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Climate Change – Human nature can combat climate change, says Belgium’s Prime Minister (Alexander De Croo, WEF)

COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp relief the EU's ambitious aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. We can learn lessons from the...

India – COVID-19 is creating a hunger catastrophe in India – here’s an opportunity to break the cycle (Ruma Bhargava, Megha Bhargava, WEF)

COVID-19 has exacerbated hunger and poverty worldwide, especially in India. The crisis highlights the importance of putting relief directly into the hands of...

Post Pandemic Growth – IMF: Post-pandemic growth relies on these two things (Lone Engbo Christiansen, Ashique Habib, Margaux MacDonald, Davide Malacrino, WEF)

Higher productivity is one of the key ingredients to higher economic growth and incomes, write four IMF experts. There are two key channels...

Sustainable Cities and Communities/Fourth Industrial Revolution/Pandemic – Small local innovators are highly effective at tackling big global threats. Here’s why (Flora Rosenow, Katerina Hoskova,...

Gender equality and the fight against climate breakdown have been set back by the pandemic. Income stagnation and inequalities are compromising our global...

Circular Economy – How digital authentication could drive a resale revolution for fashion (Jason Berns, Robert Brinckman, Ian Cronin, Niall Murphy, WEF)

Secondhand retail is growing rapidly as consumers and manufacturers strive to reduce waste, support a circular economy and ESG goals, and reduce costs...

Global Health/Ageing – Bye, bye, baby? Birthrates are declining globally – here’s why it matters (Darrell Bricker, WEF)

Birthrates are falling globally. In many countries, COVID-19 has suppressed population growth by causing a decline in births, migration and life expectancy. Even...

TechInnovation – 3 ways to unlock the world-changing power of start-ups (Saemoon Yoon, Susan Nesbitt, WEF)

• The World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneer community aims help start-ups unlock their potential. • Start-ups benefits from greater geographical, gender and racial diversity. • Existing...

Ethiopia – Ethiopia, human rights, and the internet (Witney Schneidman, Brookings)

No African issue has absorbed as much time in the early months of the Biden administration as has the ongoing—and avoidable—tragedy in Ethiopia’s Tigray...

USA – A fresh look at the public’s role in shaping agency rules (Martin Totaro and Connor Raso, Brookings)

When a government agency adopts a new regulation, it is rarely able to address all future contingencies. When new issues arise, the agency often...

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