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LDCs in Africa struggle with high-risk loans for climate adaptation. Debt swaps, green bonds, and sustainability-linked bonds could provide needed fun
To take advantage of their favourable demographic transitions over the coming decades, the developing and least developed countries (LDCs) need to add
The fisheries of the LDCs and developing countries are still at a subsistence level and should not be strapped by the same regulations as the develope
India could rise to the role of a climate leader by assisting the LDCs and SIDs achieve their net-zero commitments.
This brief discusses the climate change challenges facing the member states of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and the initiatives taken by them to mitigate the effects. The South Asian countries within BIMSTEC are particularly vulnerable to global warming-induced weather variations that cause economic damage and loss of lives. At the same time, BIMSTEC economies have achieved impressiv
Financing is a critical factor in realising the targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. In the decade of action (2021-2030), the least developed countries (LDCs) will be the battleground where the SDGs could be either won or lost. This paper estimates the level of SDG spending required in the LDCs, measures the current levels of domestic resource mobilisation and foreign aid and capital received by these countr
As the world confronts multiple challenges which are intricately connected, our path for development stands at a crucial juncture. In the context of the embroiling polycrisis, progress on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) has been steady but fragile with major and persistent challenges. Financing for Agenda 2030 has emerged as a major bottleneck with several developing economies, especially the least developed countries (LDCs), low-income
For poorer countries, funds for ‘adaptation’ make more sense than ‘mitigation’. A retreat from climate hotspots is to be explored
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to “leave no one behind’’ and directed all countries to work together to end poverty and other deprivations. Achieving the SDGs requires collaborative strategies aimed at improving technologies of the Least Developing Countries (LDCs) in the productive sectors such as agriculture. Understandably, in most developing countries, the agriculture sector is characterised by informality, small scale,
The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to “leave no one behind”, and developed countries are being urged to increase aid to poor countries. While this is a worthwhile effort, however, the key to genuine and sustainable development of poor countries lies not in aid, but in the development of their private sector. Unlike aid which is limited in scope and time, a well-performing private sector puts a country on a more sustainable development
LDCs आणि विकसनशील देशांचे मत्स्यव्यवसाय अजूनही निर्वाह स्तरावर आहेत आणि विकसित राज्यांप्रमाणेच ते समान नियमांनी अडकले जाऊ नयेत.
जागतिक व्यापार संघटना WTO साठी सहा जुलै 2023 हा अतिशय महत्त्वाचा दिवस होता. या दिवशी तीन वर्षांच्या चर्चेनंतर सहभागी झालेल्या सदस्यांनी ‘इन्व्हेस्टमेंट फॅसिलिटेशन फॉर डेव्�
आगामी दशकांमध्ये त्यांच्या अनुकूल लोकसंख्याशास्त्रीय संक्रमणाचा लाभ घेण्यासाठी, विकसनशील आणि अल्प विकसित देशांनी (LDCs) बालमजुरीच्या समस्येकडे लक्ष देणे आवश्यक आहे.
वैश्विक अर्थव्यवस्था वर्तमान में लगातार बढ़ने वाले तीन संकटों का सामना कर रही है: पहला, ऋण का भारी बोझ (सरकारी और निजी); दूसरा, बार-बार होने वाली चरम मौसमी घटनाओं और जलवायु पर�
