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Toward a New Global Security Paradigm
Multilateralism | Climate Change Oct 23, 2024

Toward a New Global Security Paradigm

Amidst increasing global connectivity and accelerating global change, the global security framework has become insufficient, contributing to a crippling dysfunctionality in international cooperation. The current security framework, focused almost exclusively on a narrow notion of military security, is insufficient to address escalating ‘threats without enemy,’ ...

Scaling Climate Finance for locally-led Adaptation: lessons from the Global South
Economics and Finance Sep 25, 2024

Scaling Climate Finance for locally-led Adaptation: lessons from the Global South

As the frequency and impacts of climate events increase, demand for adaptation at the local level becomes urgent. The adaptation finance received from developing and least- developed countries is estimated to be less than USD 25 billion per year, which is exponentially less than the ...

Rethinking Development Finance in Response to 21st-Century Challenges:  Islamic Climate Finance and Post-Conflict Recovery
Sustainable Development | Climate Change Nov 24, 2023

Rethinking Development Finance in Response to 21st-Century Challenges: Islamic Climate Finance and Post-Conflict Recovery

Traditional development financing is proving insufficient to address overlapping global challenges, such as climate change and fragile contexts. This brief explores new thinking in development finance through two examples. The first is Islamic climate finance, which constitutes less than 2 percent of global Islamic finance. ...

A Food Systems Approach to Food Security and Nutrition
Climate, Food and Environment | Sustainable Development | Climate Change | Agriculture May 16, 2023

A Food Systems Approach to Food Security and Nutrition

The world is currently witnessing an increase in the prevalence of undernourishment as well as a rise in the incidence of overweight, obesity, and non-communicable diseases. Addressing issues of food security and nutrition would not be possible without adopting a food systems perspective—from farm to ...

Bridging the SDGs Financing Gap: A Ten-Point Agenda for the G20
Economics and Finance | Sustainable Development May 05, 2023

Bridging the SDGs Financing Gap: A Ten-Point Agenda for the G20

This brief discusses one of the most crucial challenges to effective global governance for development: bridging the financing gap for the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It considers the role of the G20 in addressing this gap, and outlines a 10-point action plan for the grouping. ...

Revitalising Evidence-Based Multisectoral Investments in Early Childhood Development for Sustained and Inclusive Economic Growth in India
Developing and Emerging Economies May 04, 2023

Revitalising Evidence-Based Multisectoral Investments in Early Childhood Development for Sustained and Inclusive Economic Growth in India

The early years, particularly the first 1,000 days, are a critical period in a child’s development, with lifelong impacts. Evidence shows that one of the most effective strategies for economic growth is investing in the developmental growth of at-risk young children. However, early childhood development ...

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Bradley Hiller

Bradley Hiller

Bradley Hiller, Lead Climate Change Specialist, Islamic Development Bank; Collaborator, Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Cambridge ...

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Nader Kabbani

Nader Kabbani, Senior Fellow and Director of Research, Middle East Council on Global Affairs; Research Fellow, Economic Research Forum ...

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