Demand for critical minerals is on the rise, with global extraction projected to increase by more than 60% by 2060. Geopolitical competition over supply chains is intensifying, with new tariffs and ...

Informal settlements in Africa are diverse. Across regions and even in the same city, socioeconomic and physical conditions vary. One thing is common though: upgrading them is a challenge. Among the ...

Governments and nongovernmental organizations around the world utilize community-driven development (CDD) approaches to address complex and overlapping development challenges. CDD approaches have a ...

Community-driven development and governance mechanisms centre on empowering local populations to shape projects, allocate resources and hold public authorities to account. This approach shifts ...

More than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, cities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) continue to grapple with economic stagnation, aging infrastructure, and environmental ...

Working directly with communities, the JSDF has funded nearly 800 projects in more than 90 countries, improving the lives and livelihoods of millions of people since 2000 In 2024, jointly with the ...

The Philadelphia Climate Justice Collective (PCJC), facilitated by The Environmental Collaboratory (TEC) at Drexel University, has published a report intended to guide the city’s climate change ...

Addis Ababa, March 9, 2026 (ENA)—Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has described a newly developed rural corridor village in Ethiopia’s Harari Region as a model for community-driven development. He ...

Students in Crown College’s Corporate Innovation Laboratory. Photo by Carolyn Lagattuta. In their final year at UC Santa Cruz, Evan Rantala and Julien Howard enrolled in CRWN 102: Corporate Innovation ...