LocationsA look back at the top read perspectives of the year
2025: The year in blogs
December 19, 2025
We know what we’ve been thinking about this year, but what are people interested in hearing or learning about?
The end of the year is a good time to look back and see what of our words were the most read and piqued the most interest.
This year, our energies were focused on the just transition, of green, digital and inclusive futures, and luckily, we found synergy with our readers. Climate, technology and the intersection of the two.
1. AI, gender bias and development
AI, AI, AI is all the rage. Is it the future? Is it inclusive? Our gender equality team weighs in on potential inherent gender biases when using AI in our development work.
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2. From childhood reflections to climate action: NDC 3.0 and our shared responsibility
There was a time where you had to choose between progress and protection. Regional Climate Change specialist Iryna Sakalouskaya reflects on the past and Central Asia’s efforts to integrate sustainability into climate strategies.
UNDP Uzbekistan
3. Technology is evolving faster than institutions can adapt, deepening inequalities and concentrating power
How can we leverage technology to make our institutions and systems inclusive and make the digital transition serve everyone? Our Innovation Team leader Irena Cerovic, colleague Xoan Garcia and partner Demos Helsinki’s Olli Bremer reflect.
UNDP Moldova / Dinu Bubulici
4. The Green Transition has momentum now. But are we failing women, again?
Unfortunately, with every new advance, we need to keep vigilant on whether it is serving women equally or leaving them behind. Just transition specialists challenge this familiar story in a new shade of green.
UNDP Kyrgystan/ Samat Barataliev
5. Women accelerate trade and inclusive economies in Central Asia
Women play an increasing dynamic role in trade and entrepreneurship in Central Asia. Aid for Trade manager Dilshod Akbarov looks at successes, and contraints on their full potential.
UNDP Uzbekistan
6. Water scarcity, water security and governance
What exactly is water security, and what role can good governance play in to manage demand and availability? An interview with our last #KAPTalks speaker Jessica Budds.
Photo: Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons
7. Who matters most? Mapping Early Warning Systems in the Western Balkans
Early warning systems, once viewed as a purely technical endeavour, are now a cornerstone of disaster risk governance. Some lessons and examples from a recent mapping.
UNDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina / D. Miholjcic
8. Blockchain, HIV and big ideas from the ground up
We normally think of blockchain in the context of financial solutions, but there are opportunities for the tecnology across other areas of work as well. Health Team leader Marina Smelyanskaya looks at how it is, and can be, used in the context of health, privacy and sevices.
UNDP Eurasia
9. Governance might not grab headlines, but it’s the silent partner behind every sustainable investment
Good governance is the silent engine of progress. It’s crucial to be transparent about how public money is spent, how decisions are made and how institutions are held accountable, and we are helping to do that.
UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina
10. Investing for a better future: How the Western Balkans is leading the way
Funds for the development sector are shrinking. How can we channel new investments into where our work needs it most? A look towards positive examples from the Western Balkans.
UNDP Serbia / Jakov Simović
Thank you for reading along with UNDP experts this year.
We look forward to sharing new perspectives with you in 2026!
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