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Civic technology only matters when it gives people usable power
Digital tools can support participation and accountability, but only when they solve real civic problems
Editorial Team SDG16
Jun 256 min read
The ageing planet is testing how societies share care, work and security
Longer lives are reshaping pensions, housing, health systems and intergenerational fairness across ageing societies
Editorial Team SDG3
Jun 246 min read
Cities that exclude the poor show how inequality is built into urban life
Housing, transport, green space and services determine who can fully belong in a city
Editorial Team SDG11
Jun 236 min read
Grassroots peacebuilding shows why peace is community work
Local organisations are reducing violence, rebuilding trust and making SDG 16 visible in daily life
Editorial Team SDG16
Jun 226 min read
The return of local manufacturing can strengthen resilience, but only if work is decent
Shorter supply chains are gaining attention as communities seek resilience, repair skills and fairer industrial jobs
Editorial Team SDG8
Jun 206 min read
The new geography of water stress is testing public responsibility
Water scarcity is spreading beyond dry regions, exposing gaps in fairness, planning and governance
Editorial Team SDG6
Jun 195 min read
Soil as a public good is becoming a food security test
Soil degradation is no longer only a farming concern. It is a climate, hunger and civic resilience issue
Editorial Team SDG2
Jun 176 min read
The hidden cost of cheap food
Low prices can conceal weak wages, soil damage and wasteful supply chains behind supermarket abundance
Editorial Team SDG12
Jun 165 min read
SELCO Foundation and the case for energy access as development infrastructure
Sustainable energy is treated not as a stand-alone technology, but as a route to livelihoods, healthcare and education
Editorial Team SDG7
Jun 155 min read
Aidsmap, the public value of reliable HIV information
An HIV information service shows why evidence, access and trust still matter in the global response to HIV
Editorial Team SDG3
Jun 144 min read
Liter of Light and the practical politics of community-built solar lighting
A low-cost solar lighting model links energy access, local skills and climate resilience in underserved communities
Editorial Team SDG7
Jun 134 min read
Practical Action and the development case for locally maintained technology
The organisation links agriculture, energy, water and climate resilience through technologies communities can sustain
Editorial Team SDG1
Jun 125 min read
Ashden, the public value of practical climate innovation
The charity supports climate and energy solutions led by communities, cities and social enterprises
Editorial Team SDG13
Jun 115 min read
When a child has to go viral to receive treatment, the system has already failed
In Spain, the case of a boy from Seville with butterfly skin disease has exposed a deeper problem: life-changing medicines should not depend on television, social media pressure or a photograph with a regional president.
Editorial Team SDG3
Jun 45 min read
Green infrastructure emerges as a new weapon against climate change
Renewable energy is strengthening Kenya’s climate resilience, but coastal communities warn that clean growth must not come at the expense of marine ecosystems
Clare Ochieng
May 304 min read
From the strait of Hormuz to the streets of Nairobi: How global conflict is reshaping east Africa’s economic stability
Middle East tensions are driving fuel prices higher across East Africa, exposing fragile economies and deepening unrest
Edwin Ochola
May 264 min read
Diplomacy over confrontation
Trump-Xi talks highlight the urgent need for diplomacy, cooperation and stronger institutions amid rising global tensions
Kiran Rana
May 242 min read
Mangrove restoration and blue carbon projects are reshaping climate finance, coastal protection and local livelihoods
Mangroves sit at the centre of climate action, coastal resilience, community rights and disputes over green finance
Editorial Team SDG13
May 216 min read
Heinrich Böll Foundation and the politics of ecology, democracy and power
A German policy foundation links climate, democracy and resource governance in a fractured global debate
Editorial Team SDG12
May 126 min read
Urban heat is becoming a test of climate resilience for cities
Data tools can help cities target heat risks, but protection still depends on housing, health systems and local trust.
Editorial Team SDG13
Apr 275 min read
Women-led cultural peacebuilding is reshaping civic resistance in conflict zones
In conflict zones, women-led cultural initiatives are helping communities preserve trust, memory and public life.
Editorial Team SDG16
Apr 256 min read
Why today’s worst crises can no longer be treated as separate emergencies
Published alongside our earlier report on the International Rescue Committee, this opinion column reflects on why conflict, poverty, climate stress and aid cuts must now be understood as one connected global failure
Editorial Team SDG16
Apr 186 min read
The long-term impact of war on children is written in broken schools, dry taps and vanishing safety nets
Conflict harms children long after the shelling stops, through education loss, trauma, displacement and collapsed public services
Editorial Team SDG16
Apr 146 min read
Peace, resources and conflict, how competition over water, land and minerals can turn violent
Recent reporting on Iranian threats around Gulf desalination plants shows how civilian water systems can enter regional coercion
Editorial Team SDG6
Apr 26 min read
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