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While life expectancy has been rising, the length of a healthy life has deteriorated, a new World Economic Forum and Accenture report finds. Diet is the most important driver of health and changing the way people consume food is the key to cultivating a sustainable and healthy food system. Here are four ways to help people make better food choices for better health outcomes.…

The United Nations releases an annual economic report and the climate crisis features heavily in this year's edition. The United Nations has issued its predictions for 2024, saying there will be increasing climate disasters, high food prices and more extreme weather. The flagship annual report looks at how the world's economies are likely to do this year. This year's…

In 2024, the UN will once again be at the heart of international efforts to tackle the world’s most urgent challenges, from bolstering the global economy, to supporting climate action and keeping the peace in conflict hotspots. Whilst we can’t predict what will be making the headlines, we do know that the UN will make full use of its unique convening power, to bring together leaders…

Climate change-induced droughts are being experienced by over half of the world's population. A study on droughts and their catastrophic effects, spanning from food security to energy, to migrations and women's life. The cry is global. About 4 billion people (out of 7.8 billion human beings) now experience severe water shortages for at least one month a year. More and more people …

In December, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, COP16, will bring together world leaders, business, NGOs and civil society. The conference will highlight how drought, desertification and land degradation threaten our ecosystems and economies. Here we showcase the economic case for corporate investment in land to protect supply chains. Land degradation — a crisis…

We are here in Riyadh as part of preparations for World Environment Day, which this year is being hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the 5th of June. The 2024 day is focusing on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience. As a nation facing degradation, desertification and drought, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is deeply invested in delivering solutions. The Kingdom…