This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Leer en espanol The world watched in July 2021 as extreme rainfall became floods that washed away centuries-old homes in Europe, triggered landslides in Asia and inundated subways in China.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Malnutrition is a global crisis. Poor nutrition has far-reaching implications. On an individual level, it causes people to be more susceptible to illnesses due to weakened immunities. From a wider…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a research and advocacy nonprofit, Food Tank knows just how intertwined food and agriculture systems change is with the climate crisis. A study from the European Union Joint Research…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving better begins with acknowledging that you are in the position to give because of the broken systems that philanthropy is built on. I am a white woman with privilege.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Twenty-five years ago, the World Conference on Women in Beijing adopted a Platform for Action that transformed national and international policies almost all over the world, recognizing that women’s rights…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious airborne disease that attacks the lungs of the person it infects. Statistically, more men contract TB around the world, but health experts in developing countries argue that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a world of climate change, the flood risk will be more intense and more frequent, presenting higher danger to ever more people in a greater number of countries. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2010, 193 countries stepped up to halt the global decline of biodiversity by 2020 as part of their commitment to the Convention on Biological Diversity. They agreed to take…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last week, at the pre-summit of the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) in Rome, 500 in-person and 20,000 virtual delegates gathered to outline a pathway toward healthier, more sustainable and equitable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In January 2003, Tropical Cyclone Delfina dropped heavy rains over Malawi and Mozambique, causing devastating flooding. The floods lasted 47 days, killing 23 people and displacing some 400,000. More than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Wellcome’s lived experience team hosted a series of webinars on how to make mental health more inclusive: from involving people with lived experience, to designing mental health interventions that stretch beyond…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Scientists have projected that millions of people in 65 nations globally, particularly those in Africa and South-East Asia, and the Pacific, could face increased malnutrition as climate change and overfishing take their…