Putting up barriers to trade is not the answer to domestic economic woes and only increases the risk of conflict between nations, writes Børge Brende.

Børge Brende 18 Feb 2019

Global Risks

It's down to cities to limit global warming to 1.5°C by 2030

Cities account for 70% of global emissions – they must start to learn from each other if we are to meet our climate goals.

Jennifer Lenhart 12 Feb 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

Are current levels of leveraged finance unsustainable?

Just as before the 2008 financial crisis leveraged finance is booming. What powers to central banks have to tackle the problem?

Dirk Schoenmaker · VoxEU 11 Feb 2019

Globalization 4.0

Our global system has spun out of control. Here's how to rebalance it

Our world depends on a complex set of interdependent subsystems. They are out of balance, creating an explosive mix of threats to our future. But we can establish a new era of prosperity ...

Klaus Schwab 05 Feb 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

5 maps that reveal the world’s remaining wildernesses

A new map illustrates the planet's shrinking wild areas, made by combining data on population density, night-time lights and types of vegetation. But four more localized maps give a clear...

Steve Carver and Lex Comber · The Conversation 04 Feb 2019

Digital Economy and Society

António Guterres: Read the UN Secretary-General’s Davos speech in full

The Secretary-General covered topics from the environment and climate change to closing the gender gap and how to manage global technological challenges.

Antonio Guterres 24 Jan 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Anti-vaccine sentiment one of 10 biggest health threats, says WHO

From diabetes to Ebola outbreaks, our planet’s population is vulnerable to any number of serious health risks. Here are some of the main ones.

Johnny Wood 24 Jan 2019

Insurance and Asset Management

We must build resilience to face the future - but will we be fast enough?

In order to prepare for increasingly frequent climate-related extreme weather and natural disasters as we move towards a low-carbon economy, we must become more resilient. Here's how we s...

Christian Mumenthaler 23 Jan 2019

Africa

The Sahel is engulfed by violence. Climate change, food insecurity and extremists are largely to blame

From climate change to weak governance to poor infrastructure, a perfect storm of factors is threatening to unleash violence across the region.

Robert Muggah and José Luengo Cabrera 23 Jan 2019

Mental Health

How Zimbabwe's grandmothers are turning the tide on mental health

When the African country couldn't afford a clinical diagnosis network for mental health, 400 grandmothers and a system of 'Friendship Benches' came in.

Dixon Chibanda 23 Jan 2019

Global Governance

What we need is more (and better) multilateralism, not less

Disatisfaction with globalization is leading many nations to retreat into self-interest – but it is dangerous to deny our world is interconnected.

Angel Gurría 23 Jan 2019

Global Risks

Poverty data never tells the whole story

Focusing on improving simple poverty metrics is no substitute for an economic strategy that tries to create wider prosperity.

Clayton Christensen, Efosa Ojomo, and Karen Dillon 22 Jan 2019

Humanitarian Action

5 things for humanitarians to watch out for in 2019

A cloudy economic forecast, the continued march of tech and the resurgence of empathy should all be on the altruist's radar this year.

Caroline Kende-Robb 21 Jan 2019

Global Risks

How can businesses thrive in today’s fast-changing world?

We are living in a time of unprecedented change, both technologically and politically. Businesses must adapt to navigate this new context safely - but there is no one-size-fits-all approach.

Mario Greco 21 Jan 2019

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