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In this time of crisis, thousands of papers and guidelines have already been published about COVID-19. Most of these consider the important questions of how to respond to the ongoing public health crisis, or how to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic. This report takes a step back and considers the root causes of the emergence and spread of the novel coronavirus and other ‘zoonoses’—diseases…

This case study examines the climate-conflict nexus in the Horn of Africa and seeks to contribute: (a)A summary of the science on the linkages between climate change/environmental degradation and violent conflict in the region; and (b)An overview of how the EU and European actors are engaging on climate security in the Horn. The Intergovernmental Panel on…

Making better use of data with approaches grounded in UN values and human rights is integral to our future and service Recognizing that we have not fully unlocked our data and analytics potential, this Strategy will guide us through a long term transformation So that everyone, everywhere nurtures data as a strategic asset for insight, impact and integrity to better deliver on our mandates for…

The latest report of the High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) on Food Security and Nutrition has just been released. Key messages from the Report are: i. There is an urgent need for strengthening and consolidating conceptual thinking around FSN to prioritize the right to food, to widen our understanding of food security and to adopt a food systems analytical and policy…

In a world in which poverty is increasingly concentrated in vulnerable or fragile states, and fragility is increasingly driven by climate change, climate-induced displacement has become one of the most visible manifestations of the relationship between ecological and societal breakdown. Newest figures from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre reveal that over 70%…

The consequences of a warmer climate, and increasingly intense, frequent and unpredictable weather extremes, are bleak. Higher temperatures and heatwaves, erratic rainfall and violent storms that wash away soil, harvests, and infrastructure, extended droughts, desertification, rising sea levels and ocean acidification, soil salinization, and disrupted seasons endanger people’s lives. They…