Opinion article by Hans Awude published on The African Executive on October 2012 Climate change and agriculture: Role of Trade Unions Climate Change is probably the greatest environmental threat that humankind faces in years to come. Developing countries which, have in effect contributed the least to the problem, are likely to suffer its worst impacts. It [...]
By Ipsita Kumar* In 1988, the World Commission on Environment and Development, headed by the then Prime Minister of Norway Gro Harlem Brundtland, released the report “Our Common Future.” This report was the starting point of all things related to sustainable development. Four years later, in 1992, the Earth Summit took place in Rio de [...]
Opinion article by Anuradha Seth published on Al Jazeera on 13 August 2012. The Article was based on the IPC- IG Working Paper No 94. Understanding the link between rising income inequality and increasing economic crises is crucial to build new policies. The frequency of global financial and economic crises has increased over the past [...]
Opinion article by Anuradha Seth published on The Hindu on august 8 2012. The Article was based on the IPC- IG Working Paper No 94. We need to understand the links between rising income inequality and frequent economic crises. By Anuradha Seth. The frequency of global financial and economic crises has increased over the past [...]
Opinion article by IPC-IG’s Leisa Perch published on The Shanghai Daily on 21 June 2012 The largest United Nations conference in history is happening now in Brazil. Rio+20, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development is assembling more than 50,000 people and more than 130 heads of state and government. The two main themes of Rio+20 [...]
Opinion article by IPC-IG’s Leisa Perch publiched by Valor Econômico newspaper in Brazil. The twentieth anniversary of the Rio Convention and Agenda 21 is upon us. Twenty years ago, that global commitment signaled a fundamental change in development. An honest assessment suggests that while advances have been made and innovations have occurred, we have often failed [...]
Opinion article by IPC-IG’s Leisa Perch published on Al Jazeera on 21 May, 2012. Greater policy attention is needed in directing emerging models for a green economy. Income inequality is one of many challenges faced by the poor and vulnerable. As public attention converges around the upcoming Rio+20 Conference in Brazil, it must be acknowledged [...]
IPC IG was feaured in an article on illiteracy published by Forbes India. Countries across the world are booking losses for Illiteracy One in five people across the globe cannot read or write. This costs the global economy $1.19 trillion each year. Here’s a look at what countries across the world are paying India $53.56 [...]
Francisco Filho* The 26th of April 2012 will be a date remembered as one of the most important in the recent democratic history of Brazil in regards to social mobility. Unanimously, the Supreme Court (STF), the highest instance in the national legal system, voted the policy of ethnic-racial quotas of the University of Brasilia (UnB) as [...]
IPC-IG Visiting Fellow Mr. Bernardo Lanza Queiroz was featured in an article by The Economist on the reform of Brazil’s social pension system. Mr. Queiroz is Associate Professor at the Department of Demography of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), researcher at the Centre for Regional Development and Planning in Belo Horizonte (CEDEPLAR) and current Visiting Fellow [...]
