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The 11th Petersberg Climate Dialogue virtually hosted by Germany and COP 26 host UK is focusing on how the international community can emerge from the acute coronavirus pandemic more resilient and more climate-friendly. Addressing the 11th Petersberg Climate Dialogue remotely, German Chancellor Ange

Business , Climate , COVID-19 , Economy , Environment , Health , Sustainable Development , Transport / 04/26/2020

Faced with a crisis, airlines seek delay on climate measures

Catherine Early The aviation sector deserves support to recover from Covid-19, but that doesn’t mean a free pass on climate, Aviation is one of the earliest and most visible economic losers of restrictions introduced to stop the spread of Covid-19, with 95% of passenger flights grounded. The indus

COVID-19 , Featured , Health , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 04/26/2020

Pandemics and prejudice: When there is an epidemic, social prejudices resurface

Diseases don’t care for race or class. But they continue to be pinned to race, gender, sexual preference and geography In the early 1900s in New York, a strange event took place in the upscale enclaves of Long Island. Many of its denizens began to mysteriously contract typhoid. The emergence of a

COVID-19 , Health , Sustainable Development / 04/19/2020

‘It’s Not Over Until It’s Over’: 5 Things To Know About Hitting The COVID-19 Peak

Phil Galewitz Health experts say not to expect a single peak day — when new cases reach their highest level — to determine when the tide has turned. As with any disease, the numbers need to decline for at least a week to discern any real trend. As New York, California and other states begin [&he

COVID-19 , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Opinions , Sanitation , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 04/10/2020

In India, fight against corona is a fight for water, against inequality

In the country, 7 percent of the population are without even a basic water supply close to home. About 81 percent rural Indians don’t have a tap connection at home. Indians woke up very late to the threat of corona pandemic, in the first week of March. The first thing that people were advised to

Business , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Economy , Governance , Human Rights , Labour , Sustainable Development / 04/09/2020

Half a billion people could be pushed into poverty by coronavirus

Oxfam’s new report ‘Dignity Not Destitution’ presents fresh analysis which suggests between six and eight percent of the global population could be forced into poverty as governments shut down entire economies to manage the spread of the virus. The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemi

Business , COVID-19 , Disasters , Food , Health , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 04/01/2020

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 and urges measures to mitigate impacts of COVID-19 on food trade and markets Millions of people around the world depend on international trade for th

Biodiversity , Climate , COVID-19 , Economy , Environment , Featured , Governance , Health , Launches & Events , Refugees , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 03/28/2020

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 and the global ocean was supposed to address the fortunes of a living world in critical condition. But the coronavir

Biodiversity , COVID-19 , Disasters , Environment , Food , Governance , Health , Opinions , Sustainable Development / 03/20/2020

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 of inequalities of wealth. The phrase of the moment is brief, only two words long — “social distancing”. It is the buzz around the planet thanks to

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