In brief

Demographic change

Older people’s rights are human rights

Summer Special

Emancipation in Syria, both personal and political

Disaster preparedness

Boosting disaster preparedness in the Ganges Delta

Drought

Travelling far to keep herds alive

Food security

New global alliance

Supply chains

Multi-stakeholder initiative held back by industry lobbies

Global heating

Lake Tanganyika: levees needed

Relevant reading

American journalist sheds light on plutocrats’ anxieties

Social protection

Financing health systems for informal workers