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Botswana is among countries in the world which are publishing inadequate data disaggregated by sex, thereby weakening and undercutting policies meant to
Shaida Badiee is a former director of the World Bank’s Development Data Group and now leads an NGO, Open Data Watch. Credit: IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth After nearly two decades running the World Bank’s Development Data Group, Shaida Badiee now works to help developing nations improve their data systems. And she has a clear message for donor countries: individual aid projects can be helpful, but the real need is for basic data infrastructure During her long career in strategic data management, Shaida Badiee has had some diverse jobs. For 18 years, she was director of the World Bank’s Develop...
Written by AZoCleantechJan 27 2021 For a long time, world economies have been powered by the combustion of fossil fuels that has also contributed to the accumulation of greenhouse gases and air pollution. The city of Denver, Colorado, blanketed by smog. Image Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. According to Penn State researchers, a new study of around 20 years of satellite data demonstrates that quality of air, fossil-fuel combustion, and economic growth are closely related on the national and continental levels, but can be decoupled nationally. We know air pollution and...
The city of Denver, Colorado, blanketed by smog. Image: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Satellite data reveals bonds between emissions, pollution and economy Matthew Carroll January 26, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Burning fossil fuels has long powered world economies while contributing to air pollution and the buildup of greenhouse gases. A new analysis of nearly two decades of satellite data shows that economic development, fossil-fuel combustion and air quality are closely linked on the continental and national scales, but can be decoupled at the national level, accordin...
Report shows slow progress on sex-disaggregated data A group of women wearing saris in India. A new report highlights the limited availability of sex-disaggregated information related to COVID-19 and other societal issues. Copyright: Suffix(Public domain). Speed read Indexes suggest that such data is not gathered in the first place General open data publication is making huge strides globally Share this article: Republish We encourage you to republish this article online and in print, it’s free under our creative commons attribution license, but please follow some simple guidelines: You h...