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Personal account. Former Director, Center for Sustainable Development @BrookingsInst

Joined February 2009
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Lead poisoning is a major killer placing huge burdens on people and economies around the world. Fortunately an X-RAY technology can help uncover and remove the sources. A new op-ed @ProSyn by Angela Bandemehr and @ADBChiefEcon explores how: project-syndicate.org/commen… #Room3 #17Rooms
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📢🗓️Join us this Friday January 10 at 9.30am ET @BrookingsInst for the launch of "For the World's Profit: How Business Can Support Sustainable Development" brookings.edu/events/profit-… With @ndidiNwuneli, @SeidensteinTom, Miyahara Chie, and more!
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New book: glad to have contributed to this timely volume on how business can (and should) support sustainable development by @BrookingsInst
How can market forces better support sustainable development around the world? Join us for the launch of our new edited volume, "For the World's Profit" -- Friday January 10, 9.30am ET brookings.edu/events/profit-…
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How can market forces better support sustainable development around the world? Join us for the launch of our new edited volume, "For the World's Profit" -- Friday January 10, 9.30am ET brookings.edu/events/profit-…
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Maternal mortality is a tough and multi-pronged problem to solve. @SlaughterAM and @MEtiebetMD argue in @ProSyn that an “impact hub” approach could foster a genuine global partnership to achieve zero maternal deaths by 2030. #17rooms #sdg17👇project-syndicate.org/commen…
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It was fun to join @Walkerjc on the Systems Catalyst podcast to talk about what we've learned about collaborative goal-setting and how to support bottom-up, systemic progress: lnk.to/system-catalysts-john…
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States & other intermediaries are responsible for giving out a major portion of the #IIJA & #IRA $$ that are impt to rural - & the distribution will stretch for years. V impt to keep eye on the ball of implementation & ensure we get data on the subgrants. brookings.edu/articles/iija-…
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In August 2024, a family of mountain gorillas in Rwanda received the world’s first cross-species payment. This “interspecies money” could create incentives for a new planetary economy. New @ProSyn Op-ed by @nils_gilman & Mutesi Rusagara #17Rooms project-syndicate.org/commen…
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Congratulations the Novata team for this inaugural survey on how companies are prepping for Europe's new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. A range of practical insights anticipating this consequential policy for the global economy. #csrd novata.com/resources/ebooks/…
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A prevalent global narrative of "too much debt" and "not enough growth" for developing countries needs to recognize the role for increasing high-return, debt-financed investment to fuel sustainable growth. So argues Homi Kharas in a blog @BrookingsInst brookings.edu/articles/an-en…
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The #SDGs must be evaluated remembering the nature of their ambition. They were not set merely to perpetuate longer-term patterns of progress; the point was to accelerate it dramatically, note Homi Kharas and @mcarthur of @BrookingsInst. bit.ly/3N7vu5f
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Progress against goals needs to be precisely analyzed to understand specifically what's working or not. @mcarthur and Homi Kharas analyze the #SDGs and share suprising insights on how we are really doing. project-syndicate.org/commen…
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How is the world *really* doing on the SDGs? My new op-ed with Homi Kharas in @ProSyn project-syndicate.org/commen…
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Another great #17Rooms! Thanks to @mcarthur and our @BrookingsInst partners, my @RockefellerFdn teammates, and most importantly the participants who embraced this event as a potluck vs. formal dinner.
We kicked off #ClimateWeekNYC with our 17 Rooms event where leaders discussed their progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. The world isn't on track to meet the SDGs by 2030, but @ZiaKhanNYC proposes new approaches to reach them. #UNGAxRF Read 👇 project-syndicate.org/commen…
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Haïti ne doit pas être oubliée dans l'engagement collectif que le monde a pris en 2015 à travers les Objectifs de Développement Durable (ODD). Pour des millions d'Haïtiennes et d'Haïtiens, cette promesse mondiale revêt une importance cruciale et passe inévitablement par la restauration de la sécurité, l'amélioration des conditions de vie des plus vulnérables, l'organisation d'élections libres et transparentes, ainsi que la relance de l'économie. Dans ce contexte, il est impératif que la communauté internationale reconnaisse que la réalisation des ODD en Haïti ne sera possible qu'avec un soutien accru pour renforcer les institutions, stabiliser la situation sécuritaire, et investir dans des programmes de développement durable qui touchent directement les secteurs essentiels, tels que l'éducation, la santé, et la création d'opportunités économiques. Les Haïtiens et Haïtiennes méritent de vivre dans un pays où la dignité humaine est préservée, où chaque citoyen peut participer à un avenir plus prospère et équitable, en accord avec l’esprit des ODD. C'est à cette fin que nous faisons appel à un engagement renouvelé de tous les acteurs internationaux pour qu'Haïti ne soit pas laissée pour compte, mais bien intégrée dans les efforts globaux visant à éradiquer la pauvreté, promouvoir la paix, et assurer un développement inclusif pour tous. #NouPapFèBak
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