Poverty News
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As climate threats drive migration, Indian women find opportunitiesMigration is bringing some families higher incomes - and improving life back home in the face of worsening climate pressures. -
Can agriculture be profitable and sustainable?While commercialisation of agriculture has led to an increase in profits in South Asia – a region marred by poverty and child malnutrition – short-term benefits may hide long-term risks.
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Crowdfunded solar panels aim to supercharge business in AfricaThe system gives small investors cash and communities solar panels to launch businesses, without the big up-front costs. -
World's largest rice gene bank secures funding to fight climate changeA key aim is developing varieties that are more resistant to high temperatures, as well as worsening droughts and floods.
Poverty Opinion
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When agricultural workers go hungry– The story of our food is much more than a combination of nutritional values, costs, and tastes; it is also a tale of globalization, poverty, and exploitation. If we consider how little has been done to protect the world’s agricultural workforce, what we eat should make us feel sick. -
The power of rural women to reduce global food insecurity and cut emissions– Bangladeshi smallholder and women’s leader, Santona, shares her story to mark International Day of Rural Women. -
What staying cool has to do with eradicating poverty in India– A hotter world will make it even more difficult for India's poorest to break out of the poverty cycle, writes RAND Corporation's Gulrez Shah Azhar. What are some solutions that can change this?
Videos
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How clean water transforms lives– Particularly for women, access to clean water creates education and economic opportunities.
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Seizing the economic prize of the SDGs– The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were created to end poverty, inequality, and environmental destruction and to chart a new path towards sustainability. For businesses, it comes with a promise of long-term profitability, too.
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Freedom from Fire– In a bid to prevent another haze crisis, Indonesian agribusiness firms have developed innovative ways to work with communities to stop burning land. Here's how the fire free village programme is tackling the issue, one village at a time.
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Ahead of International Day, UN and Smurfs team up to promote happiness and sustainable development
Policy & Finance
Ahead of International Day, UN and Smurfs team up to promote happiness and sustainable development
– On International Happiness Day, meet three young people who are helping to make the world more peaceful, equitable, healthy, and happy -- and how they were honoured by the United Nations with help from their little "blue" friends.
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