designed to deliver renewable electricity around the clock, advancing one […]
The New Battle for the World’s Chokepoints
Trump’s abandoned Hormuz toll proposal underscores a larger reality: control of the world’s strategic maritime arteries is becoming one of the defining geopolitical and defense challenges of the 21st century. A Proposal That Revealed a Bigger Trend Donald Trump’s proposal to charge vessels for transiting the Strait of Hormuz lasted less than 24 hours before […]
Alexander De Croo: From Prime Minister to Global Development Leader
Why Alexander De Croo Could Help Redefine the Future of UNDP Few world leaders have made the transition from national office to the helm of global development as naturally as Alexander De Croo. After serving as Prime Minister of Belgium from 2020 to 2025, De Croo now leads the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)—the UN’s […]
City Leaders for Sustainable Futures: Why the World’s Next Great Sustainability Breakthroughs Will Depend on People, Not Just Policy
As the world becomes increasingly urban, the future of sustainability will be determined not only by governments, technology or investment—but by the people capable of bringing them together. That is the central message of City Leaders for Sustainable Futures: Portraits of Visionary Urban Changemakers, a newly released open-access volume from Springer Nature that offers a […]
