Category: Governance

Ghanaians backed a sugar drink tax but 62% wanted a rate below 2%

A Ghanaian survey found 67.7% supported taxing sugary drinks, but 62.2% wanted a rate below...

Iranian villages face a double burden of service isolation and land sinking faster than 14 cm a year

A new spatial study in rural Iran links severe service isolation with groundwater stress, sinkholes...

Dodoma’s built-up land could reach 25.5% by 2046 as Tanzania’s capital expands

Satellite and machine-learning analysis found Dodoma’s built-up land rose from 0.63% in 1996 to 14.32%...

Carbon capture cut modeled solar waste by up to 90% in ASEAN’s 2050 power system

ASEAN modelling found carbon capture could sharply reduce solar curtailment and battery needs by 2050,...

South Africa’s provincial job structure was strongly linked to inequality across 15 years

A 15-year provincial analysis found higher primary-sector employment was linked to greater inequality, while secondary...

12,524 teachers questioned China’s education reform as workload pressures persisted

A survey of 12,524 teachers found broad concern about China’s Double Reduction policy, alongside support...

Mobile crisis teams diverted 18% of police responses, rising to 23% when prevention was counted

A six-year analysis of Eugene’s CAHOOTS crisis-response programme estimated 18% direct police diversion and 23%...

Across 37 African countries, governance shaped how climate finance tracked sustainable development

A 23-year study across 37 Sub-Saharan African countries found mitigation finance was consistently linked to...

Ideological appeals cut leaders’ removal risk by up to 59% during autocratization

A global study of autocratization from 1900 to 2024 found ideological legitimation was associated with...

Civic responsibility predicted greener behaviour while formal participation did not in Tehran survey

A survey of 385 Tehran residents found that civic and social responsibility were positively associated...

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