Maldives islands scheme / China commission analysis / Grand corruption and SDGs

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Grand corruption and the SDGs - selling the country's future: the island sales scheme in the Maldives (Case study/Report).  “The US$ 80 million lost to corruption in this scandal represents a large proportion of what needs to be spent on environmental protection in the Maldives. The rapid pace of tourist development, exacerbated by corrupt practices, has also rapidly exceeded what is sustainable for the natural environment, threatening biodiversity under water and on land.”

Transparency International: https://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/publication/grand_corruption_the_sdgs_selling_the_countrys_future_the_island_sales_sche

 

Can China be the next anti-corruption success story, after Hong Kong and Singapore? (Opinion).  “This single, independent body will be similar to the ICAC, and will be a great improvement on the current system, with its fragmented and ill-coordinated anti-corruption efforts.”

Tony Kwok/South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2065298/can-china-be-next-anti-corruption-success-story-after-hong

 

The many-headed hydra: how grand corruption robs us of a sustainable future (Blog).  “To ensure continued momentum to tackle impunity, we also call on states to put the issue of grand corruption and the SDGs firmly on the agenda of the UN General Assembly Special Session on Corruption, due to take place in 2021.”

Matthew Jenkins/Transparency International:  https://voices.transparency.org/the-many-headed-hydra-how-grand-corruption-robs-us-of-a-sustainable-future-ef48da5eb26d

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