Global South

Why developing economies are drowning in debt

Some of the world’s lower-income nations face a serious debt crisis which will complicate their efforts to recover from the pandemic-induced global recession.

The true scale of the global North’s economic appropriation of the South

A new study measures the hidden costs associated with material and energy production in developing countries, revealing even higher levels of exploitation by developed countries.

The small window to act on climate change is closing – IPCC

The latest IPCC report has found that the magnitude of the climate crisis and its impacts are far more substantial than previously estimated.

BRICS 20 years on: A success or failure?

2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the coining of the BRICS acronym and 15 years since their cooperation. Have they delivered on the promise of development as imagined by emerging market optimists?

India and South Africa coping with rising inequality and temperatures

Rising inequality in developing countries is making it increasingly difficult to deal with climate change. It also risks fuelling social instability.