GiveWell
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Nonprofit research organization that publishes full cost-effectiveness analyses behind its short list of recommended global health charities. Reading the reports shows how deworming, bed nets, and cash transfers are compared using cost per outcome and evidence quality.
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cgdev.org
Center for Global Development (CGD) is a nonprofit think tank focused on international development policy. The site features in-depth research, policy briefs, working papers, datasets, and events covering aid effectiveness, governance, health, education, and economic development to inform policy decisions.
80,000 Hours
Problem profile from the career-advice nonprofit arguing that too little work goes into deciding which global problems matter most. It covers foundational and applied priorities research, relevant graduate paths, and the organizations doing this work.
Sustainable Development Goals – A global, transdisciplinary vision for the future
In 2015, the UN launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Adopted by 193 member states, the goals represent an important international step in setting humanity on a trajectory towards sustainable development. Within this course, you will get a historical overview of how sustainability has been understood, as well as a thorough introduction to the SDGs – what they are, how progress can be measured, and how the SDGs are relevant for the management of the global systems supporting humanity. The course will examine how various societal actors are responding to and implementing the SDGs. While all of the SDGs are essential to sustainable development, SDG 13, Climate Action, is usually perceived as the most urgent in terms of the need for a swift implementation on a global scale. Therefore, particular focus is given to this SDG. Through the course, you will gain up-to-date knowledge of the current understanding of human impacts on the Earth at the planetary level. Progress towards establishing global management of human interactions with the climate system within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is also discussed. The course is designed and taught by Professor Katherine Richardson, who is a member of the 15-person panel appointed by the UN General Secretary in 2016 to write the 2019 Global Sustainable Development Report. In each lecture, Katherine interviews experts who provide insights relevant to the topic at hand.
The Challenge of World Poverty (MIT 14.73)
Economic analysis of extreme poverty: growth, famines, child labor, schooling, health, microfinance, property rights, NGOs and foreign aid, drawing on randomized evaluations. Includes 22 lecture videos, lecture notes and exams with solutions. Helps you judge which anti-poverty policies the evidence supports.
worldbank.org
Worldbank.org is the official site of the World Bank Group, offering data, research, and resources on global development and poverty reduction. It provides country profiles, development indicators, project information, financing options, and policy analysis to support aid and development work.
World Bank Governance
World Bank portal gathering research, data and policy guidance on public-sector governance, including public financial management, rule of law, anti-corruption, service delivery and the Worldwide Governance Indicators. Readers can see how development institutions diagnose and reform weak state institutions.