Society for International Development
@SID_INT
We want social justice and development that is just, equitable and sustainable.
๐ New ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต Journal Issue out now! ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ & ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฐ Read it here: ow.ly/zlyF50WkYWU
๐จ Tech billionaires are reshaping our world. While Musk grabs headlines, Gates paved the way for billionaire control over public policy. SIDโs #HealthJustice Director @ndentico joined the webinar on how to push back&reclaim power. ๐บ Watch the recording ow.ly/Z3XR50Wmwwl
.@BillGates โ Global Power Grab: Building a Movement Against Oligarchy In case you missed the webinar, watch the recording here:ย youtube.com/watch?v=zPbXxEโฆ @Mittaloak @TimothyWSchwab @cagjseattle @agcconnect @USRightToKnow @agrawatchย @SAFCEI ย @SID_INT ย @JessedHagopian
#DidYouKnowโ ๐ณBetween 1990 - 2005, 26.2 million ha. of tree cover was cut down in UG, TZ, KE, RW & BU. TZ accounting for 90% of deforestation, whilst RW increased its tree cover in this period. โฌ๏ธ#Read the 2008 State of East Africa Report: ow.ly/juie50WtbhN #Throwback
We are calling out the @EU_Commission for its inaction on #PFAS #pesticides. These substances break down into #TFA, a highly persistent, mobile and toxic degradation product. TFA has been detected above legal limits in groundwater across Europe. pan-europe.info/press-releasesโฆ
๐ฅWe back the #HagueGroup Bogotรก plan to halt Israelโs genocide. As @FranceskAlbs says, this is the most significant political move since the beginning of its offensive. ๐ No state is above the law. Governments have a duty to stop the genocide NOW. ๐ g2h2.org/posts/hague-grโฆ
๐ช๐บ The #EU is dying in #Gaza. By refusing to sanction Netanyahu government, Europe betrays the values it claims to stand for. Meanwhile Palestinians are being slaughtered. โStop arming the genocide. โSuspend the EU-Israel agreement. ๐ Read more: g2h2.org/posts/gaza-staโฆ
In the global race towards #EnergyTransition, critical minerals are considered essential for the shift to low-carbon emission in economies... โฌ๏ธ #Read how Tanzania is plotting for this energy transition via our research context paper: ow.ly/62ZJ50Wsy2g #EnergyFuturesEA
๐จ Save the date! Join us at the #UNFSS+4 high-level panel "Anticipating the Future of Food: Science, Knowledge, and Innovation for Just Transformations" ๐ 29 July | ๐ 15:00โ16:20 | ๐ Addis Ababa ๐ More info: events.cgiar.org/unfoodsystemssโฆ
#TBT... โก๏ธ#Read The State of East Africa Report: 'Searching for the Soul of East Africa', published in 2007. The report features essays & cartoons exploring East Africa's religious, spiritual & ethnic perspectives. โฌ๏ธFull report: ow.ly/SRsU50WnA4V
โDid you know... Tanzania has a significant potential in renewable energy: ๐5 GW from geothermal ๐ช๏ธ0.65 GW from wind โ๏ธ2.5 GW from solar ๐7.4 GW from hydropower โฌ๏ธGet these facts, figures and more on Tanzania's energy mix: ow.ly/5Sb750Wp0RF #EnergyFuturesEA
#TBT... As of 2006: ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐ฆโ๐ฆ UG๐บ๐ฌ recorded highest fertility rates ๐จ๐พโโ๏ธ TZ ๐น๐ฟ had lowest private healthcare expenditure ๐ KE ๐ฐ๐ช led in literacy rates for both genders ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ผRW๐ท๐ผ had highest women representation in parliament โฌ๏ธRead 2006 State of East Africa report: ow.ly/5ope50Wp3up
#FfD4Sevilla turned into a watered down consensus, reflecting lowest common denominator of multilateralism in times of tense geopolitics, argue @ma_jose_romero & @jeantheoptimist, of @eurodad Read our guest wrap up of #FfD4: tinyurl.com/FfD4Wrap-up
How can we transform #FoodSystems amid geopolitical tensions, trade wars & cuts to humanitarian aid? Join us & @IPESfood for this urgent discussion! > bit.ly/4eSYpHa ๐๏ธ25 July 2025 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm Rome time Register๐bit.ly/3TFFczd #FoodSystems4People
๐Cooking energy sources in Tanzania according to Tanzania Cooking Energy Master Plan (2022): โก๏ธ87% traditional biomass โก๏ธ6% improved cookstoves (firewood/charcoal) โก๏ธ4% gas/LPG โก๏ธ3% other fuels (incl. electricity) ๐Read more on Tanzaniaโs energy mix: ow.ly/nvXe50Wiixw
Comunicado I Conferencia de Sevilla: un balance con luces y sombras coordinadoraongd.org/2025/07/conferโฆ
๐โ๐พโ๐ผโ๐ฟ From Sevilla to the world: Civil society demands global economic justice! At #FfD4, 100+ activists took peaceful action inside the UN official venue, calling for a total overhaul of the global financial system. ๐ Learn more: ow.ly/tlJS50Wl5wR #FfD4People
๐ฅ Missed it? Watch the Civil Society FfD Mechanism Media Stakeout at #FfD4 here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k18/kโฆ @AFRODAD2011 @eurodad @CAONGD
๐ขโWe wonโt be part of a process that strengthens the very forces we are fighting against.โ ๐ฐ The Civil Society and Indigenous Peoplesโ Mechanism explains its reasons for not joining the #UNFSS2025 in this press release ๐ csm4cfs.org/un-food-systemโฆ #FoodSystems4People
From our Sustainable Energy Futures project work in Tanzania... ๐Read 'Choices, Challenges and Dilemmas in Tanzania's Energy Systems' (2024). A context paper describing Tanzaniaโs energy mix today, & energy choices facing its society. โฌ๏ธGet a copy: ow.ly/nvXe50Wiixw
โก๏ธ Hot off the publishing deskโก๏ธ Introducing our new research paper, published with support from @HBSNairobi: ๐ "Choices, Challenges and Dilemmas in Tanzaniaโs Energy System" ๐ Learn more & get your copy on our website: ow.ly/sNNj50SvcVY #EnergyFuturesEA
#TBT... โก๏ธIn 2006, with support of @DutchMFA & @ItalyMFA_int, we published 'The State of East Africa Report' a product of East Africa Scenarios Project, highlighting political, economic & social changes causing uncertainties in the region. โฌ๏ธFull report: sidint.org/sid-publicatioโฆ