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22 years of Maputo Protocol: State reservations continue to undermine the rights of African women and girls
Africa

22 years of Maputo Protocol: State reservations continue to undermine the rights of African women and girls

Madhumita Paul
3 min read
Reservations limit women’s reproductive autonomy, allows for exceptions to the legal minimum age of marriage, enable child marriage to persist under civil, customary law
Keta Lagoon, also known as Anlo-Keta lagoon, is the largest of over 90 lagoons that stretch along Ghana's 550-kilometre coastline.
Africa

Ghana study flags heavy metal contamination in Keta Lagoon fish, high cancer risk for children

Susan Chacko
2 min read
Three-quarters of fish samples exceed WHO arsenic limits, mercury levels unsafe in all
India’s climate finance taxonomy draft is a step in the right direction
Climate Change

India’s climate finance taxonomy draft is a step in the right direction

Shashvat Singh
3 min read
Done right, it can channel billions of dollars into green jobs, sustainable cities, renewable energy, and climate-resilient agriculture
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