Traffic crashes kill and injure millions worldwide every year and are a major drain on economic development. Improving road safety would produce huge payoffs, especially in lower-income countries.
Groundwater has the potential to support broad economic, humanitarian and social development in sub-Saharan Africa, as it has in other regions globally.
Climate jargon can feel overwhelming.
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Flooding constitutes a threat to Nigeria achieving the global sustainable development goals.
Reducing fossil use and increasing renewable energy worldwide are crucial to both sustainable development and fighting climate change.
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Energy and climate policies aren’t always headed in the same direction, but if they work together they can tackle two of the biggest challenges of our time.
Jakarta residents stroll down a central thoroughfare on the weekly car-free morning held each Sunday.
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The way we build our cities is adversely affecting our health, and, in particular, our hearts. Thinking of urban planners as health professionals could change that
Consulting with the communities that have suffered the most harm from past acts of mass violence is a key part of a successful reparations process.
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Kerry Whigham, Binghamton University, State University of New York
From Germany to Georgetown, the Global North has a lot to learn about reckoning successfully with past human rights wrongs.
Renewable energy has increased access to electricity in poor countries, but it generally hasn’t displaced fossil fuels.
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Carbon emissions from maritime shipping and port activities are on the rise. But city ports are finding ways to reduce their carbon footprints and reconnect with nearby cities.
Can cities emerging from lockdown find a healthier way to engage with tourism?
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When the pandemic put tourism on hold, many residents heaved a sigh of relief. Will hasty economic recovery plans scupper our chance for a rethink?
The ocean is the architect of all life on Earth. It provides nearly all the rain and snow that falls on land, and regulates the climate.
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The oceans play a key role in regulating life on Earth. We must shift our view of them from as something to use if we hope to develop them sustainably.
Death in Rio: security forces patrol the Jacarezinho favela the day after 25 people were killed in a drugs operation on May 6 2021.
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Attempts to wage war on drugs in developing countries which don’t take into account the needs of local people are doomed to fail. Here’s why.
April’s super full moon was known as the pink moon because it heralds the arrival of spring flowers.
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Sea level is still rising, and when that lunar cycle starts upward again, it will mean double trouble for places like Miami.
For more than 20 years, Canada has repeatedly missed its targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It is the only G7 country whose emissions have increased since 2010.
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Bill C-12 is a step in the right direction, but its not enough to meet Canada’s goal for a decarbonized economy.
Several large cities have set ambitious targets for increasing their tree canopy. The city of Montréal has adopted an action plan that aims to plant 185,000 trees by 2025.
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A new report from the GovLab and the French Development Agency (AFD) examines how development practitioners are experimenting with emerging forms of technology to advance development goals.
Professor of Global Change and Sustainability Research Institute and School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand