Jan 25, 2018 | Climate & Planet Stewardship, Health & Human Security
Drought-hit Cape Town, South Africa, prepares to turn off the water taps as soon as April, while cities around the world confront water risks of many kinds.according to a report by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), two thirds of the globes cities are seeking...
Jan 12, 2018 | Cities, Health & Human Security, Health & Wellbeing, Peace & Conflict
The number of people displaced from their homes has reached a grim milestone. In their Global Trends 2015 report, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, counted 65.3 million people forcibly displaced worldwide. The Syrian conflict has become the largest displacement...
Jan 6, 2018 | Climate, Climate & Planet Stewardship, Environment & Sustainability
Hurricanes, and wildfires are more frequent, more devastating, or both. In 2017, high-category hurricanes battered the US and wind-whipped fires scorched the West. Deviating from normal tracks, hurricanes even traversed the North Atlantic to create disaster conditions...
Jan 5, 2018 | At Work, Blog, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
Last September, experts from 21 countries with experience in soil, water and land management and agriculture met to work on solutions for the scaling up of organic and regenerative agriculture, land management and livestock grazing. The solutions will address global...
Dec 28, 2017 | Blockchain Governance, Blog, Climate & Planet Stewardship
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is exploring blockchain technology to combat illegal fishing and slave labor in the tuna fishing industry. The technology is currently being piloted in Fiji. Eco-conscious diners may ask restaurants whether their fish comes from a...