byJohanna Pauls 2.2 billion people in the world have only irregular access to clean water, including in Europe. While the EU is only hesitantly introducing improvements to…… Read more “Water as a human right – How Slovenia protects its drinking water”

Jocelyn Hutton, University of Oxford; Carolyn Hoyle, University of Oxford, and Lucy Harry, University of Oxford Qatari authorities are ignoring international law by failing to inform embassies…… Read more “Qatar’s death row and the invisible migrant workforce deemed unworthy of due process”

Palm oil supply chains would be a lot simpler if producer country standards were more widely recognised, writes Robert Hii Unloading palm oil fruit bunches in a…… Read more “Opinion: Malaysia’s sustainability standard can clean up murky supply chains”

Ingo Geiger China bans cryptocurrencies. The Central African Republic is making Bitcoins a legal tender. Meanwhile, the EU failed to require the crypto industry to be more…… Read more “Ban or regulate: The world searches for a way to deal with cryptocurrencies”

Integrating human rights into renewable projects will make the energy transition fairer and faster Ngong Hills wind farm, outside Nairobi. Some wind projects in Kenya have been…… Read more “Kenya’s energy transition risks being derailed by human rights failures”

Francois Balloux, UCL China is the only major country which, until now, has continued to enforce a zero-COVID strategy. Other countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Singapore,…… Read more “China could face a catastrophic COVID surge as it lifts restrictions – here’s how it might play out”

Doing what is “right” on a wide range of issues has reinforced the momentum in U.S. efforts to counter Beijing. By Robert Sutter November 30, 2022 Credit: Facebook/The White…… Read more “US China Policy Is About More Than China”

ELENA NOVAK “Many people recognize nonprofit work as a way to make a difference, or to work with a team of people whose values align with their…… Read more “Nonprofits Need to Practice What They Preach”

Schools are federally mandated to provide extra support to students experiencing homelessness, but many students—particularly those of color—continue to fall through the cracks in California. BY CLAUDIA BOYD-BARRETT Yenni…… Read more “How California Can Better Serve Homeless Students”

Extreme flooding in Pakistan in 2022 affected 33 million people. Akram Shahid/AFP via Getty Images Bethany Tietjen, Tufts University You may be hearing the phrase “loss and…… Read more “Loss and damage: Who is responsible when climate change harms the world’s poorest countries?”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese President Xi Jinping participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok on Nov. 18, 2022, three days after their…… Read more “5 ways for Canada to tackle Chinese interference after the Trudeau-Xi showdown”

Organizers formed a long-distance partnership to bring composting to their community. Jena BrookerX October 12, 2022 Published in: Yes! Magazine •Next City •The New Humanitarian •Planet Detroit •Bridge Detroit On a…… Read more “Composting in Detroit Gets a Boost From the Philippines”