report October 25, 2021 Strengthening international cooperation on AI Executive Summary International cooperation on artificial intelligence—why, what, and how Since 2017, when Canada became the first country to adopt a national AI strategy, at least 60 countries have adopted some form of policy for artificial intelligence (AI). The prospect of... By Brookings Institute, Report Brookings Institute
report October 25, 2021 Strengthening international cooperation on AI Executive Summary International cooperation on artificial intelligence—why, what, and how Since 2017, when Canada became the first country to adopt a national AI strategy, at least 60 countries have adopted some form of policy for artificial intelligence (AI). The prospect of... By Brookings Institute, Report Brookings Institute
report October 25, 2021 The threat of catastrophic biodiversity loss Brookings Senior Fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown joins David Dollar to discuss the threat of biodiversity loss worldwide. Felbab-Brown explains the ominous trends in habitat and species loss—including the spread of illegal wildlife trafficking, the contributing role of human activity, and... By Brookings Institute, Podcast Episode Brookings Institute
report October 25, 2021 The threat of catastrophic biodiversity loss Brookings Senior Fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown joins David Dollar to discuss the threat of biodiversity loss worldwide. Felbab-Brown explains the ominous trends in habitat and species loss—including the spread of illegal wildlife trafficking, the contributing role of human activity, and... By Brookings Institute, Podcast Episode Brookings Institute
report October 23, 2021 Africa in the news: Energy and climate finance updates, Mozambique’s debt write-off, and US COVID-19 vaccine donation Africa proposes expanding and tracking climate finance; Egypt and Greece plan to link electrical grids; South Africa seeks low-cost financing for clean energy Frustrated with a lack of climate-related funding from wealthy nations, Africa’s lead climate negotiator proposed this... By Brookings Institute, Post, Uncategorized Brookings Institute
report October 23, 2021 Africa in the news: Energy and climate finance updates, Mozambique’s debt write-off, and US COVID-19 vaccine donation Africa proposes expanding and tracking climate finance; Egypt and Greece plan to link electrical grids; South Africa seeks low-cost financing for clean energy Frustrated with a lack of climate-related funding from wealthy nations, Africa’s lead climate negotiator proposed this... By Brookings Institute, Post, Uncategorized Brookings Institute
report October 22, 2021 Greater transparency for development finance institutions Development finance is critical to global development, including for the achievement of the sustainable development goals, low-income countries’ recovery from the pandemic, and the $100 billion commitment for climate finance. But to know whether finance and development goals are... By Brookings Institute, Event Brookings Institute
report October 22, 2021 Greater transparency for development finance institutions Development finance is critical to global development, including for the achievement of the sustainable development goals, low-income countries’ recovery from the pandemic, and the $100 billion commitment for climate finance. But to know whether finance and development goals are... By Brookings Institute, Event Brookings Institute
report October 22, 2021 Financial risk assessment and management in times of compounding climate and pandemic shocks More than 4 million people have died from COVID-19, and many others face long-lasting effects on their lives and livelihoods. While the full social, economic, and financial implications of COVID-19 are yet to be seen, millions have lost their... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 22, 2021 Financial risk assessment and management in times of compounding climate and pandemic shocks More than 4 million people have died from COVID-19, and many others face long-lasting effects on their lives and livelihoods. While the full social, economic, and financial implications of COVID-19 are yet to be seen, millions have lost their... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 21, 2021 Sub-Saharan Africa’s debt problem: Mapping the pandemic’s effect and the way forward Background The COVID-19 pandemic has, thus far, spared Africa from the high number of cases and deaths seen in other regions in the world (Figure 1). As of April 2021, sub-Saharan Africa accounted for just 3 percent of the world’s... By Brookings Institute, Report Brookings Institute
report October 21, 2021 Sub-Saharan Africa’s debt problem: Mapping the pandemic’s effect and the way forward Background The COVID-19 pandemic has, thus far, spared Africa from the high number of cases and deaths seen in other regions in the world (Figure 1). As of April 2021, sub-Saharan Africa accounted for just 3 percent of the world’s... By Brookings Institute, Report Brookings Institute
report October 21, 2021 SDRs for COVID-19 relief: The good, the challenging, and the uncertain In August 2020, as a response to the pernicious impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and on the finances of member states, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) decided to issue $650 billion of special drawing rights... By Brookings Institute, Post, Uncategorized Brookings Institute
report October 21, 2021 SDRs for COVID-19 relief: The good, the challenging, and the uncertain In August 2020, as a response to the pernicious impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and on the finances of member states, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) decided to issue $650 billion of special drawing rights... By Brookings Institute, Post, Uncategorized Brookings Institute
report October 20, 2021 Navigating the debt legacy of the pandemic COVID-19 has left a legacy of record-high debt and shifted the trade-offs between benefits and costs of accumulating government debt. How do these trade-offs manifest themselves? And how does the current debt boom compare with previous episodes? We argue... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 20, 2021 Navigating the debt legacy of the pandemic COVID-19 has left a legacy of record-high debt and shifted the trade-offs between benefits and costs of accumulating government debt. How do these trade-offs manifest themselves? And how does the current debt boom compare with previous episodes? We argue... By Brookings Institute, Post Brookings Institute
report October 20, 2021 Renforcer les capacités en lecture et calcul des enfants en Côte d’Ivoire Avant même que la COVID-19 ait laissé 1,6 milliard d’élèves non scolarisés au début de 2020, des millions d’enfants et de jeunes dans le monde n’avaient pas accès à l’éducation de qualité dont ils avaient besoin pour mener une... By Brookings Institute, Report Brookings Institute
report October 20, 2021 Improving children’s reading and math at large scale in Côte d’Ivoire Even before COVID-19 left as many as 1.6 billion students out of school in early 2020, millions of children and youth around the world did not have access to the quality education they needed to lead healthy, safe, and... By Brookings Institute, Report Brookings Institute
report October 20, 2021 Policymakers must enable consumer data rights and protections in financial services After years of inactivity, momentum is gathering for policy action on issues related to consumer financial data in the United States. In July, the president issued an executive order encouraging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to enable data... By Brookings Institute, Financial Regulation Brookings Institute
report October 19, 2021 Understanding child-friendly urban design More than half of the world’s children are growing up in cities. By 2030, up to 60 percent of the world’s urban population will be under 18 years old. Yet, children and families are often invisible to urban planners,... By Brookings Institute, Report Brookings Institute
