report October 28, 2021 Around the halls: Examining the impact of what does (or doesn’t) happen at COP26 The 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26) is scheduled to take place in Glasgow from October 31 to November 12, under the co-presidency of the United Kingdom and Italy. Brookings scholars from around the institution weigh in on how... By Brookings Institute, Climate Change Brookings Institute
report October 28, 2021 South Africa’s municipal elections: A referendum on political parties and local democracy On November 1, South Africans will go to the polls in the sixth round of local government elections since the country’s democratic transition in 1994. Voters will be able to choose among 60,000 candidates and more than 300 political... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 28, 2021 South Africa’s municipal elections: A referendum on political parties and local democracy On November 1, South Africans will go to the polls in the sixth round of local government elections since the country’s democratic transition in 1994. Voters will be able to choose among 60,000 candidates and more than 300 political... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 28, 2021 What to expect around education at COP26 For the first two weeks of November, all eyes will be on Glasgow as the much-anticipated COP26—the 26th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention on Climate Change—unfolds. While climate experts vary on their outlook for an optimistic... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 28, 2021 What to expect around education at COP26 For the first two weeks of November, all eyes will be on Glasgow as the much-anticipated COP26—the 26th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention on Climate Change—unfolds. While climate experts vary on their outlook for an optimistic... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 28, 2021 Introducing the Brookings and Ashoka Collaborative Innovation Challenge: Valuing Homes in Black Communities The time has always been right to address discrimination in housing. But since the release of the 2018 Brookings report, The devaluation of assets in Black neighborhoods—which showed homes in Black-majority neighborhoods are priced on average $48,000 less than... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 27, 2021 Figure of the week: Education participation rates in Africa increase, with some caveats On September 18, the African Union, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released the report, “Transforming Education in Africa,” an evidence-based overview of education in the region. The report highlights progress the continent has made on... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 27, 2021 Figure of the week: Education participation rates in Africa increase, with some caveats On September 18, the African Union, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released the report, “Transforming Education in Africa,” an evidence-based overview of education in the region. The report highlights progress the continent has made on... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 27, 2021 6 job quality metrics every company should know Today’s labor shortages make it an auspicious moment for companies ready to measure and improve labor conditions. To do so, corporate boards and management need a clear way to manage retention by understanding its link to job quality. The economic... By Brookings Institute, Report Brookings Institute
report October 27, 2021 6 job quality metrics every company should know Today’s labor shortages make it an auspicious moment for companies ready to measure and improve labor conditions. To do so, corporate boards and management need a clear way to manage retention by understanding its link to job quality. The economic... By Brookings Institute, Report Brookings Institute
report October 26, 2021 Why we need increased investment in food and agriculture in developing countries and international organizations that support them The Sustainable Development Goals are off track. The prospects of the SDGs being realized by 2030 are bleak. The rapid pace of consistent decline in poverty and hunger until 2015 had slowed even before COVID-19. Often overlooked is the... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 26, 2021 Why we need increased investment in food and agriculture in developing countries and international organizations that support them The Sustainable Development Goals are off track. The prospects of the SDGs being realized by 2030 are bleak. The rapid pace of consistent decline in poverty and hunger until 2015 had slowed even before COVID-19. Often overlooked is the... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 26, 2021 Key strategies to accelerate Africa’s post-COVID recovery The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented disruptions to Africa—reducing earnings and increasing poverty and food insecurity as well as leading the region into its first recession in 25 years. While the global economic effects of the pandemic have started to... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 26, 2021 Key strategies to accelerate Africa’s post-COVID recovery The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented disruptions to Africa—reducing earnings and increasing poverty and food insecurity as well as leading the region into its first recession in 25 years. While the global economic effects of the pandemic have started to... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 26, 2021 Where is the Fed Vice Chair for Supervision? Randal Quarles, the first Trump appointment to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, finished his four-year term as the Vice Chair for Supervision on October 13, 2021. To replace him, President Biden has nominated no one. The Fed replaced... By Brookings Institute, Financial Regulation Brookings Institute
report October 25, 2021 1 year in: Our new Center for Sustainable Development takes stock What a difference a year can make. After generating more than 130 public products within in its first 365 days—research papers, journal articles, book chapters, policy reports, blogs, op-eds, podcasts, and public events—the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) at... By Brookings Institute, Sustainable Development Goals Brookings Institute
report October 25, 2021 1 year in: Our new Center for Sustainable Development takes stock What a difference a year can make. After generating more than 130 public products within in its first 365 days—research papers, journal articles, book chapters, policy reports, blogs, op-eds, podcasts, and public events—the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) at... By Brookings Institute, Sustainable Development Goals Brookings Institute
report October 25, 2021 Enlightened climate policy for Africa As the world convenes in Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26), it is time to recognize Africa’s role in averting a climate disaster without compromising the continent’s growth and poverty reduction. The world... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 25, 2021 Enlightened climate policy for Africa As the world convenes in Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26), it is time to recognize Africa’s role in averting a climate disaster without compromising the continent’s growth and poverty reduction. The world... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 25, 2021 Building an inclusive recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean WASHINGTON, DC – Global poverty rose last year for the first time since 1998 as the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic pushed an additional 97 million people below the international threshold of $1.90 per day. At first glance,... By Brookings Institute, Op-Ed Brookings Institute
