COVID and the Armed Forces: No Clear Cut Rules
The pandemic currently spreading across the globe is not slowing but accelerating. COVID-19 has become a factor for national and global security with few equals in modern history. If morbidity and mortality rates continue to rise along the present trajectory,
COVID, Climate Crisis and Conflict Create 150 Million ‘New Poor’
The Impact of COVID-19 on Global Extreme Poverty: 150 Million 'New Poor' in One Year COVID-19 is converging with climate change and armed conflict to cause global extreme poverty to rise for the first time in decades, with the World Bank
In 2021 We Must Focus on How We Travel, Not Where
B Corp Intrepid Travel Sees 5 Factors Redefining the New Era of Travel. This year has made us all think deeply about what really matters most to us and what we want our future to look like. Regardless of where we are
Keeping Farmers Safe and Business Running: One Coop’s Pandemic Response
When Donald Delgado took the helm of UNICAFEC last November, the coffee cooperative was at a crossroads. Since its founding in 2001, the cooperative had been led by one man, Alfredo Alarcón, and his sudden death left a hole in
Why Antimicrobials Matter in the Fight Against Covid
In these pandemic times, many people may ask why we should bother with antimicrobials when we know what the problem is and that they do not treat COVID-19? The answer is that a person with COVID-19 is simply more difficult
Trump and Mail-in Voting: A Vendetta on the Truth
The U.S. presidential elections are looming and the Coronavirus pandemic has made in-person voting problematic. As a result, many states (both majority democrat and majority republican) have opted to increase their scope of mail-in voting. The mail-in voting system allows
Building a Better Future: How Gender Research Supports Rural Women During Times of Crisis
Gender research supports more equitable outcomes during and post-crisis, while helping to build more resilient systems. While scientists and climate activists have sounded the alarm for decades, calling attention to the impending impacts of climate change, it has proven to be
Future Trends — Extreme Poverty, Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Introducing another week of Future Trends on Oct. 14, 2020 – tracking current global news stories that provide insight into the future. This week: extreme poverty’s changing face, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict displaces thousands, EU invests in Balkans, and Japanese delivery robots. CONTINUING
Using the Ocean As a Tool for Global Economic Recovery
The ocean economy, which contributes upwards of $1.5 trillion in value added to the global economy, was particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a projected loss of $1.9 billion for international shipping carriers alone. Coastal communities were hardest hit,
How Forgiving Debt Could Help Save the Earth
The question of debt and sustainable development has already been tackled in the 1980s with the introduction of debt-for-nature swaps. Now these agreements are regaining popularity. Wildfires in the Amazon, bushfires in Australia, floods in Indonesia, record-low levels of the Arctic
At Least It Was a Debate
The vice presidential debate took place on Wednesday night at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Moderated by USA Today’s Susan Page, Senator Kamala Harris and current Vice President (VP) Mike Pence answered a series of questions that
An Achilles Heel: We Need Better Supply Chains in the COVID-19 Era
Getting the right pill or personal protective equipment (PPE) to the person who needs it the most, whether a health worker or a patient, depends on an unbroken chain of events and actions, each of which is greatly affected by political and policy decisions. During major