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This essay analyzes the historical production of water inequities in the city of La Paz, Bolivia. It relies on the concept of ‘urbanization of water’ to present historical evidence and conceptual reflections about the justifications of actions and naturalization of outcomes regarding water

The Finance in Common Summit, taking place during the Paris Peace Forum in November 2020, will address our common need to build new forms of prosperity that take care of the living (people and planet) in a resilient manner. The Summit will stress the crucial role of Public Development Banks (PDBs

Faced with the pandemic crisis and its economic and financial consequences in the short and medium term, central banks found themselves in the position of guardians of chaos. They thus acted quickly and massively to avoid the potentially dramatic consequences of a sudden shutdown of a large number

Writing a country level study on inequality can be an intimidating task for researchers and statisticians. How does one begin to conceptualize such a study? What needs to be included? What sorts of analyses are required, and how does one go about generating the required results? This Handbook is

This work takes as its starting point the findings of local authorities in the global South: as and when they are required to shut down old disposal sites and invest in costly sanitary landfills, cities are taking a fresh look at the role of waste avoidance ensured by various recycling systems. In

This article reflects on the emergence of asymmetries in the institutionality of the water and sanitation sector, primarily caused by the presence of political, social and economic forces that catalyze a process of liquefaction of sectoral and competence-driven regulations by the main actors. In

Small island developing states (SIDS) are recognised as “particularly” vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and accordingly receive relatively high levels of adaptation assistance as a group. We here analyse bilateral and multilateral adaptation aid committed to SIDS between 2009 and 2018

Climate instability in Vietnam leads to reduced incomes and greater inequality, especially in areas most affected by climatic events related to El Nino, such as the Central Highlands, Southeast and Mekong Delta regions.  New research finds that ethnic minority, rural, and poor households are the

Households in Indonesia that are rural, older, larger, and/or headed by women experience worsening income, deeper poverty, and social exclusion as a consequence of climate instability.  New research finds that inequality increases with changes at the extreme temperatures (below 18 and above 27

A partner of India since 2008, AFD works in agreement with Indian authorities to promote green and inclusive growth. It operates through soft loans to the State and public enterprises, as well as technical assistance programs. Since 2012, AFD has been working with the Indian public health, and