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Franck Maille, 52, from campaign group APF France handicap, who has been in a wheelchair for most of his life due to a neuromuscular disease, takes the elevator to access the Madeleine metro station in Paris, France, in a blog about making cities accessbile REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

Want a future-ready city? Make it accessible

Cities across the world should invest holistically to meet today's changing mobility needs and create urban landscapes more accessible and sustainable.

Susan Pinkwater, William Chernicoff, Karen Tamley and Eileen Iannone

May 31, 2024

Apples fallen to the ground: Food waste accounts for around 30-40% of food produced in the United States, according to official statistics.

Food and Water

Food waste is a huge problem. Here's how new innovations can help prevent it

Reducing food waste can significantly cut the food sector’s carbon footprint; innovations in food preservation, like advanced drying, can help

Arlin Wasserman

May 31, 2024

Social innovators and their enterprises create 200 million jobs in the global economy.

Social Innovation

This is how we empower the next generation of social innovators

Social innovators and the social economy employ over 200 million people worldwide. With the right approach, we could see far more social innovators emerge.

Adam Gavin

May 31, 2024

Group of local people all coming together to clean up their local beach. While climate anxiety is undoubtedly on the rise, we are also in the process of identifying how to address it it — and the answer, it seems, is community.

Climate Action

Climate anxiety is on the rise — here's what we do about it

Climate anxiety is on the rise globally, compounding with the mental health crisis among our youth. Luckily, we're starting to understand how we can help.

Britt Wray and Kyle McKinley

May 31, 2024

An aerial view of Maldives capital Male. Small Island Developing States, united around a shared need to combat climate change, are poised to become leaders in digital transformation for climate resilience

Economic Growth

Small Island Developing States can lead in digital transformation for climate resilience. Here's how

Thanks to their diversity combined with a wider shared climate vulnerability, the Small Island-Developing States can be leaders in digital transformation.

Keyzom Ngodup Massally and Laura Hildrebrandt

May 31, 2024

Global Risks

7 facts about bridging the cervical cancer health gap

Hundreds of thousands of women die each year from cervical cancer, particularly in lower-income countries. But it’s a preventable disease – here’s what you need to know.

Kate Whiting

May 31, 2024

Financial and Monetary Systems

Chief economists on the global economy, and other economics stories to read

Top economy stories: Chief economists on the global economy; Capital to emerging markets set to jump in 2024; IMF updates forecast for China's growth.

Joe Myers

May 31, 2024

A man dives into turquoise green water in American Samoa: Ambitious large-scale energy projects are afoot in Pacific small island states.

Energy Transition

The small island states making big strides towards 100% renewable energy

Pacific small island states, contributing only 0.03% of global emissions, are leading with ambitious renewable energy projects and net-zero goals by 2050.

Michelle DeFreese

May 31, 2024

People take shelter inside a metro station during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attacks on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 21, 2024. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

Wellbeing and Mental Health

Olena Zelenska: War is harming global mental health — even for people living in safety

War is heavily impacting mental health — even for people living in safety. But Ukraine provides a case study in how to manage it, writes Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska.

Olena Zelenska

May 31, 2024

A white electric bike on green grass: Could mobility subsidizing help us achieve climate targets?

Climate Action

Is public mobility the next public transport revolution?

Norway's electric car success could actually pose challenges; lessons could be taken from public mobility authorities on reducing car reliance.

Lars Christian Grødem-Olsen and Nils Fearnley

May 30, 2024

Woman looks intently at smartphone: There is a rising trend of use of smartphone technology and anxiety and other disorders.

Emerging Technologies

Is technology creating an anxious generation?

Technological advances are reshaping childhood, posing new challenges; rising mental health issues among youth show the need for balanced, child-friendly technology.

Jessica Wanger

May 30, 2024

Social networking concept; AI content; deepfakes, synthetic content

Emerging Technologies

In a world of deepfakes, we must build a case for trustworthy synthetic AI content

The rise of AI has fuelled the use of deepfake content, including artificial video, audio and images. But such synthetic content can bring benefits.

Beena Ammanath

May 30, 2024

Selective focus of smiling disabled businessman looking at camera while colleagues discussing work: Managers need the skills to effectively deal with employee mental health and well-being.

Wellbeing and Mental Health

Improving workplace productivity requires a holistic approach to employee health and well-being

Fostering a supportive work culture and holistic mental health initiatives can enhance employee health and well-being, productivity and performance.

Susan Garfield, Ruma Bhargava and Eric Kostegan

May 30, 2024

Matrincha (Brycon sp.) swim in the flooded forest of the Rio Negro tributary, Amazon, Brazil.

Nature and Biodiversity

Court says rich countries must cut emissions faster than developing nations, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week

Other #climate news this week: 81% drop in migrating freshwater fish; Half of all mangroves at risk; Cement from demolished concrete buildings can be sustainably recycled.

Michael Purton

May 30, 2024

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