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Climate change presents a dire threat to global public health, exacerbating emergencies, increasing the risk of pandemics and destabilizing human wellbeing.

The growing population of young people in Africa demands inclusive development policies and programs.

The East African drylands face unique climatic and social vulnerabilities, with a history of persistent, violent conflicts over resources as well as entrenched gender inequalities.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a United Nations body tasked with assessing climate science and informing policymakers about climate change, its impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.

Legal identity systems and population registers offer a significant opportunity to advance inclusive societies.

African nations are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a serious risk to animals and humans.

The rise of diet-related non-communicable diseases (DR-NCDs) in Eastern Africa is a growing concern.

Indigenous research and science ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) face several challenges.

Rwanda recognizes that technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) can effectively accelerate the realization of its strategic plans to transition from an agrarian economy into a globally competitive, knowledge-based country.

Labour migration in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, is a driving force of the economy for both source and destination countries.

Vaccines remain one of the most cost-effective public health interventions for preventing and controlling infectious disease outbreaks and ensuring global health security.

Trade measures, taxes and subsidies are an important means of enabling access to healthy dietary choices.

Heatwaves, a consequence of climate change, are causing significant health, education and economic challenges globally.

Extreme weather events or climate shocks cause physical injury and psychological trauma by increasing exposure to infectious diseases and malnutrition.

Impact investing, which focuses on investments that generate measurable societal impact alongside financial returns, has grown into a CAD3 trillion market globally over the past decade.

The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region faces multiple social, economic and political challenges that directly affect young people.

Weather and climate-related disasters have become more frequent in the Volta basin between Ghana and Burkina Faso.

Livestock in sub-Saharan Africa is threatened by various diseases that are causing significant economic and social hardship due to direct loss of animals, high cost of treatments, reduced productivity and market disruptions.

Economic growth and demographic trends are driving demand for care.

The adoption of the Protocol on Women and Youth by the African Union Assembly in February 2024 marks a significant milestone for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).

Generative artificial intelligence (generative AI or genAI) is a groundbreaking technological advancement driving innovation and economic growth around the world.

This project will build on the accomplishments of the Catalyzing Policy Improvement in Africa – CPIA project, a two-year initiative aimed at improving maternal, newborn, sexual and reproductive health.

Foresight (a structured and systematic way of using ideas about the future to anticipate and better prepare for change) is recognized as a crucial element in research for development, policy formulation and implementation of long-term development planning.

A third of West Africans live on the coast, where people and ecosystems have interacted over centuries, connecting food and livelihoods across lagoons, rivers and the sea.