For most countries, public finance, raised through tax, should be the primary source of investment in the SDGs. How can developing countries increase their tax receipts, fairly and efficiently?
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Funding those with the greatest need
Financing
Global development finance has been thrown into disarray – first by the pandemic and now the war in Ukraine. Ramping up finance flows to LDCs in the short term might appear unrealistic, but it is more essential than ever if we’re to avoid even greater catastrophes ahead
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Sizeable and impactful climate action can also be achieved through small, coordinated actions by individuals. Students at Osun State University, Nigeria, are gaining the knowledge to make their own contribution to combating climate change in a program that can be replicated across the education system
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Nature-based solutions are increasingly recognized as a critical part of climate action. Key to their success will be the greater involvement of women
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Better living through nutrition: how tackling malnutrition can transform Africa’s development
Health
Despite the will, many developing countries lack the resources to deal with a problem that ravages at both the national and individual level. We need smarter, context-specific solutions on nutrition that can catalyze sustainable change
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What is holding up progress on the transition to carbon neutrality, and what must we do to speed it up?
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Tackling poverty and hunger within planetary boundaries
Food systems and sustainable agriculture
To balance the combined pressures of climate change and growing populations, we need to re-evaluate what we eat and where and how it’s grown
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Exposing destructive sources of finance
Financing
From illegal pollution to terrorism, one critical way to curb nefarious action is to identify and cut off its finance. How can we do this for abuses that threaten the SDGs?
