Global Scans · No Poverty · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

• [New] A low-lying atoll nation, RMI is one of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries, facing threats that exacerbate disaster risks and undermine poverty reduction and economic growth. World Bank
• CAADP is an Agenda 2063 continental initiative that aims to help African countries eliminate hunger and reduce poverty by raising economic growth through agriculture-led development. Ghana News Agency
• SDG 1 aims to end poverty in all its forms and all over the world and recognizes that reducing exposure and vulnerability to disasters is essential to ensure the sustainable eradication of poverty. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science
• Considering both, the latest statistics and the modelled impact of existing policies, it seems unlikely that the scale of the Scottish Government's policies will have been sufficient to reduce child poverty to the 2023-24 interim target levels. SPICe Spotlight | Solas air SPICe
• Meeting the [Scottish Government's] 2030 targets [on child poverty] will require transformational change in relation to all the drivers of poverty. The Poverty Alliance
• Nigeria desperately needs economic prosperity that will lift poor people out of poverty by increasing earnings and employment for households, Agora Policy added. TheCable
• The Jua Kali industry plays a crucial role in job creation, poverty reduction, and economic empowerment in Kenya, particularly for individuals with limited formal education or access to formal employment opportunities. Tales of conservation heroes
• New Delhi is striving towards achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030 and there is a view that replacing minimum wages with living wages could fast-track India's efforts to pull millions of its people out of poverty while ensuring their wellbeing. Economic Times
• Accelerating the demographic transition, which leads to a higher share of working-age people in Tanzania, would lead to almost double per capita GDP growth by 2050 and potentially lift six million people out of poverty. World Bank
• Another reason is that Africa's vulnerability to climate change exacerbates poverty and inequality, necessitating research efforts to develop strategies for adaptation and mitigation. University of Groningen
• India is among the countries expected to be worst affected by the climate crisis, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, threatening its development while risking reversing its progress on poverty alleviation, health and economic growth. CNN
• The long-term success of Pakistan's counterterrorism strategy will depend on its ability to address the root causes of extremism, including poverty, inequality, and political instability, and prepare itself against the 5th generation hybrid war that has already gained maximum velocity. The Nation
• If current trends continue, more than 342 million women and girls could be living in extreme poverty by 2030. GOV.UK
• Climate change, conflict and poverty are increasing the likelihood and reach of public health risks at global scale. ReliefWeb
• The African National Congress will prioritise job creation, ending poverty, fighting crime and corruption, to serve the people of South Africa. IOL
• Uganda's exposure to social risks carries very high credit risks, driven by poor access to basic services, low education standards, and high levels of poverty. ChimpReports
• Innovative technologies have the potential to address critical global challenges, including climate change, hunger, and poverty. The Hans India
• Investment, innovation and adoption of value chains into the South African economy will most likely lead to reindustrialization and perhaps address the challenges of unemployment, poverty and inequality. IOL
• Participants in Bangladesh linked high rates of VAW to poverty and a lack of education, suggesting that deprivation leads to violence, while others suggested that women's increased education reduced IPV through expanding opportunities for income generation. PubMed Central (PMC)
• The finance ministers of Brazil and France pushed this week for a tax on US-dollar billionaires of at least 2% of their wealth each year, with the $250 billion it could raise going to tackle poverty, hunger and climate change. Climate Home
• There is a growing movement across the United States - fueled by students, local leaders, and community members of all kinds - to harness the power and potential of the ambitious global plan to address poverty, hunger, inequality, and climate change to build a better America for all. unfoundation.org
• At the current rate of investment, more than 340 million women and girls will still live in extreme poverty by 2030. UN News
• Low-income qualified rebates will be offered to households with income rates below 60% of Colorado's median income, below 200% of the federal poverty level, or 60% below the area median income. FOX31 Denver

Last updated: 21 July 2024