- An innovative agreement on renewable energy technology transfer has been signed between China, Denmark, Ghana, Zambia and UNDP.
- UN agencies and NGOs are struggling to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Iraq. Even the $500 million Saudi aid grant, which they wanted spent as fast as possible, has faced logistical problems.
- Stop dumping ice on your head. Just give money. Good critique of the #icebucketchallenge on Slate (thanks @bjrigby).
- Last year was the most dangerous on record for humanitarian workers, with 155 deaths and 134 kidnappings.
- Can China save Africa's elephants?
- Lauren Wolfe on why so many women are dying from Ebola.
- What happens when we start thinking about remittances as income? Great Lego video depiction of a new paper by Michael Clemens and Timothy Ogden.
Aid & development links: renewable energy, Iraq, ice buckets, elephants and more
Published 25 Aug 2014
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