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As cooling solutions become an increasingly essential element of global climate change adaptation, the world stands at the crossroads of two radically different pathways: The choice we make will have major implications for the broader fight against climate change.

Under the first pathway, which represents business-as-usual, demand for cooling will more than triple by 2...

The post-USAID era is being shaped in real time, with profound implications for the ongoing progress toward gender equality in financial inclusion and other global development priorities. 

The agency played a central role in funding gender-specific programs, integrating gender across its work, and conducting gender research and analysis — an approach that was codi...

While global media coverage of the social enterprise sector often focuses on countries like India and Kenya, Malaysia remains relatively underrepresented in these conversations. However, in my research across this sector, I’ve observed that the country has developed rich models of social innovation deeply embedded in community, culture and land.

Late last year, I joine...

Across Africa, social innovators are tackling some of the continent’s most pressing challenges, from food insecurity and youth unemployment to climate resilience and access to education. These ventures are often deeply rooted in thei...

Silos and fragmentation have slowed progress in inclusive finance for too long, though not for lack of commitment or creativity. Across the sector, private actors pursue market-based solutions, public institutions mobilize development finance and philanthropy funds innovation. Inside organizations, product teams push new offerings, operations prioritize efficient service deli...