In December 2015, 195 countries adopted the Paris Agreement. As the date when it takes effect approaches, Sam Griffith examines what the future might...
Fossil fuels come with a volatile price tag. For regions dependent on fossil fuel imports, energy can begin to hinder development rather than support...
Does solar power have the potential to transform poverty-stricken regions? Harriet King explores how the sustainable energy resource is opening a multitude of new...
Eliminating hunger and malnutrition, and achieving wider global food security is imposing enormous challenges on the world’s policy agenda. A combination of factors are...
In the first of a two-part series, Nina Rachet analyses the workings and possible outcomes of COP21, and the Paris treaty’s impact on investments and...
Kilian Raiser’s parents witnessed the historic fall of the Berlin wall. In today’s world, the Internet has created a sense of connectedness and immediacy...
After a series of challenging negotiations, the Lima Climate Change Conference concluded amidst cries from both attendees and observers that the agreement was “weak and ineffectual”. ...
Climate change truly is a global, contemporary problem, with various debates and controversies attached to it. Thomas Augur asks whether the high profile agreements...
As more and more private investors turn towards ethical investing, there is debate arising over building responsible portfolios. Alexander Whitmore investigates whether profit maximisation and sustainable...
Climate change is a topic that is growing increasingly political. Andrew Stretton explores the future of President Obama’s environmental policy in light of the...
Buying ethically sourced products has become a part of everyday life for consumers wishing to minimise their impact on the environment. However, many of the products...
The effects of climate change are hitting Uganda hard. What are ordinary people doing to adapt to extreme conditions? Ugandan journalist and guest DiA...
Climate change is a problem that has mostly been created in developed nations and exported to the developing world. DiA blogger Adam Routledge explores...
“Mad March!” screamed the font page of London’s Evening Standard today, with extensive coverage of the recent wintry gales that have swept through the...
What is the relationship between the changing climate and food poverty? DiA blogger Hannah Loryman outlines the grave challenges we face and the measures...
. Last month a cyclone hit South India and Pondicherry, where Development in Action’s partner organisation Sharana is, was badly affected. Blog Editor and...