Athi-Kaputiei is close to Nairobi where undeveloped land is exceedingly scarce and expensive. This has made it a powerful magnet for people.
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Mozambique has made significant progress in its fight against poverty despite recent economic and political challenges
Trade incentives and more inclusive union leadership could improve working conditions in the garment industry – particularly for women.
Of women who die from cervical cancer, 87% live in poor countries.
China will have to play by international rules on transparency and accountability if it wants to secure its place as a leader for economic development in Asia.
We’re used to debating the region’s environment. But far-western Brazil has lots of urban problems too.
Options are open for how to spend £1.4 billion of British aid channelled through EU.
Once one of the world’s very poorest countries, Cambodia has been through a remarkable two and a half decades of growth and development.
Raja Ampat is one of the richest in bio-marine life in the world. But many inhabitants of the cluster of islands in West Papua, Indonesia live in poverty.
It is important to prosecute militants who destroy antiquities. But ‘everyday’ development - from dams flooding towns to the impact of mining on Indigenous rock art – does vastly more damage to heritage than war.
Six years after a catastrophic earthquake, Haiti has to recover from yet another disaster. Getting it right will be a herculean task.
At least 1,000 people perished when Hurricane Matthew battered Haiti last week, destroying houses and displacing tens of thousands
The World Bank risks looking hypocritical and becoming redundant if it doesn’t improve its own management.
Britain uses its aid for soft power. How will that change after it leaves the EU?
If women aren’t given their full rights, they’re less likely to believe in democratic institutions.
The prevailing political fights over control of state-owned enterprises in South Africa has the potential to have a deep impact on the economy, and the quality and direction of the development state.
South Africa’s parastatals are in a dire state. Instead of being the mandated sites of development and profitability, they are costing the public purse billions and have been abused.
Australia’s Great Northern Savannas are the largest and most intact ecosystem of their kind on Earth. But they still face pressure from grazing, mining and agricultural expansion.
Recent floods in southeast Louisiana were the most severe U.S. natural disaster since 2012’s Hurricane Sandy. Suburban sprawl and slow execution of flood control projects worsened the damage.
Koala numbers in parts of Australia are in decline as they move from development of their land. But they can learn to take safer routes if they are built as part of the urban design.
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