COP26: A Tale of Two Conferences
Aoife Devaney, MSc International Development: Environment Climate Change and Development, Global Development Institute November in Glasgow typically marks a retreat to the indoors from the often harsh and unforgiving Scottish weather conditions. However, this November...
Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss and the Future of Development
Johan A Oldekop, Charis Enns and Rose Pritchard, Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester John Kerry, the US climate envoy, has high hopes for the outcomes of COP26. Indeed, politicians across political divides have stressed the ‘make or break’...
New research forecasts impending environmental disaster associated with the disposal of menstrual products in India
Rising disposable income, intensive product marketing and NGO encouragement has seen more women in India adopting modern pads and tampons instead of traditional menstrual management methods. But this has resulted in adverse effects on environment and waste management...