Policy Papers

Much of South Africa is already arid or semi-arid and climate change is expected to increase temperatures and droughts and add to pressure on limited water supplies.

The realization of the right to health for millions of people in poor countries depends upon a massive increase in health services to achieve universal and equitable access.

High food prices have brought into sharp focus an existing global food crisis that affects almost one billion people.

This report contributes in various ways to the debate on a sustainable cocoa economy.

This guide is a tool to assist activists to engage with African Union policies and programs. It describes the AU decision-making process and outlines the roles and responsibilities of the AU institutions. 

Malawi is one of the world’s least-developed countries, ranked number 166 of 177 countries in the UN Human Development Index.

Recognizing that poor communities in developing countries are the least responsible for climate change but most vulnerable to its impacts, the Bali Action Plan calls for ‘new a

• Climate change is the number one threat to human development.

Based on a survey by Oxfam International and Save the Children

In the Sahel region of West Africa, the ability to access food has become the key issue in terms of food securi