Hungry for change: Faulty food systems laid bare by COVID-19 and climate crisesThe pandemic has made it harder for farmers - already grappling with climate extremes - to sell their harvests, while rising poverty pushes more city residents to use food banks |
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New Year's resolution? Slim your carbon footprint by a tonne in 2021Climate campaign urges people to take action to reduce their emissions next year, using an online tool to track progress against Paris Agreement goals to curb global warming |
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Empty offices to co-living: Five ways cities tackled housing crises in 2020Legal help, land titles and innovative living solutions were some of the ways cities changed the way they handle housing |
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From floods and fires to locusts, 'climate breakdown' cost rich and poor in 2020Extreme weather claimed thousands of lives and caused losses worth tens of billions of dollars worldwide this year, says Christian Aid |
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As reservoirs run low, Mexico City seeks durable fix for water woesA lack of rain to fill reservoirs this year has compounded a leaky water network and over-use of groundwater, forcing authorities to look for solutions to urban water shortages |
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From child marriage to revenge porn: 10 set-backs for women in 2020From soaring domestic violence to a widening gender poverty gap, 2020 has been a year of reversal for women's rights |
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Saudi court jails women's rights activist, posing challenge for BidenWomen's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been held since 2018 following her arrest along with at least a dozen other women's rights activists |
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How COVID-19 may result in one million excess deaths from other diseases in AfricaThe pandemic has hit Africa's overburdened health services and left many unable to access treatment - raising fears of up to one million excess deaths from other illnesses |
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More Rohingya sent to Bangladesh island, with hopes for future, ducks, chickensThe United Nations has urged the government to ensure no refugee is coerced to move to low-lying Bhasan Char island |
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'The sea is all we know': Thai villagers fight industrial zoneThai fishing villagers in Baan Suan Kong are pushing for more environmentally-friendly solutions that do not hurt or uproot communities |
In 2021 will we realise how endangered our global water supply is?In 2020, climate change activism was very much in vogue - but water is not always a part of the conversation |
OPINION: Delays in critical finance for energy access push development goals further off trackEfforts to get electricity and clean cooking to the poorest people are being hampered as promised funding is not reaching the ground |
OPINION: Brands are weathering the pandemic. Garment workers are notDire plight of millions of garment workers is the product of poverty wages across the supply chains of global brands |
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