Closing schools poses risks for children everywhere, from sexual violence to lack of mid-day meals, but the impact may be bigger in Africa, said Lee Crawfurd, a senior research associate at the Center for Global Development think tank.
In his weekly column for Foreign Policy, Senior Fellow Charles Kenny discusses the implications of the global financial crisis on global deforestation.
Senior fellow David Wheeler was featured in a New York Times article about his new climate research on low-carbon energy investments and the developing world.