Staying home means starving to death for millions displaced in Yemen

Coronavirus is spreading in war-torn Yemen and millions face the choice of heading out and risking infection or staying home and going hungry

Pacific islands urged to retune post-pandemic for new economic age

Pacific islands have had relatively few COVID-19 infections but migrant workers have been forced to return home


This gay climber planned to scale Mont Blanc to raise LGBT+ visibility. Instead, he is in lockdown

Though his dreams may be on hold for now, Kyrgyz climber Dastan Kasmamytov still hopes to plant a rainbow flag on nine of the world's highest peaks - the 'Seven Summits'


Future shock: COVID-19 failures show need to prep for climate threats

Climate change will bring a 'more intense form' of the problems seen with coronavirus - and now is the time to prepare, security officials say


'I had no choice': Sex for rent rises with coronavirus poverty

As coronavirus sees job cuts and a looming housing crisis, more landlords are asking tenants for sex instead of rent


Ice age: Off-grid ways to turn down rising heat for the poor

From solar-powered ice-makers to fridges, entrepreneurs and scientists are developing cheap, low-carbon cooling technologies suitable for developing countries


'Digital twins' can help create healthier cities after coronavirus

Three-dimensional replicas of cities can simulate effects of climate change and public health crises to better predict them


Opinion

OPINION: To avert a COVID-triggered famine, our global food systems need to change

Only international co-operation to strengthen food security can save hundreds of millions from starvation as a result of the pandemic


OPINION: Post-pandemic cities – how can we use the lessons of lockdown? 

Coronavirus may propel sustainable investments and more resilient cities


OPINION: Powering India's health centres with renewables can build rural resilience

Coronavirus has exposed the weaknesses of public services in India but off-grid renewable energy is a key way to improve healthcare



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