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Climate impacts are hitting people now, and help to adapt and pay for losses can’t wait. BY ASIF SALEH    Below is a piece originally published in Thomson Reuters Foundation News. It has been 100 days since COP26 in Glasgow and temperatures continue to peak, fires decimate crops, wildlife and forests, and flooding washes away lives...

Bangladesh’s success story is a lesson in development for the modern world. By Asif Saleh   This piece was originally published in World Economic Forum. It has been reposted below. Even in its most remote corners, the world is changing. Global unrest, climate change and growing numbers of refugees are blurring the lines between development...

Years of implementing, studying, and iterating on cash transfer programs have revealed some important lessons about achieving long-term impact. By Imran Matin   This piece was originally published in Stanford Social Innovation Review. It has been reposted below. The development community has been heavily researching and discussing cash transfers over the past decade, publishing hundreds...

Safiqul Islam describes how we can reach those left behind with education. By Safiqul Islam   This piece was originally published in Devex. It has been reposted below. The world needs almost 69 million new teachers by 2030 to achieve universal primary and secondary education — part of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 4....

Research from the South Asian country shows that defeating a pandemic at the national level requires engagement at the community level. By Morseda Chowdhury   This piece was originally published in U.S. News & World Report.. It has been reposted below. As the world seeks to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s vital that we learn...