- Interesting post from Alex Evans on the internal dynamics of the G77 and impact of emerging economies on both climate negotiations and post-2015 MDG debate.
- UNDP Assistant Secretary General Olav Kjorven neatly summarises the post-2015 MDG global negotiations occurring in the lead-up to the UN General Assembly in September.
- Meanwhile, The Lancet reviews what some of the new goals might be.
- There are now more Chinese people living in cities than in the countryside. On Tuesday UNDP China launched its National Human Development Report on Sustainable Cities, highlighting the interconnectivity between economic, social and environmental challenges in China.
- The positives and negatives of technological advances in Myanmar.
- The Lowy Institute's Philippa Brant on the potential for Australia-China cooperation on aid in the Pacific Islands.
- The Guardian looks at Australian aid in the context of the federal election campaign, the University of Melbourne does a comparison of the aid policies of the major political parties, and Robin Davies looks at what the LNP Coalition would do with foreign aid policy over at Crikey (paywalled).
Development links: MDGs, Chinese cities, aid in the election and more
Published 29 Aug 2013
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