Droughts are intensifying around the world due to climate change. The UN says solutions such as land restoration must be stepped up to combat the crisis.
Stefan Ellerbeck
August 12, 2022
Climate change impacts on healthcare have created a crisis through extreme heat and damage to healthcare provision, including facilities and supply chains.
Kavitha Hariharan, Adrienne Cernigoi, Claudio Saffioti and Cheryl Cosslett
August 12, 2022
As the COVID threat decreases, society needs to balance protecting the vulnerable and imposing intrusive restrictions that can negatively affect others.
Simon Kolstoe
August 12, 2022
New research has found that many diseases can be exacerbated by climate change. The main causes are atmospheric warming, heavy precipitation and flooding.
Tristan McKenzie, Camilo Mora and Hannah von Hammerstein
August 12, 2022
Living seawalls – a form of eco-engineering – are 3D-printed structures that help restore local ecosystems and protect coastal areas from rising seawater.
Leah Garden
August 12, 2022
A vision of humanity-centred design calls for sweeping changes to create technologies that are good for individuals and the world.
Tim Gorichanaz
August 12, 2022
People in lower-wage jobs get bigger salary increases when they switch employer rather than by making an internal move, according to MIT Sloan research.
Meredith Somers
August 12, 2022
Decarbonizing heavy industry will require collaboration on an unprecedented scale, says a new World Economic Forum report on the net zero transition.
Cecilia Keating
August 12, 2022
We need to understand food supply chains as ecosystems dependent on people, natural resources and their interactions.
James Rogers
August 12, 2022
Four forces in the workplace – specialization, scarcity, rivalry and humanity – can help employers shape their future workforces, PwC says.
Victoria Masterson
August 12, 2022
From the Eurozone’s economic outlook to the state of the job market in OECD countries, here are 5 economic stories to read this week.
Chinmay Jadhav
August 12, 2022
Intergenerational justice is not a buzzword — it is a global imperative. On International Youth Day, the Forum's young leaders share how we can achieve it.
Wadia Ait Hamza and Natalie Pierce
August 12, 2022
To promote an entrepreneurial ecosystem and to build resilience, organizations must connect local, regional, and global entities, with each organization bringing its own, unique expertise.
Grégory Renand and Asheesh Advani
August 12, 2022
Latest economy news stories: US inflation slows; risk to trade as Europe's River Rhine dries up; German economy set to lose $265 billion in added value by 2030.
Joe Myers
August 11, 2022