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How health platforms can improve healthcare in the Global South
Health platforms can help increase access to medical knowledge addressing healthcare needs in Africa but local context must be factored into their design.
Dimitra Petrakaki, Petros Chamakiotis and Daniel Curto-Millet
March 28, 2023
Here's how you can make your own air-quality monitor to measure pollution
You can now make your own air-quality monitor to accurately measure pollution, using open-source instructions from MIT - and a 3D printer, reports Fast Company.
Kristin Toussaint
March 28, 2023
Can the plastics industry be 100% sustainable? This study thinks so
By recycling more plastics, the main raw material in their production would no longer be crude oil but shredded plastic waste. This would cut emissions.
Fabio Bergamin
March 28, 2023
Here are 8 ways the world can tackle water scarcity
There are many unconventional water resources the world is not making full use of to tackle water scarcity, such as the micro-scale capture of rainwater.
Manzoor Qadir and Vladimir Smakhtin
March 28, 2023
Right to repair: Here's how the EU is looking to make goods last longer and reduce waste
European consumers and businesses routinely throw away goods that could be repaired, creating waste – parts of which could be recovered and reused.
Reuters
March 28, 2023
Here's what the age of AI means for the world, according to Bill Gates
The tech business magnate and philanthropist believes AI is the most important development since the Internet. Here, he explains where it could matter most.
Bill Gates
March 28, 2023
What is systemic risk and how does it lead to a banking crisis?
US financial regulators have been struggling to contain a wave of global financial instability following the recent collapse of a regional American bank.
Spiros Bougheas
March 28, 2023
How Ramadan is going 'green' - and why sustainability is part of Islamic tradition
The communal breaking of fasts for Ramadan often entails lots of single-use plastics. But mosques are increasingly banning plastics, says a historian of Islam.
Noorzehra Zaidi
March 28, 2023
The outsize benefits of school health and nutrition programmes
School health and nutrition programmes are an investment in the future that will build sustainable, inclusive and peaceful societies, says a new report.
Douglas Broom
March 28, 2023
UN Water Conference: How 'aquapreneurs' are innovating to solve the water crisis
Sustainably managing and conserving water requires investment and innovation. Three 'aquapreneurs' explain how they're helping people access clean drinking water.
Laura Beltran and Kate Whiting
March 28, 2023
The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, explained
The EU is considering far-reaching legislation on AI.The proposed law would classify AI systems by risk and mandate various development and use requirements.
Spencer Feingold
March 28, 2023
Top environment news: UN warns of a looming global water crisis; World must act now to limit global temperature rise, says IPCC; and more.
Stefan Ellerbeck
March 28, 2023
In Africa’s free trade area, investment in pharmaceuticals means impact and profit
After COVID-19, African countries know all too well the importance of having domestic or regional pharmaceutical production capacity. The continent's new free trade area could help make that happen.
Landry Signé and Chido Munyati
March 28, 2023
Industry strategy: 5 inflexion points for 'chief strategy officers' to know about
Two hundred and fifty Chief Strategy Officers from 20 industries recently shared the emerging inflexion points that pose challenges to the future of business
Olivier Woeffray
March 27, 2023