Tag: Sustainable Development
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All On Impact Report 2025: Nigeria’s Energy Leap and People-Powered Gains
Overview: A Turning Point for Nigeria’s Energy Landscape The All On Impact Evaluation Report 2025 presents a concise, data-driven view of how the organization’s investments are reshaping Nigeria’s energy sector. By funding and accelerating off-grid and mini-grid projects, All On has helped unlock reliable electricity for communities that were previously underserved, while stimulating local economies…
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Galamsey, Elites, and Economic Survival in Ghana
Introduction: Beneath the surface of a glossy headline Ghana’s gold towns have long carried a double burden: glittering mineral wealth and communities living on the edge of legality. The December 15, 2025 Daily Graphic opinion piece, Beneath the surface. Tales of galamsey from Ayanfuri, peels back the layers to reveal why areas with known gold…
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Galamsey, elites and economic survival: Why Ghana’s gold belts draw continued mining despite the harms
Galamsey, elites, and the economics of survival Ghana’s gold belts, long celebrated for wealth and opportunity, have become flashpoints where survival instincts clash with environmental and social costs. A December 15, 2025 opinion piece in the Daily Graphic titled “Beneath the surface. Tales of galamsey from Ayanfuri” offers a full-page investigation into why areas with…
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Addressing the Condensate Challenge: Canada’s Oil Sands Growth and the Alberta-MoU
Overview: The Condensate Constraint in Canada’s Oil Sands Canada’s oil sands sector has long positioned itself as a cornerstone of national energy output and export potential. Yet, a persistent bottleneck has complicated its growth trajectory: condensate. Used to dilute bitumen for pipeline transport, condensate is a light hydrocarbon that blends with thick bitumen, enabling it…
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Canada’s Oil Sands Growth Faces a Condensate Challenge and What’s Being Done
The Condensate Challenge in Canada’s Oil Sands Growth Canada’s oil sands have long promised substantial economic benefits through high-grade crude and export potential. Yet, a persistent bottleneck threatens the sector’s expansion: condensate, the light hydrocarbon used as diluent to reduce bitumen’s viscosity for pipeline transport. When condensate supplies tighten or prices spike, the economics of…
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UNEA-7 Adopts 11 Resolutions Amid Debate and Division
Overview: UNEA-7 Concludes in Nairobi with a Mixed Outcome The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) wrapped up in Nairobi, Kenya on December 12, 2025, after a week of intense negotiations among nearly 200 member states and hundreds of civil society organizations. Delegates adopted 11 resolutions from a slate of 15 draft…
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A New Deal for the Mekong: A Cooperative Path to Shared Prosperity
Rethinking the Mekong: From Rivalry to Collaboration The Mekong River, a lifeline for millions across Southeast Asia, has long been a source of both opportunity and tension. As climate change intensifies extreme rainfall, droughts, and transboundary water pressure, a new approach is needed — one that reframes the Mekong as a platform for collective action…
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A New Deal for the Mekong: Toward Joint Management and Shared Prosperity
Overview: Reframing the Mekong Story The Mekong River basin sits at the heart of Southeast Asia’s development, culture, and ecological wealth. Yet fragmentation and competing claims over water resources, hydropower, fisheries, and flood control threaten both livelihoods and regional harmony. A new deal for the Mekong envisions a shift from unilateral projects to a coordinated,…
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Ruto: Climate Action Must Anchor Global Economic Strategy at UNEA
Ruto Emphasizes Climate Action as Core to the Global Economy In a pointed address to the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), President William Ruto underscored a shift he believes is long overdue: climate action must be anchored at the core of national and global economic strategies, not treated as a voluntary pledge. Speaking at the…
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Bali Takes a Stand: Halting Farmland Conversions to Protect Agricultural Heartland
Introduction: Bali’s Farm Frontier Under Pressure The Indonesian island of Bali has long balanced tourism with farming, its emerald rice terraces and family plots forming a crucial part of the island’s identity and economy. Recently, Bali’s leadership took a pivotal step to curb the conversion of productive farmland into commercial developments, signaling a shift toward…