CAIDP receives many links to interesting publications on development topics. This forum allows members to share links to documents they are reading that they think will be of interest to other development professionals.
"Justin Trudeau’s government starts its second mandate with a new look: slightly more subdued; more engaged on pressing national issues; seemingly less prone to putting communications ahead of policy, and more inclined to political realism rather than the naïve sloganeering that marked its first term."
Article by Daniel Livermore in this Centre for International Policy Studies bog.
I just read the McLeod Group’s open letter to the incoming Minister—one of their best pieces, I think. I sincerely hope someone will read it! It may deserve posting on the CAIDP website to spread the word.
Stay well (and warm!)—
Regards
Keith
Here you are Keith!
The need to mobilise private finance is at the heart of international discussions on how to finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and move the needle from ‘billions’ of dollars in development aid to ‘trillions’ of dollars in investment.
“[T]he total number of women and girls using a modern method of contraception in the world’s 69 lowest-income countries [grew] to more than 317 million,”
The University of Ottawa's Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) Blog always provides interesting reading for those involved in international development.
John Sinclair's latest post is generating a lot of discussion amoung members.
The World Bank has issued the 2018 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals, which contains over 180 maps and charts. This new publication shows the progress societies are making towards the 17 SDGs and is filled with annotated data visualizations, which can be reproducibly built from source code and data.