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Can the world afford an increase in Africa’s share of global emissions?

James Dzansi
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Kenya

Peace or conflict? The impact of private investment in African countries

Tommaso Sonno, Davide Zufacchi
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Industrialising Africa: Why China’s investments matter for Africa

Linda Calabrese
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Industrialising Africa: The transformative potential of infrastructure

Marco Sanfilippo
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Climate priorities: Lessons for flood risk mitigation in Pakistan

Hina Shaikh
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How DFIs can better invest in low growth countries

Colin Buckley
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Quantifying sustainable urbanisation pathways in developing country cities

Oliver Harman

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Data and research journey of a ‘smart city’: the City of Cape Town’s practical approach towards evidence-based decision-making

Kezia Fortuin, Victoria Delbridge

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City of Cape Town. Photo by Getty Images
Electricity reforms when electricity is an entitlement: The case of Lahore, Pakistan

Numair Liaqat

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Street in Pakistan. Photo by Yasir Nisar/Getty Images
Rethinking climate finance to solve the sustainable urbanisation challenge

Jhora Dasgupta

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How reforming energy systems can tackle climate risks: Evidence from Pakistan

Allegra Saggese

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Solar farm in Malakand, Pakistan. Photo by Green Voltaics Energy/Unsplash
The long-term welfare impacts of natural disasters: Evidence from Ugandan landslides

Travis Baseler, Jakob Hennig

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A woman stands and looks at a landslide site in eastern Uganda. Photo by ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP via Getty Images
Can the world afford an increase in Africa’s share of global emissions?

James Dzansi

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Africa
Peace or conflict? The impact of private investment in African countries

Tommaso Sonno, Davide Zufacchi

Blog

Kenya
Industrialising Africa: Why China’s investments matter for Africa

Linda Calabrese

Blog

China
Industrialising Africa: The transformative potential of infrastructure

Marco Sanfilippo

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