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Ensuring the Sustainable Future of the Rapidly Expanding Global Seaweed Aquaculture Industry – A Vision

Informal Workers in Senegal, Mali, and Burkina Faso Have Been Hit Harder by COVID-19

Governments must shape social protection and small business support policies that protect informal workers from the consequences of the pandemic.

Ethical Urban Futures? Public Opinion is Now In

Recent public opinion surveys show overwhelming support for climate action and indicate the shared values of urban communities.

Towards a Triple Win: Transforming Circular Migration into Circular Skill Mobility Schemes

Regional Collective Action to Address Covid-19 and Prepare for Future Pandemics

Priorities for Subnational Governments to Overcome COVID-19 and Accelerate SDGs Localisation

A new UNU-IAS report and video offers insights into the challenges and opportunities facing local governments during the global pandemic.

Longing for Which Home: Evidence from Global Aspirations to Stay, Return or Migrate Onwards

Paradiplomacy: An Opportunity to Strengthen Public Leadership in the Time of COVID-19

New forms of cooperation and policy influence by regional and local governments may guide the future of international relations and multilateralism.

Central America at a Crossroads: The End of Esquipulas and the Search for a New Consensus

Areas in Africa with More Chinese-backed Projects Were More Likely to Experience Protests

New research reveals that Chinese projects in Africa often seem to go hand in hand with civil protests.