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Agrifood systems are undergoing a transformation with the aim to provide safer, more affordable, and healthier diets for all, produced in a sustainable manner while delivering just and equitable livelihoods: a key to achieving the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, this transformation needs to be executed in the global context of major challenges facing the food and…

Drought is a global phenomenon, and it is getting worse. No region or country has been spared, and climate change is increasing the extent, frequency, intensity and duration of droughts in many parts of the world. Already, some countries previously thought to be resilient to drought have seen shrinking water reservoirs affect hydropower generation, agricultural irrigation, drinking water…

Bonn is an international city at heart – a veritable melting pot that is home to numerous foreign companies, global institutions and a rising number of local businesses with an international character. So in many cases, it’s for professional reasons that new arrivals from near and far settle here in the Federal City, as Bonn isalso known. Starting a new job abroad is a small…

Interconnected Disaster Risks is a new science-based report for the general public from United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security. It was first published in 2021, and is set to become an annual report. The idea for the report was developed based on the recognition that disasters are occurring at an ever faster rate and, despite progress being made in…

At its Helsinki Ministerial session in 2019 the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers adopted the decision “A shared responsibility for democratic security in Europe: the need to strengthen the protection and promotion of civil society space in Europe.” In response to this decision, the Secretary General made a number of proposals. Their implementation was endorsed at the Hamburg…

Earth, Oceans and Skies is a book that sets itself apart by deviating from predominant models of presenting scientists. Most such accounts are staged from the author’s perspective, resulting in the creation of often highly colored, larger-than-life personas, obscuring the excitement of scientific discovery. These stories take us to the center of the scientific enterprise, submerging us in a world…