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Agriculture
Farai Shawn Matiashe

Useful insects

Innovative recyclers are turning larvae of black soldier flies into animal feed

COP25

Civil unrest: Costs and benefits

Losing the privilege of hosting COP25 on Chilean soil in 2019 was not all bad

Climate change
Waldo Soto Bruna

Why Chile can set an example in environmental protection

Chile lost the chance to host COP25 on its soil in 2019, but could shine at COP26

Agriculture
Till Below
Nkumbu Nalwimba

Crop insurance and weather forecasting are closely linked

Crop insurance and more accurate weather forecasts will help farmers to cope with climate change

UNDP
Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

After Covid-19 pandemic, "build forward better"

UNDP Administrator Steiner discusses progress on transition to prosperous low-carbon economies

SIDS
Kavydass Ramano
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Mauritian minister warns: “It is a matter of life and death”

Small island developing states are hardly responsible for climate change but most affected

Climate impacts
Saleemul Huq
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

To prevent death and destruction, accept climate science

Bangladeshi climate expert spells out expectations for next global summit on global warming

Sustainability
Michael Steffen

Environmentally enhanced Human Development Index

In response to dramatic risks, UNDP now considers environmental aspects in modified Human Development Index

Human rights
Ridwanul Hoque
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Refugee suffering in Bay of Bengal and Mediterranean

Following EU example, Bangladesh is banning refugees to a remote island

The economics of biodiversity
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Completely rethinking economics

The British Dasgupta Review considers nature an economic asset

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Why farms should opt for multiple benefit strategies
How GDP statistics are misleading
Growth, green growth or degrowth?

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Why men are needed in feminist activism
Overview culture special
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Uganda faces rising challenges in combating gender-based violence
Human rights for all

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

European democracies under attack from North America
What G7 should do in response to sovereign debt crises
Multilateral action on sovereign debt must speed up
Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

European democracies under attack from North America
What G7 should do in response to sovereign debt crises
Multilateral action on sovereign debt must speed up
Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development