THE CDES BLOG

Discussing development and sustainability issues

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Unprecedented Catastrophic Flooding in Pakistan – Climate Injustice and Inaction?

The recent and ongoing floods in Pakistan have frequently been termed to be of `biblical proportions’. The devastation and havoc wreaked...

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Climate Change Research - Where Can Social Scientists Add Value?

There is a growing international movement led by scientists advocating for stronger climate action and calling for world leaders to end...

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Has India Eliminated Extreme Poverty?

The World Bank has been using the standard of $1.90 per person per day (in 2011 Purchasing Power Parity US dollars) to monitor levels of...