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The conditions for growth are transforming under the risks of climate change. Our content below focuses on identifying a new development pathway for countries which combines expanded energy use with lower emissions and protecting vulnerable populations.

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White paper: Innovation, growth, and the environment

Robin Burgess, Stefano Caria, Tim Dobermann, Allegra Saggese
Synthesis paper
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LSE Environment Week 2023

11–14 September 2023
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Climate priorities in developing countries

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Resilient and resurgent Bangladesh: Sustaining economic growth in a changing climate

19–20 July 2023
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Climate priorities in developing countries

Climate information services to enhance agricultural resilience: Evidence from Ethiopia

Seneshaw Tamru, Bart Minten, Bethelhem Koru Aga, Abonesh Tesfaye, Dawit Solomon
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Sustainable growth for a changing climate

Nikita Sharma, Tim Dobermann, Robin Burgess
Growth brief
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The impact of climate change on trade in developing countries

1 February 2023 11:00-12:30
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Climate priorities in developing countries

Does climate change cause conflict?

Emilie Yam
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Climate priorities in developing countries

Can growth truly be sustainable?

Matthieu Teachout
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Climate priorities in developing countries

Lessons for flood risk mitigation in Pakistan

Hina Shaikh
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Ideas matter: Celebrating 50 years of development economics research

Matthieu Teachout
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Collective action for environmental health: Evidence from sanitation in rural India

Emily Lambright Pakhtigian, Subhrendu Pattanayak
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Making the Green Revolution greener: Agricultural adaptation and climate change

Nick Wilkinson
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Part 1: Smallholder farmers, biodiversity, and agricultural sustainability

Siobhan McDonough, Nick Wilkinson
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How COVID-19 lockdowns and car-free days affected air pollution in Rwanda’s capital

Egide Kalisa, Andrew Sudmant, Jonathan Bower, Remy Ruberambuga
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Intermediate cities: A missing piece in the climate change puzzle

Oliver Harman
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Intermediate cites and climate action: Driving change through urban land use and governance

Oliver Harman
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Does service-sector employment lead to growth? Evidence from Africa

Leonardo Baccini, Matteo Fiorini, Bernard Hoekman, Marco Sanfilippo
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Photo by Prashanth Vishwanathan (IWMI).

White paper: Innovation, growth, and the environment

Robin Burgess, Stefano Caria, Tim Dobermann, Allegra Saggese
Synthesis paper
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Resilient and resurgent Bangladesh: Sustaining economic growth in a changing climate

Aminul Aman, Ashfaqul Chowdhury, Nikita Sharma, Shahid Vaziralli
Synthesis paper
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How to spend 5 billion dollars? Prioritising climate change adaptation measures in Rwanda

Paul Watkiss, Blanche Butera, Jonathan Bower
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Are we on the path to sustainable health electrification? Lessons from remote power quality and reliability monitoring at health facilities in Sierra Leone

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