Climate Risks
After Helene, neighbours stepped up where FEMA fell short
Here's how communities in Tennessee and North Carolina picked up the pieces after Hurricane Helene
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Governments are failing environmental defenders. COP30 must act
COP30 in Belém, Brazil, must boost action on the Escazú Agreement to protect nature’s last line of defence
Brazil promotes biofuels at COP30, but how clean are they?
Countries are betting big on biofuels, but critics say it could deepen food insecurity and fuel new climate risks
Indigenous women leaders at COP30: Listen to us as equals
Major activists from Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, Chad and Indonesia demand a larger role at U.N. summit in Belém, Brazil
Made in Nigeria: Inside Africa's push to be solar superpower
As African nations attend COP30, Nigeria positions itself as a key player in the global energy transition
Six ways to reach people shut out from formal financial systems
Harnessing AI and building trust; these are two of six solutions we found to connect excluded groups to the digital economy
Experts warn funding cuts risk setbacks in reproductive health
Experts call for sustainable financing to make up for funding shortfall for family planning and sexual and reproductive health
Southeast Asia’s billion-dollar scam industry now threatens children. Where is the response?
New research shows scam compounds may be fuelling the global explosion of sextortion - including of children. Now it's time to act
How an internet blackout affected Tanzania's election
A nationwide internet outage during last week's vote fits a pattern of electoral interference and may fuel abuses, activists say
Q&A: Act now to shield children from AI, says French envoy
Tech expert says AI could deepen the ills of social media, citing its potential effect on 'self-image, self-esteem, suicide'
