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Giving Voice to The Silent Debt Crisis

Published: 23 October 2024
Policy Brief
This policy brief details the challenging debt dynamics facing African nations and outlines several solutions that would improve their fiscal capacity to address the climate emergency and embark on a sustainable growth pathway.
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Debt Relief by Multilateral Lenders

Published: 22 September 2023
E-Paper
As the sovereign debt crisis in the Global South continues to unfold, the lack of involvement of multilateral development banks (MDBs) in debt relief efforts has become a contentious issue among major creditors. This report aims to contribute to the ongoing debate over debt relief negotiations and MDBs and makes policy recommendations how to include MDBs better in debt relief.
Cover - Another lost Decade or a Decade of Action?

Another Lost Decade or a Decade of Action?

Published: 3 May 2023
Policy Brief
Climate-related shocks are becoming more frequent and severe. More than ever, countries must invest in climate resilience and just transitions, but for many emerging market and developing economies, high debt burdens put achieving climate and development goals out of reach. A new policy brief explains the proposal advanced by the Debt Relief for Green and Inclusive Recovery (DRGR) Project.
Borneo, Malaysia - Rice field

Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery

Published: 3 May 2023
Report
The report analyzes new data on the level and composition of sovereign debt for emerging markets and developing economies and its relationship to climate vulnerability. It estimates the size of debt restructuring and suspension necessary for countries in or at high risk of debt distress to achieve debt sustainability and put them on a path towards meeting their development goals and climate commitments.