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Green infrastructure emerges as a new weapon against climate change
Renewable energy is strengthening Kenya’s climate resilience, but coastal communities warn that clean growth must not come at the expense of marine ecosystems
Clare Ochieng
May 304 min read
Warka Water, weaving water from the sky
From a visionary bamboo tower to a holistic off-grid ecosystem solving the rural water crisis
Till Heumann
May 296 min read
CIVICUS, the global struggle to defend civic space
The alliance tracks threats to public participation and shows why grassroots organising matters for democracy
Editorial Team SDG16
May 285 min read
She asked the state to protect her. She was sent home. She never came back
Gullan Bharo’s death exposes the urgent need for stronger protection, policing and justice for women at risk
Kiran Rana
May 273 min read
From the strait of Hormuz to the streets of Nairobi: How global conflict is reshaping east Africa’s economic stability
Middle East tensions are driving fuel prices higher across East Africa, exposing fragile economies and deepening unrest
Edwin Ochola
May 264 min read
Why startup ecosystems could define the future of the global south
The Nairobi Startup Summit 2026 reflects a growing shift toward startup collaboration, resilience, and inclusive growth in Africa
Edwin Ochola
May 254 min read
The world is changing. Journalism must change with it
Global Society News opens its platform to citizen voices, local realities and stories connected to the Sustainable Development Goals
Editorial
May 256 min read
Diplomacy over confrontation
Trump-Xi talks highlight the urgent need for diplomacy, cooperation and stronger institutions amid rising global tensions
Kiran Rana
May 242 min read
Crop diversification and forgotten seeds emerge as practical answers to fragile food systems
Agricultural biodiversity is gaining attention as hunger, malnutrition and climate stress expose the risks of uniform food systems
Editorial Team SDG2
May 236 min read
Nature finance boom raises questions over conservation, sovereignty and who benefits
Across Africa, ecosystem protection deals are expanding as scrutiny grows over transparency, control and local returns
Editorial Team SDG15
May 226 min read
Mangrove restoration and blue carbon projects are reshaping climate finance, coastal protection and local livelihoods
Mangroves sit at the centre of climate action, coastal resilience, community rights and disputes over green finance
Editorial Team SDG13
May 216 min read
Power of Women strengthens engagement through CSW70 and recent meetings in Germany
The organisation’s recent activity reflects a growing focus on leadership, cooperation and wider international engagement
Editorial Team SDG16
May 203 min read
Menstrual health, sustainability, and the power of grassroots action
A Global Society News conversation with Dr. Aruna Varsani on menstrual dignity and sustainable solutions
Edwin Ochola
May 198 min read
See Positive Change and Trees & Seas Film Festival: film as a catalyst for environmental action
Plastic Oceans is shifting environmental storytelling from awareness to coordination, local action and systemic change
Editorial Team SDG17
May 188 min read
The creator economy
Africa’s creator economy is opening new paths to decent work, while exposing gaps in income stability and support.
Richard Nutakor
May 173 min read
Tackling the ocean plastic crisis through innovation and community action
How Pakistan can combine technology, citizen participation and nature-based solutions to protect its coastline.
Editorial Team SDG9
May 162 min read
How climate tech and advanced manufacturing are changing who gets to innovate
New tools are shortening the path from laboratory idea to market, but access remains uneven
Editorial Team SDG9
May 156 min read
Voices of the High Seas for Colombia: youth, ocean governance, and the right to shape our blue future
A youth-led campaign calls on Colombia to protect the high seas and include young voices in ocean governance
Gabriela Casuso
May 143 min read
Accra under heat: rising temperatures trigger wider climate concern
Rising temperatures in Accra expose Ghana’s growing heat crisis, with health, economic and climate risks intensifying.
Richard Nutakor
May 134 min read
Heinrich Böll Foundation and the politics of ecology, democracy and power
A German policy foundation links climate, democracy and resource governance in a fractured global debate
Editorial Team SDG12
May 126 min read
IDF Europe and the quiet logistics of diabetes care in crisis
How a European diabetes network helps protect access to insulin, supplies and care during emergencies
Editorial Team SDG3
May 116 min read
The World Food Programme at the centre of a growing hunger hotspot crisis
The UN agency’s food crisis assessments have become an essential warning system as acute food insecurity deepens
Editorial Team SDG2
May 106 min read
Wadhwani Foundation push to turn research into public value
A non-profit is backing innovation hubs that aim to move Indian research from laboratories into usable technologies
Editorial Team SDG8
May 96 min read
Critical minerals are reshaping the clean energy transition and global power
Rising demand for transition minerals is exposing new tensions over mining, sovereignty and fairer economic returns
Editorial Team SDG12
May 76 min read
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