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Paris may be a gastronomic capital, but chefs, nutritionists and scientists from Africa's diaspora are rediscovering and promoting the virtues of natural foods from the continent. They are finding a large range of products that are easier to digest, with low glycemic index and numerous other health benefits. Move over, croissant... For Fatoumata Diarra, a specialist in Afro vegan…

Southern Madagascar has been experiencing ongoing drought since 2019, and the devastating consequences are pushing local communities to the brink. Roughly 1.3 million people – more than one in three people in the area– have become food insecure in what the World Food Program (WFP) describes as “famine-like conditions,” compounded by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response,…

Sustainable Development means precisely the interconnection of economic, social, and environmental objectives. Therefore, it is important to try to achieve all of the Sustainable Development Goals because they are interconnected, as well as because it would be difficult to choose the importance of one over another. Professor Sachs discusses the interaction of each SDG with SDG 15. …

Today we are going to look at SDG 15 in closer detail we are going to look at some key concepts and What is this spirit and what is the message and the challenges behind? SDG 15 but before doing that I would like to invite you to join me in making a little tour. On global forest ecosystems to see their beauty their magic their relevance to so many Societies worldwide and to all of us that…

Support for climate adaptation in Africa is crucial, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday in appealing for greater action to provide renewable energy to hundreds of millions who still lack access to reliable and affordable electricity. “As the continent that has contributed least to the climate crisis, Africa deserves the strongest possible support and solidarity”, he told…

With the goal of zero hunger at risk, could the pandemic also mark a turning point in our approach to global food security and nutrition?Millions of people are undernourished although tonnes of food are allowed to perish or are thrown away. That is an issue that concerns all of us. akzente spotlights political and social developments. Essays by leading authors contribute to current…