OurWorld 2.0

Artículos

• Pakistan’s Climate Catastrophe: Lessons for the World

  15 de septiembre, puesto en línea por Daniel Powell — New from UNU, SDEx 13, Climate Change
  To prevent global disasters such as the current unprecedented flooding in Pakistan, developed countries absolutely must act now to slow and halt climate change.

• First Person: Surviving a Deadly Hurricane in New York

  25 de agosto, puesto en línea por Daniel Powell — UNU Views, SDEx 9, SDEx 11, SDEx 13, Climate Change
  As extreme weather events grow in intensity and frequency, nowhere is guaranteed to be safe from danger, as New Yorkers discovered on 1 September 2021 when Hurricane Ida struck causing floods that led to some 29 deaths and shut down much of the subway (...)

• Can the Electric Vehicle Revolution Solve the Climate Crisis and Create Opportunities for Developing Countries?

  29 de julio, puesto en línea por Daniel Powell
  With EVs pegged as the future of transportation, there are still preconditions, risks, and strategic opportunities to be considered by countries endowed with the natural resources essential for EV manufacturing.

• Six Facts on Oceans, Life, and Livelihoods

  18 de julio, puesto en línea por Daniel Powell — New from UNU, Oceans, Satoumi, SDEx 1, SDEx 13, SDEx 14, UNU Water Network, Climate Change
  Covering more than 70% of the planet and producing at least 50% of earth’s oxygen, the ocean is of paramount importance in our daily choices about climate and consumption, and our efforts to protect natural resources.

• Indonesia’s Young People Are Taking on Big Tobacco

  8 de julio, puesto en línea por Daniel Powell — New from UNU, SDEx 11, SDEx 17, SDEx 3, UNU Views
  Indonesian youth are pushing against tobacco use in the only South-East Asian country that is not a signatory to the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.