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Technicians installing panels in one of East Africa’s largest solar farms, Rwamagana District, Rwanda. Tom Gilks/Alamy Stock Photo

November 29, 2023

China is already paying substantial climate finance, while US is global laggard – new analysis

Sarah Colenbrander, Overseas Development Institute

Climate finance can help developing countries adapt to climate change and phase out their emissions.

President of Kenya William Ruto (C) surrounded by other African leaders at the Africa Climate Summit 2023 in Nairobi. Photo by Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images

November 29, 2023

Climate action for Africa in 2023: three big developments

Nicholas P. Simpson, Overseas Development Institute

There were three important moments in Africa this year which highlight a mix of progress, priorities and potential pitfalls in the fight against climate change.

An activist leaves Kenya’s high court after a 2019 ruling refused to scrap laws criminalising homosexuality. TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images

May 16, 2022

LGBTI refugees seeking protection in Kenya struggle to survive in a hostile environment

Kate Pincock, Overseas Development Institute

LGBTI refugees from other countries expect Kenya to be safer but are quickly disillusioned.

May 13, 2021

How global tax dodging costs lives: new research shows a direct link to increased death rates

Bernadette O'Hare, University of St Andrews; Kyle McNabb, Overseas Development Institute, and Stephen Hall, University of Leicester

Lost revenue is money that could be spent on lifting people out of poverty.

Most young, married girls in Ethiopia don’t have the family planning information they need. GettyImages

February 24, 2020

Social norms stop Ethiopian girls from making safe choices about pregnancy

Kate Pincock, University of Oxford and Nicola Jones, Overseas Development Institute

Over 60% of girls in Ethiopia are married by the age of 18. Many don’t have support in negotiating with their husbands and families to take control of their own fertility.

Dalam lima tahun terakhir, jumlah publikasi akademis dari Indonesia meningkat pesat. Shutterstock

October 20, 2017

Sektor pengetahuan Indonesia mengejar ketinggalan tapi tetap ada ketimpangan

Helen Tilley, Overseas Development Institute and Arnaldo Pellini, Overseas Development Institute

Jumlah publikasi ilmiah di Indonesia mulai menunjukkan laju pertumbuhan yang menjanjikan. Tetapi masih banyak ketinggalan yang harus dikejar.

Indonesian girls are performing better than boys in the PISA test. But the overall performance of Indonesian students in science, mathematics and reading is among the lowest of participating countries. Enny Nuraheni/Reuters

December 16, 2016

Indonesia’s PISA results show need to use education resources more efficiently

Arnaldo Pellini, Overseas Development Institute

The latest PISA report shows Indonesian girls outperforming boys in all subjects. But, overall, Indonesian students are low performers among students of PISA-participating countries.

In the last four years Indonesia has rapidly increased its academic publications output. But it still has a lot of catching up to do to be on par with other countries in the region. Andreas Hie/www.shutterstock,com

November 16, 2016

Indonesia’s knowledge sector is catching up, but a large gap persists

Helen Tilley, Overseas Development Institute and Arnaldo Pellini, Overseas Development Institute

Indonesia has the potential to make important contributions through academic research and the dissemination of knowledge emerging from Indonesian universities.

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