Author: Nitya Rejithkumar
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How Multilateral Development Banks Are Operationalising SDG 17?
The scale of investment required to meet the Sustainable Development Goals has been widely acknowledged. Less clearly understood is how existing development finance institutions are adapting to this challenge. As financing needs grow more complex and capital sources more fragmented, the architecture of development finance, rather than the availability of funds alone, has emerged as…
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Indonesia’s Blue Carbon Strategy achieving SDG 14
Coastal degradation rarely announces itself through sudden collapse. It accumulates gradually through mangroves cleared for aquaculture, seagrass beds degraded by pollution, and coastlines that retreat incrementally each year. For Indonesia, an archipelagic nation where economic activity, livelihoods, and climate exposure are deeply tied to the sea, this slow erosion has become a structural development challenge.…
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Green Budgeting and SDG 13: Aligning Climate Ambition with Public Finance
Imagine a government pledging billions to save the planet while simultaneously spending even more to subsidize the very fossil fuels accelerating climate change. For decades, national budgets have operated like a fiscal “black box,” where high-level climate commitments and spending decisions rarely align. Governments speak the language of the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goal…
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Pay-As-You-Throw: Governance Tool for Waste Management and Sustainability
You probably know exactly how much you spent last month on electricity, fuel, or internet services. You switch off the fan before leaving a room because the cost of electricity is visible, measurable, and directly linked to your behaviour. But do you know how much you spend on your garbage? For most households, the answer…