drought

The Sustainable Deve­lop­ment Goals (SDGs) have registered some progress since their adoption in 2015. However, gathering storms of weakening global economic growth, rising income inequality, unabated global warming and climate change, and escalating conflict are impeding SDG implementation. The tailwinds of rapid technological advances, on the other hand, offer best hope for accelerating SDG progress.

Is the zero lower bound no longer a hard constraint? EU-wide strategy to address refugee crisis remains elusive Drought leads to a spike in food prices in Africa and Latin America

August 2013 Summary: Emerging economies enact policy measures to forestall slowing growth US GDP statistics revised Drought conditions affect Southern Africa A number of indicators point to slowing growth in emerging economies, partly due to protracted ...

August 2012 Summary: Drought in large parts of the United States is pushing up world food prices Emerging markets ease monetary policy to stimulate growth The debt crisis in the eurozone remains a major source of uncertainty  The severe drought affecti ...