How COVID-19 Hits Hard the Hospitality Industry and What Can Be Done
COVID-19 hit the hospitality industry hard and many governments around the world reacted with a variety of support measures. The United Kingdom’s one-month “Eat Out to Help Out” program stands out as a roaring success, with 84,700 restaurants that have
COVID-19 Heightens Need for CFS Framework for Action in Protracted Crises to Prevent Global Food Emergency
According to the 2020 Global Report on Food Crises, the number of people experiencing acute food insecurity reached a record high of 135 million in 2019, up from 108 million in 2016. And this trend is expected to increase dramatically
Solving our Food Crisis Requires a Fundamental Transformation of the System
Global food supply is at an all-time high, yet so is hunger. Why the contradiction? And how can we solve this challenge with policy? The world is far from being on track to achieve SDG2—zero hunger—by 2030. At present, 2 billion people face moderate
Justice Systems in Central Asia Struggle with and Adapt to Living with COVID-19
As if justice systems in Central Asia were not under enough strain, the COVID-19 pandemic, currently peaking throughout the region, is creating new and momentous challenges. Not just the crisis itself, but the legal and policy responses enacted by governments
How COVID-19 Threatens People Living in Poverty in India
Water touches everything and this pandemic is no exception. Safe water and improved sanitation at home are more than a convenience. They can save lives. There are significant ramifications on the health and survival of households particularly in impoverished communities
Future Trends: Cheap Money, Cryptocurrency Mining, Border Clashes
While Covid-19 delivers a painful economic downturn, these are the latest trends in global economics, politics, social dynamics, conflict and development. Economics Three biggest US banks set aside $28bn in downturn warning. The projected 11% unemployment rate for the end of the year, hits
The “Green Chance” for Brazil
We are living something we never imagined: we changed the way we work, get along, consume, and relate to each other. We know how we got into this but not how we will come out of it. What does the future hold? Nobody
Covid Healthcare Workers Crisis: Bad Now, Worse in Future
COVID-19 created a healthcare workers crisis now, but worse is yet to come. The pandemic has placed extraordinary and inordinate demands on healthcare professionals of every stripe, including doctors, nurses, public health specialists, laboratory technicians, pharmacists, technical and clerical assistants,
Medical Trials at the time of COVID-19: Informed Consent and ERBs
Much has changed since 2001 when John Le Carré, author of the best selling The Constant Gardener, attacked the medical trials system in use at the time, but much has not, with those harmed by medical trial missteps going far
Sustainability and Local Governments in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the fragile economic, social and environmental underpinnings of our world today. Although we have access to advanced scientific and technological resources, as well as strategies for disaster preparedness, and despite repeated specific warnings about
“Making It Work”: Female Entrepreneurs Surviving COVID-19
Whilst some enterprises are on the edge of closing during COVID-19, others have been able to adapt and manage. But what sets them apart? It all comes down to optimism. In the US and Britain, governments have opened programmes to provide
A Growing Alternative in a Global Crisis: Stakeholder Capitalism
Benefit Corporation IPO and Approvals Signal a Renewed Focus on Stakeholder Capitalism The COVID-19 pandemic has made for an economic roller coaster, as recent stock market rebounds are tempered by rising virus rates in the U.S. and hesitancy among many consumers