Public good or private wealth?
Universal health, education and other public services reduce the gap between rich and poor, and between women and men. Fairer taxation of the wealthiest can help pay for them. Our economy is broken, with
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Influencing to tackle poverty and injustice: learning from the past, looking to the future
There have been many development advances in recent decades. But our world is also undergoing major transformations and facing profound development challenges. These include extreme inequality, climate
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The Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2018: A global ranking of governments based on what they are doing to tackle the gap between rich and poor
In 2015, the leaders of 193 governments promised to reduce inequality under Goal 10 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Without reducing inequality, meeting SDG 1 to eliminate poverty will be
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Walking the talk: assessing companies' progress from SDG rhetoric to action
Three years after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reliable information on how companies are working to contribute to the SDGs remains sparse. This paper uses five general themes
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Resilience in Zambia: impact evaluation of the 'Citizen Participation in Adaptation to Climate Change' project
Oxfam GB’s Global Performance Framework is part of the organization’s effort to better understand and communicate its effectiveness, as well as to enhance learning for staff and partners. Under this Framework,
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Climate finance shadow report 2018: assessing progress towards the $100 billion commitment
Climate finance efforts by developed countries are at a critical juncture. There are only two years before the deadline by which developed countries have committed to jointly mobilize $100bn per year to
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Closing the divide in Malawi: how to reduce inequality and increase prosperity for all
Inequality between the richest and the rest in Malawi continues to rise, with poverty remaining extreme and endemic. Climate change is compounding the challenges, with recent droughts and floods likely
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Facing risk: options and challenges in ensuring that climate/disaster risk finance and insurance deliver for poor people
This report assess the value of insurance as an approach to reducing climate and disaster risk among poor and vulnerable people and identifies key options and challenges. It assesses the InsuResilience
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Governance in Ethiopia: impact evaluation of the African Climate Change and Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) project
This report presents the findings of the impact evaluation of the project 'African Climate Change and Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) in Ethiopia (phase 2)', which ran from 1 November 2011 to 31 December 2016
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Reward work, not wealth: to end the inequality crisis, we must build an economy for ordinary working people, not the rich and powerful
Last year saw the biggest increase in billionaires in history, one more every two days. This huge increase could have ended global extreme poverty seven times over. 82% of all wealth created in the last