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A woman uses a homemade water bottle to pipe water in rural Bangladesh while economies of scale can be used to leverage infrastructure pricing.

Pricing decisions for maximising impact: Leveraging economies of scale in Bangladesh

Anna Tompsett, Ahasan Habib
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Increasing air purifier adoption could help severe air pollution illustrated by rubbish burning beside the main road in the Dhaka University area in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a rickshaw cycles past with passengers wearing face masks.

Why don’t households in Bangladesh adopt indoor air purifiers?

Martin Mattsson, Teevrat Garg, Maulik Jagnani, Ashfaqul Chowdhury
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Copper is a critical mineral for clean energy. Workers in Zambia moving copper at a warehouse in Zambia to be transported to ports such as Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Durban in South Africa.

The critical minerals opportunity

Shahrukh Wani
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Syrian children looking away walking in single file as they exit a class at a Jordan refugee camp, Zaatari, as a teacher waves them on.

Inclusive education and work permits: Transforming lives of Syrian refugees in Jordan

Sarah Winton
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Electrification in rural South Africa is slow, demonstrated by a man overlooking a kitchen using fire to cook.

Understanding the gradual adoption of electricity in rural South Africa

Taryn Dinkelman
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Two women riding a motor bike in Pakistan.
Gender equality

The challenges and prospects for increasing women’s mobility in Pakistan

Sarah Thompson
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Pricing decisions for maximising impact: Leveraging economies of scale in Bangladesh

Anna Tompsett, Ahasan Habib

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A woman uses a homemade water bottle to pipe water in rural Bangladesh while economies of scale can be used to leverage infrastructure pricing.
Why don’t households in Bangladesh adopt indoor air purifiers?

Martin Mattsson, Teevrat Garg, Maulik Jagnani, Ashfaqul Chowdhury

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Increasing air purifier adoption could help severe air pollution illustrated by rubbish burning beside the main road in the Dhaka University area in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a rickshaw cycles past with passengers wearing face masks.
The political economy of integrating rural migrants in a Mozambican city

Alex Armand, Wayne Sandholtz, Pedro Vicente

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How rural migrants are integrating in Quelimane, Mozambique as a man on a stationary bicycle looks on at a colourful market with traders in the background.
Facilitating resilience enhancement and inclusive growth in Ghana

Hsi-Chuan Wang

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Building a more resilient Ghana with flood mitigation measures is important for villagers from a village in northern Ghana pictured fleeing floods carrying belongings and children.
The critical minerals opportunity

Shahrukh Wani

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Copper is a critical mineral for clean energy. Workers in Zambia moving copper at a warehouse in Zambia to be transported to ports such as Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Durban in South Africa.
Inclusive education and work permits: Transforming lives of Syrian refugees in Jordan

Sarah Winton

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Syrian children looking away walking in single file as they exit a class at a Jordan refugee camp, Zaatari, as a teacher waves them on.
Understanding the gradual adoption of electricity in rural South Africa

Taryn Dinkelman

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Electrification in rural South Africa is slow, demonstrated by a man overlooking a kitchen using fire to cook.
International Women’s Day 2025: Women bridging research and reality at IGC

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Women in Jordan taking photos as Muslims gather on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
Leveraging data to strengthen Zambia’s decentralisation agenda

Thandiwe Ng'ombe, Haggai Chomba, Danielle Victoria Handel, Rania Ezzane

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A general view of mining machinery at a Chinese run, small scale open pit copper and manganese mine in Serenje, Zambia's Central Province, on February 28, 2025. (Photo by Kang-Chun Cheng / AFP) (Photo by KANG-CHUN CHENG/AFP via Getty Images)
Gender equality
The challenges and prospects for increasing women’s mobility in Pakistan

Sarah Thompson

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Two women riding a motor bike in Pakistan.
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