Water crosses borders. Learn how UNECE & UNISDR’s guide uses IWRM and DRM to manage floods, droughts & climate risk through cross-border cooperation and early warning.
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Europe’s Growth Stalled Not From Lack of Money, But Productivity Cut In Half
The European Union and Central Asia are experiencing slower growth since the 2008 financial crisis due to low productivity levels.
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What if oil, gold, and diamonds don't make a country rich—people do? In this edition of Economic Perspective, we break down the World Bank's Human Capital Index that ranked 157 countries not by GDP or natural resources.
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The percentage of countries classified as #lowincomecountries decreased from 30% in 1987 to 11% today. Six nations have moved up their rankings this year, and no countries went down. What is striking is the entirely different process #income
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India’s GDP ranking slipped from 4th to 6th in 2026. Learn why rupee depreciation, base year revision & global factors caused it, and what it means for growth.
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Sovereign wealth funds now manage over $16 trillion, up fivefold since 2008. As mandates expand into infrastructure and industrial policy, weak legal frameworks risk distorting budgets and governance.
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The #OECD’s net worth as a percentage of disposable income has risen from 175% in 2009 to 300% in 2021. Top 1% own more than bottom 40% combined. Concentration diminished in late 2010s as #housing prices rose.
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#Globalslum dwellers crossed 1 billion by 2022, even as #urbanization accelerates, the clearest sign yet that city growth is outrunning the planning and #infrastructure needed to keep pace.
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70% mountains, yet the world’s best public transportation. Discover how Switzerland linked trains, buses, and ferries on one clock, went electric, and is now investing billions more in rail.
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#Displacement, seasonal flooding, and the ensuing conflict challenge the pace of humanitarian support, with up to 150 families arriving daily in #ElObeid . In spite of the enormous need, the appeal for #Sudan is just 41% funded for this year.
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