E-Mobility as a Case Study for Greener, More Resilient Economies
The global onset of COVID-19 has drastically affected all of us — through the fabric of our daily lives, and also through its reverberations in economic systems on local and global scales. Green, innovative, agile and scalable solutions are being
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
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
Equality in a post-pandemic era: gender, COVID-19, agriculture and climate change
Combined with climate change, pandemics threaten to slow down or reverse progress in gender equality, further threatening food, income, and nutrition security. COVID-19 is intensifying climate change impacts, adding extra pressure to food systems, livelihoods, and health. Women are especially affected by this added
“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
What I Wish the World Knew About Why Serbia Is Protesting
Or How Not to Manage the Pandemic Crisis Since abruptly lifting lockdown restrictions in early May, the Serbian government has held the election and has authorized an international tennis tournament as well as a football cup final with up to 25,000
Not All Evil Comes to Harm: Could the Pandemic Crisis Be an Opportunity for a Sustainable Reboot?
The Covid-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented health and economic crisis, holding at the same time profound lessons that can help us set a new global equilibrium if we make sustainability core to our planning for the reboot. It may appear
Elon Musk: ‘Coronavirus Panic Is Dumb’
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1236029449042198528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1236029449042198528&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2020%2F03%2F07%2Felon-musk-calls-coronavirus-panic-is-dumb%2F An ambitious serial entrepreneur, Elon Musk professes that his ventures revolve around his vision to "change the world and help humanity." Amidst a hotbed of American climate change denial, Musk has dedicated his life’s work to developing products that are on
TWO PANDEMIC NOVELS FOR CATHARSIS AND RELIEF
Book Reviews: The End of October by Lawrence Wright, published April 28, 2020, by Knopf (400 pages) ; The Cover Up by Oscar Sparrow, published September 19, 2019, by Gallo Romano Media (107 pages, free on coronavirus lockdown) These pandemic
A Pandemic like COVID-19: Locusts in East Africa
COVID-19 now joins the “Annual One Health Locust Pandemic”. Annual because it’s been happening (nearly) every year for thousands of years. One Health because it involves both humans and animals (in this case insects). The old testament of the Bible talks
How the Pandemic Is Pushing Religious Services Online
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has shut down churches, mosques, and synagogues worldwide, it hasn't shut down their religious services. These groups have flourished, spreading their message through new online channels. On March 12, 2020, the WHO announced the Coronavirus Outbreak a
Strategies to Adjust Your Life and Business in a Time of Crisis
How Using Transparency, Empathy and Planning Can Create Better Personal and Business Strategies During this Time of Crisis. You’ve probably been thinking to yourself, “So, now what?” Or perhaps you’ve been so busy over the last few weeks you’ve hardly had