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South Africa, Colombia and others are fighting drugmakers over access to TB and HIV drugs

In a series of moves experts say signal a shift in how developing countries deal with pharmaceuticals, South Africa, Colombia and others have recently adopted a more combative approach towards drugmakers, pushing back on policies that deny treatment to millions of people with tuberculosis and HIV

The Independent UK

At COP 28, a fair share of the global carbon budget is at stake | Explained

There is a linear relationship between global warming and CO2 emissions. The carbon budget is a global resource available to all countries to limit warming to below a certain temperature, and developed countries have appropriated a larger share of this budget. India must recognise 'fair share of carbon budget' as…

The Hindu

Who are the polluter elite and how can we tackle carbon inequality?

Is capitalism the problem? Experts weigh in on ways to address the great carbon divide

The Guardian - UK

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Fund to compensate developing nations for climate change is unfinished business at COP28

A fund to compensate developing nations for the impacts of climate change was the supposed big breakthrough at last year's United Nations-led climate talks in Egypt

The Independent UK

Projects funded by the World Bank Group's private sector arm fuel violent conflict – it's time to reform the system

To what extent does private investment help developing countries to reduce conflict and violence and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?

The Conversation

The U.S.’s signal of a huge digital shift

Developing countries must stoutly resist a new trap of a digital Cold War, whereby they get bound into digital dependencies either with the United States or China

The Hindu

COP28: a year on from climate change funding breakthrough, poor countries eye disappointment at Dubai summit

At the COP27 summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, an agreement to establish a loss and damage fund was hailed as a major breakthrough on one of the trickiest topics in the UN climate change negotiations. In an otherwise frustrating conference, this decision in November 2022 acknowledged the help that poorer…

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Stage set for conflict at COP28 with mixed response to outcome of key climate talks

Tense negotiations at the final meeting on a climate-related loss and damages fund — an international fund to help poor countries hit hard by a warming planet — ended Saturday in Abu Dhabi, with participants agreeing that the World Bank would temporarily oversee the fund for the next four years

The Independent UK

Climate crisis talks resume on ‘loss and damage’ funding for poorest countries

World leaders will reconvene in Abu Dhabi before UAE’s Cop28 after talks broke down two weeks ago

The Guardian - UK

Whose job will AI replace? Here's why a clerk in Ethiopia has more to fear than one in California

Artificial intelligence is changing the world – and one of the main areas it will affect in the short-to-medium term is the workforce.

The Conversation

As climate threats grow, poor countries still aren't getting enough money to prepare

To adapt to the threats developing countries are facing from climate change, the United Nations says they'll need at least 10 times more money than the public funding they received in 2021.

WEKU

Stocktaking climate finance — a case of circles in red ink

Climate finance has a crucial role in retaining the trust of the developing countries in future climate change negotiations

The Hindu

Developed countries to overshoot carbon emissions goal: study

The U.S., Russia and EU will be responsible for 83% of the projected overshoot, according to a study by Council for Energy Environment and Water, a Delhi-based thinktank; developed countries were able to meet their 2020 targets largely due to COVID-19 lockdowns

The Hindu

De Leo Fund award for Thrissur native

Dr. Menon, from Thrissur, India, wins 2023 De Leo Fund Award from IASP for his research on suicidal behaviour in developing countries. He is the first Indian and second Asian to receive this biennial award, presented at 32nd IASP World Congress in Piran, Slovenia. He is the son of Sasi…

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World's largest climate fund seeks cash for developing nations

The world's largest climate fund was seeking fresh cash at a donor conference on Thursday, with all eyes on what the United States will provide for vulnerable nations impacted by climate change.

The Hindu

India slams rich nations' climate inaction; calls for focus on pre-2020 gaps, equity in Global Stocktake

India calls for Global Stocktake to prioritize addressing pre-2020 gaps, capture equity as an overarching concern, and acknowledge lack of ambition among developed nations.

The Independent UK

As leaders convene, the UN pushes toward its crucial global goals. But progress is lagging

The commitments were far-reaching and ambitious

The Independent UK

UN calls for more fairness for developing nations at a G77 summit in Cuba

The U.N. secretary-general is calling for nations to build a world that is more fair for developing countries, as he kicks off a summit in Cuba of the G77 group of emerging economies plus China

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Disentangling the 2030 global renewable energy target

The 28th Conference of Parties call for the renewable energy global target comes with a severe lack of transparency as to its origin

The Hindu

G-20 Summit 2023 | New Delhi Declaration underlines need for more finance to arrest global warming

The G-20 Leader’s Declaration for the first time formally recognises the quantum jump in finance necessary for the world to transition to a renewable energy economy

The Independent UK

India's rising geopolitical clout will be tested as it hosts the G20 summit

As host of the G20 leading economies this year, India has pledged to put the concerns of developing countries front and center and make sure they're not left behind

The Hindu

Indonesia’s low-cost watch on antimicrobial resistance

Indonesian researchers have tested a cheaper way of monitoring antimicrobial resistance that could be a key tool for developing countries.

Radio France Internationale

High hopes for lucrative green deals as Africa's first climate summit gets underway in Nairobi

Africa's first climate summit opens in the Kenyan capital this Monday as the continent looks to limit the devastating impact of global warming by spearheading efforts for green growth and shoring-up finance for developing countries on the frontline of climate change.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Brics: demand for membership is a symptom of global disorder

Editorial: As the world grows more fractured, developing countries are looking for new coalitions to stay out of a possible cold war

The Independent UK

Russia, China look to advance agendas at BRICS summit of developing countries in South Africa

Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in South Africa this week

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