Poverty News
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Demands grow for 'global justice' on climate damage at UN talksFunding to cover the losses poor nations are suffering from as a result of extreme weather and rising seas will be high on the agenda at the United Nations conference in Madrid. -
In Indonesia, a project meant to boost livelihoods has left locals behindHundreds of families have been evicted to make way for a planned economic hub. Experts also fear the development will fragment wildlife habitats.
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Poor women take the strain as climate change pushes men to leave homeThe burden on women is increasing as they are left to take care of their children and land, while men who leave cannot provide consistent support. -
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.
Poverty Opinion
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Young climate activists: This is why we strike again– After more than a year of grim scientific projections and growing activism, world leaders and the public alike are increasingly recognising the severity and urgency of the climate crisis. And yet nothing has been done. -
Chile's protests offer lessons on social inequality and climate action– As calls for climate action and social justice ring louder in Chile, Mathilde Bouyé of World Resources Institute outlines the opportunities in transport, energy and water that could help address both climate and social challenges. -
Why policies should account for how communities attach value to nature– The debate over torched rain forests in the Amazon this year tended to focus on commercial interests, on the one hand, and a purely aesthetic ideal of nature, on the other. But the values that different communities attach to, and derive from, natural systems are much richer than that, and must be considered when making policy decisions.
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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A social venture on the road to improve lives, reduce emissions with electric rickshaws– With a vision to end the drudgery of manual rickshaw pulling, social enterprise SMV Green is also helping restore clean air in one of India's most polluted cities through electric rickshaws.
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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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Can palm oil plantations be elephant-friendly?– From conflict to co-existence: Earthworm Foundation has come up with a solution to managing human-elephant conflict in palm oil plantations in Sabah.
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The Eco-Business 10th Anniversary Gala NightCelebrate Eco-Business' 10th Anniversary as we unveil the Eco-Business A-List. -
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