We live in an increasingly complex world, characterised by interconnected and intractable wicked problems. There is a growing need to address these problems in a systemic way that zooms o...
As Kristalina Georgieva recently said, “[We are moving] from a world of relative predictability … to a world with more fragility – greater uncertainty, higher economic volatility, geopoli...
Multiple crises are deepening divisions and fragmenting the geopolitical landscape. Leaders must address people’s immediate, critical needs while also laying the groundwork for a more sus...
The world has transitioned from a period of relative predictability into an age of increased uncertainty and fragility. Climate change is driving natural disasters and extreme weather eve...
As the first developing nation to host the UN Climate Conference (COP) since Morocco in 2016 (COP22), Egypt is pushing the needs of developing nations to the top of the COP27 agenda, with...
Record-breaking prolonged heatwaves across North America and Europe captured the headlines this summer and brought attention to a new reality we may have to reckon with – one where many c...
The global economy has been having a rocky ride. There was the pandemic, there was the supply chain squeeze coming out of the pandemic, and then Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Many develop...
As opponents to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine seek to isolate Moscow, we ask an expert: what are sanctions, do they work, and how will the sanctions and Russia’s countermeasures change the...
Economic sanctions have been used as a tool of war for centuries. In 17th- and 18th-century Europe, economic sanctions were frequently implemented by countries at war. They included prohi...
A scientific research mission supported by UNESCO has discovered a pristine, 3km (1.8 mile) long reef of giant rose-shaped corals off the coast of Tahiti, in waters thought to be deep eno...
In the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario, industry emissions fall 2.3% annually to 6.9 Gt CO2 by 2030 – despite expected industrial production growth. Industrial energy consumption has ...
We often conflate ageing society narratives with a crisis scenario – an economy engulfed by a “grey tsunami”. The insolvency of social security and pension funds that may dry up before li...
The time is right to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in tackling critical energy challenges. The recent successes of renewable energy technologies and electric vehicles h...
The scientific understanding of the coronavirus is constantly evolving along with the virus itself. From when the virus was first discovered until today, the sequencing and sharing of the...
The bioeconomy covers all sectors and systems that rely on biological resources (animals, plants, microorganisms, and derived biomass, including organic waste) as well as their functions ...
