Issues & Topics
Our background primers on the big issues.
Trends Report 2023
A round-up of activities, events and trend analytics from developmenteducation.ie in 2023
Decolonise engineering
How do we remove the legacies of colonialism from engineering? Engineer Adedotun Adekeye explores this question in a new two-part series
A guide to exploring the SDGs through data
Not sure where to begin with data on the SDGS at local, regional, national or international? We have you covered. A short guide by Kai Evans
Impact & Trends Report 2022
A round-up of activities and the analytics from developmenteducation.ie in across 2022
Map: How does armed conflict and the arms industry drive hunger?
Interactive map: Who are the buyers and sellers of arms and weapons, by country? Where does armed conflict take place and how might this link to food security issues?
How are food security and company profits connected?
Interactive map – Are countries home to the 20 most profitable food companies in the world at risk of becoming food insecure? Could this ever be possible?
What does mapping fossil fuel use and climate vulnerability look like?
An interactive map exploring the relationship between fossil fuel use by country & countries that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change
Modern Slavery: Joining the dots of inequality, power and exploitation
The Modern Slavery series is a three part series on Thursdays. In part one Chris O’Connell reviews how slavery today is mainly defined as a ‘criminal justice’ issue yet instead should be read through power relations approaches and the inequalities they foster.
‘Peaceful liberation’ or invasion and repression? 71 years of occupation in Tibet
Navika Mehta presents a short guide to Tibet’s history of occupation and resistance movements on the anniversary of China’s annexation of Tibet in 1951.
Trends Report 2021
A round-up of activities and the analytics report in 2021
#FreeTheFlow Global Menstruation Justice Now
STAND and USI are demanding global menstruation justice now and are urging students across Ireland to take action. Around 26% of the global population are
‘Too slow, stagnant and reversing’: 17 graphics from 2 key reports on global food security
As World Food Day 2021 approaches, two flagship reports present report cards on the last 12 months. Among the annual challenges of improving data collection to track and measure hunger, the COVID-19 pandemic has trampled on decades of incremental progress.
Decolonising History Or Repeating It? 7 Questions About Macron’s Visit to Rwanda
Was Macron’s recent visit to Kigali a genuine attempt to mark a postcolonial relationship between France and Rwanda? A report by Aoife Mc Donald
‘You’re half the world away’ on International Women’s Day
Toni Pyke surveys the landscape on progress, setbacks, inequality made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic and suggests 10 things you can do on International Women’s Day
Interactive – Business and human rights under a global pandemic
Explore the map of repressive governments and a number of private companies that have exploited the coronavirus health crisis to further their own agendas at the expense of human rights, based on Trócaire’s documentary ‘Never Waste a Crisis’
Is the world on track to achieve zero hunger by 2030? Five takeaways from 2 key reports
How many people are struggling to overcome hunger in the world today are we on track to achieve zero hunger by 2030? Colm Regan presents 5 key takeaways from the 2020 Global Hunger Index and the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World reports
7 Key Takeaways from Philip Alston – A Masterclass on Extreme Poverty
A summary of Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Philip Alston’s key points and arguments in his final report in June 2020 on the state of poverty eradication work and the perils of the international poverty line
Generation Lockdown in 2 Minutes – video series
Young people from 18 countries on 6 continents react to the initial ‘wave’ of the coronavirus – a video series
COVID-19 and Human Development
Data and debate. An initial reflection from Indian writer and activist Arundhati Roy: ‘Whatever it is, coronavirus has made the mighty kneel and brought the
After Covid-19: Business-as-usual and ‘normal’ life is not an option
Any post-Covid-19 activities, must respond to its challenges by ensuring we do not return to what we have known as “normal” life. The long read, by Tom Roche