Sustainable Business
COVID-19 can disrupt world food supply
A joint statement by QU Dongyu, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Roberto Azevedo, Directors-General of FAO, WHO and WTO warn of an impending food crisis […]
Category: Health
Biodiversity
Coronavirus hits a critical year for nature and the climate
Fermín Koop Covid-19 could derail new global agreements on biodiversity, oceans and COP26 climate talks This year’s packed agenda of negotiations on climate change, […]
Biodiversity
DESTRUCTION OF HABITAT AND LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY ARE CREATING THE PERFECT CONDITIONS FOR DISEASES LIKE COVID-19 TO EMERGE
John Vidal As habitat and biodiversity loss increase globally, the novel coronavirus outbreak may be just the beginning of mass pandemics Mayibout 2 is […]
Biodiversity
Social distancing: If corona-virus pandemic persists, our contemporary ideas of liberty and equality may come under threat
Despite the revolutionary changes of the past century and half, inequalities of race, caste and gender are still very much around, to say nothing […]
Data & Reports
Lack of new antibiotics threatens global efforts to contain drug-resistant infections
Declining private investment and lack of innovation in the development of new antibiotics are undermining efforts to combat drug-resistant infections, says the World Health […]
Health
Watch: Behind The Troubling Rise Of Uninsured American Kids
Sarah Varney & Jason Kane More than a million fewer children receive public health insurance now than in December 2017. In some cases, their […]
Data & Reports
WHO urges focus on pregnant women, children to wipe out malaria
Inga Vesper Global malaria eradication efforts should focus on children and pregnant women to fight the most persistent pockets of the disease, a World Health Organization (WHO) report […]
Climate
To answer global protests, tackle new inequalities — UN report
The new UN report on Human Development is a stark warning on the growing new inequalities that can push countries and societies into an […]
Cities
Time for an airshed approach in Delhi NCR
Polash Mukerjee Air pollution knows no political boundaries, and this severe problem in the national capital region needs a coordinated airshed approach by all […]
Cities
A global ‘toilet revolution’ is underway – but it’s polluting water and ignoring the urban poor
Deljana Iossifova, University of Manchester; Purva Dewoolkar, University of Manchester, and Youcao Ren, University of Manchester It’s great that countries are backing the global […]
Climate
Climate change ‘poses lifelong threat to children’s health’
Fatima Arkin Climate change is already damaging the health of the world’s children and threatens a lifelong impact unless countries meet the Paris Agreement […]
Data & Reports
Lancet recommended healthy diet unaffordable for 1.58 billion: new study
A diet recommended by EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health meant to improve both human and planetary health would be unaffordable for at least […]