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Surviving India’s drought: ‘People have stopped expecting a decent life’In Maharashtra – the epicentre of the drought gripping the country – farmers abandon dying crops and people struggle to find enough water to survive. -
Africa needs cash, science for new model of green developmentThe region has huge potential to avoid mistakes made by fossil-fuel-heavy development in other places—but it will take support.
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Staying safe from climate risks makes financial sense, says new commissionThe economics of climate action is clear, and this requires the world to urgently fight climate change by investing to prepare for its accelerating impacts, experts say. -
How will you respond to the IPCC's urgent climate warning?In just 12 years, the world is set to blow its carbon budget for keeping global warming in check, a new IPCC report warned last week. How will you respond to what science is telling us?
Insurance Opinion
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Bots on the ground: How tech can help us beat hunger– In an age of receding multilateralism, the private sector and tech community must help ensure the 2030 Development Agenda stays on track, says the World Food Programme's Enrica Porcari. -
What does it mean to live with climate change?– Extreme weather patterns and natural disasters this summer point to a future of worse weather driven by climate change. How can billions of at-risk people and businesses adapt and remain resilient? -
Why I don’t believe in the SDGs (and how impact investing is changing my mind)– The current funding levels for the SDGs don’t come close to what’s needed—impact investing may be the key to closing the gap.
Videos
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Indonesian youth wins first Prince of Wales Young Sustainability Entrepreneur Prize– 24-year-old Indonesian doctor Gamal Albinsaid's Garbage Clinical Insurance is helping Indonesians get their medical health cover through selling household waste. Watch his story here.
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