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Deepika Lobo Lancet study blaming the lychee fruit for children deaths in India negated by another study that suggests pesticides behind deaths. The New York Times had published an article in January with the headline “Dangerous Fruit: Mystery of Deadly Outbreaks in India Is Solved” stating th

Data & Reports , Health , Transport / 08/08/2017

Dengue virus rides Asia’s airline networks

Yao-Hua Law Asia’s burgeoning airline network is helping spread the dengue virus (DENV) across the continent, says a new study. Published this month (August) in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, the study found that air traffic volumes and connections explain DENV migration across Asia better tha

Data & Reports , Featured , Gender , Human Rights , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 08/07/2017

Breastfeeding: No country meets recommended standards

In five of the world’s largest emerging economies—China, India, Indonesia, Mexico and Nigeria—the lack of investment in breastfeeding results in an estimated 236,000 child deaths per year and US$119 billion in economic losses. No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breas

Data & Reports , Energy / 08/06/2017

Poor households are locked out of green energy, unless governments help

Alan Pears A report released this week by the Australian Council of Social Service has pointed out that many vulnerable households cannot access rooftop solar and efficient appliances, describing the issue as a serious problem. It has provoked controversy. Some have interpreted the report as an atta

Data & Reports , Sustainable Development , Water / 07/28/2017

Revealed: 91% of Karachi’s water unfit to drink

Zofeen T. Ebrahim Faced with leaky pipes, faulty treatment plants and illegal tapping, the government of Sindh is struggling to provide clean and safe water to Karachi’s galloping population In January, Mohammad Riaz, a chauffeur and father of five who lives in one of Karachi’s squatter colonies

Data & Reports , Health , Human Rights / 07/20/2017

Universal Health Coverage: Our Role in Advancing the Agenda in Bangladesh

Nadia Ishrat Alamgir To overcome poor quality health services, high expenses and a corrupt health system, policies around universal health coverage need to be developed Recently, a colleague pointed out to me that in Bangladesh, the Government provides free healthcare through public facilities, ye

Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Energy , Featured , Sustainable Development / 07/03/2017

At a slow pace, G20 begins transition to low-carbon economy

G20 countries have stepped up green finance, but their investment in fossil fuels remains so high that the “well below 2 degree” warming limits set in the Paris Agreement will be missed by a wide margin, says this year’s “Brown to Green” Report from Climate Transparency. The “Br

Climate , Data & Reports , Disasters , Featured , Sustainable Development / 06/16/2017

Climate impacts hit 750 million South Asians over 10 years

Joydeep Gupta A new study looks at five major impacts of climate change, the sectors and the people most vulnerable. Almost 750 million people in South Asia were affected by floods, droughts, extreme rainfall, heat waves and sea-level rise — all impacts of climate change or worsened by it — in

Climate , Data & Reports , Gender , Sustainable Development / 05/13/2017

Study reveals the gender gap in Tanzania, Uganda climate policies

Mariola Acosta Francés, Edidah Lubega Ampaire & Laurence Jassogne A recent study by the World Bank concluded that closing the gender gap in agriculture would increase Tanzania’s GDP by $105 million and Uganda’s by $67 million. Climate change is negatively affecting many regions of the wor

Climate , Data & Reports , Featured / 04/21/2017

Insurgency, Terrorism and Organised Crime in a Warming Climate: A new report warns

Lukas Ruttinger As the climate changes, so too do the conditions in which non-state armed groups operate. The complex risks presented by conflicts, climate change and increasingly fragile geophysical and socio-political conditions can contribute to the emergence and growth of non-state armed groups.

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