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September 09, 2022
In this blog post, we discuss the implications for carbon emissions and climate debt if the G20 countries implemented the most recent pledges in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Despite positive developments in the US on climate legislation, we find that the implementation of the G2...
Blog Post
September 08, 2022
Achieving SDG 5 and other gender-related SDG targets will require robust data systems that can only be established through smarter and sustainable investments in data collection, analysis, and use. This necessitates renewed commitments by philanthropic and bilateral donors, governments, and internat...
Blog Post
September 01, 2022
Later this month world, leaders will gather at the United Nations headquarters in New York to discuss how to fix education. Even without big money or binding treaties, delegates can advance important reforms with clear, concrete ideas for action. Here are five big questions we think they need to ans...
Blog Post
July 05, 2022
DFC has been the subject of a growing list of proposals from lawmakers that envision the agency tackling a wider range of challenges than initially envisioned. The agency may find ways to leverage this heightened interest. However, delivering on the bipartisan, foundational vision for DFC amid evolv...
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June 23, 2022
When the pandemic struck, households faced economic shocks that persisted after schools reopened due to loss of employment. In the wake of this, many LCPS, like many other businesses, struggled to stay afloat, leading to permanent closure of some schools. The risks that parents could no longer affo...
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June 13, 2022
This week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee turns its attention to the resourcing needs of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and US International Development Finance Corporation—two agencies that fill distinct functions within the US development architecture. We’ll be listening for lawmakers’ ...
Blog Post
May 04, 2022
The US government wants to fund as many new clean energy projects in Africa as possible, but the pool of bankable utility-scale generation projects is running dry. In 2021, the DFC approved none. To accelerate Africa’s energy transition and scale its clean energy markets, the US needs to focus far m...
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April 26, 2022
The latest survey data and instruments from the Partnership for Research on Progress and Resilience in Education (PREPARE), covering Ghana, Malawi, and Senegal are now out. Launched by CGD in May 2021, PREPARE data is helping us understand the impact of COVID-19 on education systems. This blog summa...