3. Good health and well-being
Many more people today are living healthier lives than in the past decade. Nevertheless, people are still suffering needlessly from preventable diseases, and too many are dying prematurely. Overcoming disease and ill health will require concerted and sustained efforts, focusing on population groups and regions that have been neglected.
Read our stories to learn more about SDG Goal 3: Good health and well-being
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Eco-Business' 10 most read stories of 2019Who’s leading and lagging in the renewables race in Southeast Asia, banks quitting coal, an op-ed on eco-colonialism—these were among the topics that resonated most with our readers this year. Here’s why. -
Amid 'air apocalypse', mask-clad Lahore looks for answersAs the Pakistani city of 10 million's air worsens, residents are fighting back against a health 'human rights crisis'.
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How food systems can tackle malnutrition while healing the planetOver 2.1 billion people are obese or overweight while another 821 million go hungry. Governments must regulate and educate, and the food industry must offer products that are good for human health and the climate. -
Eco anxiety and grief: It’s real, and there are ways to copeAnxiety, fear and a deep sense of loss felt over climate-related changes are on the rise. More research is needed, and vulnerable and marginalised groups should be a priority, experts say.
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Global unrest this year was spurred by anger at rising inequality—2020 is likely to be worsePolicy & Finance
Global unrest this year was spurred by anger at rising inequality—2020 is likely to be worse
– Global unrest might just escalate next year as the global economy slows down and governments fail to tackle the root causes of discontent that have swept societies into mass protests against inequality and climate inaction. -
Hotter days are a dangerous threat to pregnancy– Pregnant women have a higher risk of delivering early on unseasonably hot days, according to new research on the health-related threats of climate change. -
Solar and battery storage: A clean solution to a dirty problem– Revolution is possible in the next few years to develop products and business models that can replace privately operated back-up generators at scale.
Videos
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Meet the families working in Indonesia's palm oil industry– What has been the effect of this agribusiness company's dual-income policy on the households of its Indonesian workers?
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For Southeast Asia's migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
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For Southeast Asia's migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
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Dodging falling fruit and venomous snakes: A day in the life of an oil palm harvester– Palm oil frequently makes headlines, but the faceless workers harvesting the fruit of the oil palm less so. What are the challenges of the job and how can their rights be safeguarded?
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Secret cameras expose Singapore's recycling habits– Why is Singapore's domestic recycling rate so abysmal? Little cameras were hidden in the blue bins around the country to find out how people are recycling—or not.
Podcasts
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How can cold chain secure the future of food?– [The EB Podcast] In this first episode of the series Tomorrow's cities: Engineering the energy transition, we explore how cold chain can secure the future of food in the world's most populous continent.
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5 myths about palm oil– [The EB Podcast] Palm oil is blamed for many environmental and social ills, from deforestation to child labour. How true are these assertions?
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