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Below you find the most recent blogposts, linking you directly to the EADI Debating Development Research Blog where you can also subscribe to get notified whenever a new post is published. This happens around two to five times a month. Enjoy the read!

Recent Blogposts

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EU Sustainable Finance Strategy: Proposals for Reform and Extension

Sören Hilbrich, Kathrin Berensmann - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
The EU has set itself the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% from 1990 levels by 2030 and becoming climate-neutral by 2050. Currently, financial markets are clearly not aligned with this goal as investments in environmentally harmful economic activities are still taking place at a large scale.
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Colonialism’s Blind Spot in Climate Change Solutions: Why Feminist Approaches Are Falling Short

Bernadette P. Resurrección - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
Efforts to integrate gender equality into climate change solutions have gained momentum in recent years. However, despite this progress, many of these initiatives are missing a crucial element—colonialism. This glaring oversight leaves today’s climate policies struggling to deliver truly feminist, just, and transformative results.
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EU Development Policy in the Security Trap

Werner Raza - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
The new EU Commission is forcing EU development policy under the yoke of its security strategy. By overestimating its global negotiating power, it risks not only to harm Europe’s long-term interests, but to exacerbate geopolitical tensions.
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