|

THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER
About the GDRC:
Whats New at GDRC?
2025
.
Major updates:
■ |
The global community's efforts to create sustainable, inclusive and resilient societies are not just limited to the SDGs. There are in fact, six global agendas that have collextively come to be known as the "Post-2015 Agendas". GDRC's NGO Cafe has taken a shot to understand the interconnectedness and complimentarity between them.
@gdrcdotorg - 30 July 2025
|
■ |
One of the first themes that GDRC commenced work in
1995Internet access and websurfing had come to Japan only in 1993-94!
was on microfinance (the earstwhile "ICM Homepage"). Almost 30 years later, we are now producing a series of six papers under the theme, "Whither Microfinance?" covering the themes of digital transformation, responsible finance, risk management, impact investment, regulartory environment, and the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope to finish this by August 2025.
Update, 10 August 2025: The documents are now online!
@gdrcdotorg - 13 March 2025 (Updated 11 August 2025)
|
■ |
GDRC's highlight feature on "The FEWW Nexus" focuses on integrating food, energy, water, and waste for sustainable cities. FEWW is a continuing research initiative that has seen a "few" updates this month. Have a look!
@gdrcdotorg - 20 March 2025
|
■ |
There is a tendency to be "Out of sight, out of mind" when it comes to oceans management - particularly beyond the 200-mile EEZ areas. GDRC's programme on Oceans, Coasts and Small Islands has continued its efforts to raise awareness on issues related to these themes. See list of publications below!
@gdrcdotorg - 20 March 2025
|
■ |
The GDRC Urban Governance programme has completed its focus on a new set of themes, including smart cities, 15-minute cities, Liveability and urban rewilding, and e-governance. Further research and publications are expected from these sub-themes!
@gdrcdotorg - 15 February 2025
|
■ |
Happy New Year! In this year of the Snake - 2025, allow us here at GDRC to wish for you, a
abundant, attractive, beautiful, blessed, bountiful, brave, bright, challenging, charming, cheerful, confident, creative, dreamy, efficient, encouraging, energetic, enthusiastic, excellent, exquisite, fascinating, flawless, fortunate, fulfilling, funny, gracious, healthy, humorous, inspirational, interesting, joyous, lively, loving, lucky, merry, magnificent, passionate, perfect, pleasing, powerful, productive, prosperous, progressive, pure, relaxing, rich, romantic, secure, sensible, special, spectacular, stellar, strong, successful, super, supportive, triumphant, valuable, warm, winning, and wonderful 2022!
Cheers and best wishes!!
@gdrcdotorg - 1 January 2025
|
Recent publications from the GDRC (2025):
|
|
|

|
|
|