Development Dispatch

Pakistan is the 8th most vulnerable nation to the climate crisis, highlighting the need for U.S. support. This article examines the crisis in Pakistan and outlines five joint steps the U.S. and Pakistan should take to ensure the success of climate adaptation in Pakistan. 

The world cannot address collective challenges if low-income countries are left behind and their economic ambitions are not realized. Yet, current energy and development policies do not always reflect these hurdles.

While the EU’s Global Gateway aims to compete with the U.S. and China in the global digital transformation, the bloc’s weak digital industry can be a stumbling block to export its norms and regulations in third markets.

Environmental and capacity issues have dashed Bolivia's lithium future, but with new demand, technology, and investors, Bolivia can try pursuing sustainable lithium mining.

USAID’s Centroamérica Local initiative has the potential to complement the Biden administration’s Root Causes Strategy to address irregular migration from the Northern Triangle.

As schools in sub-Saharan Africa reopen from the pandemic, a re-enrollment disparity between girls and boys has emerged, highlighting the need for policies that address the education gender gap of Covid-19.