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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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Women in Jordan taking photos as Muslims gather on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

International Women’s Day 2025: Women bridging research and reality at IGC

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Female entrepreneurs in Ghana sitting around in a circle for networking
Gender equality

Connecting women entrepreneurs over WhatsApp for networking and business growth in Ghana

Monica Lambon-Quayefio, Edward Asiedu, Francesca Truffa, Ashley Wong
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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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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.
Escaping the fragility trap
Supply-side considerations for solar mini grids in fragile and conflict-affected settings

Amna Mahmood

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INDIA-ADANI-ENERGY (Photo by PUNIT PARANJPEAFP via Getty Images)
Gender equality
Are women legislators better for forest conservation?

Sutirtha Bandyopadhyay, Naveen Hari, Bipasha Maity, Pranabes Probeshika Dutta

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Female politicians in India
Escaping the fragility trap
Unlocking demand for solar mini grids in fragile contexts

Sanjana Srivastav

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People stand next to solar panels of the solar energy power plant in Zaktubi, near Ouagadougou
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