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.
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Race for space to house vulnerable in coronavirus crisisFrom motels to railway stations, buildings are being rapidly repurposed to house the homeless during the coronavirus lockdown. -
Where do renewables stand in a Covid-stricken world?The coronavirus is putting nations' clean energy commitments to the test. In the face of unprecedented strain on healthcare and a looming recession, can governments ensure renewables keep the wind in their sails?
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Fossil fuel use not closely linked to longer life expectancy, study suggestsIncreased access to electricity in the home was much more closely associated with a longer life expectancy than fossil fuel use, new analysis found. -
Fast pandemic response could tackle climate crisisSocieties worldwide are changing overnight to meet the coronavirus threat. The climate crisis should match the rapid pandemic response.
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Covid-19 could affect cities for years. Here are 4 ways they’re coping now.– The Covid-19 pandemic lays bare two facets of our new reality: we are more interconnected than ever, and cities are at the front lines of this crisis and will be at the front lines of any similarly globalised crisis in the future. Cities are already in adaptation mode. -
Coronavirus has finally made us recognise the illegal wildlife trade is a public health issuePolicy & Finance
Coronavirus has finally made us recognise the illegal wildlife trade is a public health issue
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Society’s most vulnerable will be hit as Covid-19 cases rise in poorer economies– The economic impacts of Covid-19 have dramatic effects especially on the well-being of vulnerable families, like lost income that can translate to spikes in poverty, missed meals for children, and reduced access to healthcare.
Videos
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Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia's biggest healthy-eating chain
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Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia's biggest healthy-eating chain
– As Singapore-based salad bar chain SaladStop! marks its 10th anniversary, co-owner Katherine Desbaillets talks to Eco-Business about phasing out meat, food waste and single-use packaging, and dealing with customers who refuse to pay 10 cents for a plastic bag. -
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?
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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