© UNDP/MINAM/PPD/Nuria Angeles : Residents of Thunco in Ácora, Peru, harvest their produce. First, it was floods that inundated fields and washed away crops. Then, it was drought which led the levels of lakes to plummet and the crops…
Sustainability Conference in Germany Urges Action Despite Conflicts
A major conference on sustainability and development opened in the northern Germany city of Hamburg on Monday, as participants warned that global environmental issues are being sidelined by conflicts. Around 1,600 people from some 110 countries are expected to attend…
‘Alarming’ Slowdown in Human Development – Could AI Provide Answers?
The progress of human development – as measured by people’s freedoms and well-being – has remained sluggish since the major shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. A UN study released on Tuesday finds that used in the right way, artificial intelligence…