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Health technology reaches patients through more than product design
PATH links development with procurement and delivery as local use shapes the meaning of innovation
Editorial Team SDG3
2d4 min read
Rainforest cash transfers put community decision making in view
Cool Earth combines direct support and forest monitoring while income and conservation results remain separate questions
Editorial Team SDG13
4d4 min read
Displaced households face a longer route from emergency aid to income
Danish Refugee Council economic recovery programmes link immediate support with livelihoods and market access
Editorial Team SDG8
6d4 min read
Camara Education’s offline AI expansion brings new questions about classroom impact
Camara reports ministerial backing, a Kenyan pilot project and a UNICEF partnership to expand digital learning in Ethiopia
Editorial Team SDG4
Nov 55 min read
Livestock manure management between useful resources and pollution
Biogas and recovered fertilisers can capture value from pig and cattle waste, but nutrient surpluses remain a limiting factor
Editorial Team SDG6
Nov 35 min read
Fish farming expands food supplies while exposing environmental tradeoffs
Benefits and risks vary across species and farming systems as aquaculture grows alongside capture fisheries
Editorial Team SDG14
Nov 15 min read
Maternal mortality remains a test of whether health systems reach women
Gaps in skilled attendance, emergency treatment and rural access expose the distance between medical knowledge and care
Editorial Team SDG3
Oct 294 min read
In-work poverty exposes the gap between employment and family security
Housing, childcare and household bills reveal why earning a wage does not always provide a stable life
Editorial Team SDG1
Oct 284 min read
Young adult loneliness extends beyond the screen
Evidence on digital habits, work and housing broadens understanding of loneliness among young adults
Editorial Team SDG3
Oct 254 min read
Hamburg begins inclusive environmental education project
SDW Hamburg plans adapted nature activities and a mobile learning programme for people with and without disabilities
Editorial Team SDG4
Oct 234 min read
Obesity and hunger within the same communities
Food insecurity can mean unreliable access to nutritious food, even where calories are plentiful and obesity is rising
Editorial Team SDG2
Oct 214 min read
Antibiotic resistance exposes gaps across healthcare, farming and drug production
Diagnostics, sanitation and new payment models reveal why developing antibiotics is only one part of the response
Editorial Team SDG3
Oct 204 min read
The Green Belt Movement: how planting trees became a movement for democracy
Wangari Maathai’s Kenyan initiative linked women’s livelihoods and environmental protection with land rights and civic participation
Editorial Team SDG16
Oct 194 min read
United Religions Initiative builds interfaith cooperation through local groups
URI links communities through local groups whose shared principles describe commitments rather than measured peacebuilding outcomes
Editorial Team SDG16
Oct 184 min read
The CERN decision that set the Web free
In 1993, CERN made its Web software freely reusable; Berners-Lee later warned about the power held by dominant platforms
Editorial Team SDG9
Oct 174 min read
When rain falls on concrete: Naples and Italy’s vanishing urban soil
Italy’s latest land take figures and Naples’ climate plan show why the city needs more room for rainwater and greenery
Valeria Russo
Oct 165 min read
Healthy diets remain beyond reach for billions
Full food shelves conceal a deeper divide between affordable calories and the varied foods needed for a healthy diet
Editorial Team SDG3
Oct 155 min read
School meals link hunger relief to learning and local economies
Evidence on attendance, family budgets and farm procurement tests the case for school feeding as a long-term investment
Editorial Team SDG4
Oct 145 min read
Copper and the physical limits of the electrification boom
Copper demand links the energy transition to mines, water, communities and the infrastructure behind everyday electricity
Editorial Team SDG9
Oct 135 min read
Ageing populations expose barriers to independent city living
Transport, housing and digital access shape how older people navigate cities and maintain everyday independence
Editorial Team SDG11
Oct 114 min read
Access Now documents internet shutdowns as civil society faces digital threats
Emergency support and shutdown research connect digital rights with access to information and public participation
Editorial Team SDG16
Oct 94 min read
Legal aid exposes the gap between having rights and enforcing them
Lawyers, community paralegals and legal information can change how people protect their homes, incomes and safety
Editorial Team SDG16
Oct 85 min read
Protecting civilian infrastructure during war and the cost of service collapse
Damage to hospitals, schools, power and water networks links immediate civilian harm to the prospects for recovery
Editorial Team SDG16
Oct 75 min read
The global sand crisis hidden inside modern construction
Demand for concrete, roads, glass and reclaimed land is putting rivers, coastlines and communities under pressure
Editorial Team SDG12
Oct 45 min read
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