Mikail Akhtar, University of Birmingham The Just Transition Mechanism is an initiative launched by the EU to help its member states transition to a climate-neutral economy, specifically targeting the most carbon-affected regions within the EU. Each region will have objectives depending on their needs, which are aimed to be met by 2030 and implemented via […] The post Estonia’s just transition towards climate neutrality first appeared on GSDRC.| GSDRC
Policy Briefing – August 2025 This report sheds light on the urgent and often overlooked realities faced by displaced women and girls across Muslim-majority regions, including the Middle East, the Horn of Africa, and the Sahel. As global displacement reaches record levels—over 120 million in 2025—women and girls are disproportionately affected by a complex and […] The post Women and Girls in Conflict and Displacement in Muslim Settings first appeared on GSDRC.| GSDRC
William Avis, Francis Pope, and Lejla Ademi* In May 2025, researchers from the University of Birmingham and the South East European University (SEEU) organised an exhibition in Tetovo, North Macedonia, of experimental photography that visualises the amount of hazardous fine particulate matter (PM2.5) present in the air. The aim of this exhibition was to render visible […] The post Partnership, participation and political action first appeared on GSDRC.| GSDRC
Arol Dut* The Ibrahim Governance Weekend (IGW) is an annual event organized by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, with this year’s event held in Marrakech. Under the theme ‘Financing The Africa We Want’, the participants included Now Generation Network members, civil society representatives, current and former African leaders, university professors, among others, who are contributing to […] The post Financing the Africa we want? Reflections from the 2025 Ibrahim Governance Weekend first appea...| GSDRC
Zenobia Ismail* Corruption involving the state, such as neopatrimonialism, clientelism and crony capitalism, are generally perceived to occur mainly in emerging democracies in the Global South or Eastern Europe. The so-called mature democracies tend to be seen as largely immune from extensive corruption. However, the unprecedented influence of business elites like Elon Musk in the| GSDRC
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