Global poverty remains stubbornly persistent. The just-released 2025 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report delivers a hard truth: the world is losing the war on poverty. In previous years, as I blogged earlier here, the number of people living in acute multidimensional poverty has hovered above 1 billion, and nothing much has changed today: 1.1 …
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Nature-based Solutions: A transformative pathway to ending poverty
As I was exploring the potential focus for my MA thesis, I had the opportunity to consult with Professor Robert Chambers to discuss my ideas and get his insights on them. What was foremost on my mind was the issue of seasonal poverty or seasonality, prompted by Robert Chamber's work on the topic, the discussions …
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What will the future of poverty eradication look like?
Global poverty is on the rise, as I have shared here. Between 2020 and 2023, 165 million people fell into poverty. The achievement of the ‘No Poverty’ aspiration is at risk, as highlighted here, here and here. The 2030 deadline may well be missed, and we may only hope to achieve a world without poverty …
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Blessing Gweshengwe PhD 