Healthcare News
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Silver lining in the health crisis? Less food wasteCampaigners against food waste say the pandemic has made some consumers in rich countries look at how much food they bin. -
Twin 'crises' of climate and Covid hammering millions, Red Cross saysAs the pandemic coincides with weather disasters, people are more vulnerable to both threats—and it's harder for aid agencies to help them.
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How Philippine social enterprises battered by the lockdown are staying afloatNearly one in three businesses that support mostly small farmers, women and micro-entrepreneurs in the Philippines saw zero revenue at the height of the pandemic. Here’s how they’re fighting back. -
Indian street vendors 'shattered' as coronavirus wrecks tradeConcerns over the spread of Covid-19 are keeping many customers away from India's ubiquitous vendors, decimating their incomes.
Healthcare Opinion
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Not enough climate action in stimulus plans– While the amount of climate-friendly stimulus spending leaves much to be desired, some countries are making strides toward greening their economic recovery. How can countries expand their green recovery efforts? -
Pandemic policy must be climate policy– Lockdowns cannot lead to healthy, equitable decarbonisation, but can spur changes that will. -
Refugees are essential to the Covid-19 response– To build a better world, every action counts. When it comes to ending the Covid-19 pandemic, those actions must include a broad global commitment to ensuring that all people—including refugees—are protected.
Videos
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Manila’s informal settlers face relocation to give way to massive bay clean up– The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.
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What you need to know about sustainable cooling and climate change– What makes cooling such a hot topic when it comes to climate change? This year's #Innovate4Climate summit will look at the problem and potential of sustainable cooling.
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What would the world be like if there was water for all?– Worldwide, 100 million families are stuck in a cycle of poverty and disease because of the lack of access to clean water. What would it take to slake humanity's thirst for water in a sustainable way?
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Expansion of oil palm plantations into forests appears to be changing local diets in Indonesia
Food & Agriculture
Expansion of oil palm plantations into forests appears to be changing local diets in Indonesia
– With no forests, people lose access to wild food and are forced to purchase more unhealthy food, including packaged foods.
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