Development

For three decades, climate campaigners have fought to make fossil fuels so expensive that people would be forced to abandon them. Their dream is becoming reality: Energy prices are spiraling out of control and will soon get even worse. Yet we are no closer to solving climate change.

The Covid-19 pandemic has whittled away two years of economic development. It has also made it difficult for countries worldwide to adhere to 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets. The world pledged to, among other things, end extreme poverty, ensure universal healthcare and provide education for all children by 2030.

Une crise alimentaire mondiale se profile : les décideurs politiques de par le monde doivent donc réfléchir aux moyens de rendre la nourriture plus abondante et moins chère. Cela implique de s'engager à produire plus d'engrais et des graines de meilleure qualité, en maximisant le potentiel des OGM et en abandonnant l'obsession des pays riches pour le bio.

En helt annen retning er nødvendig for å produsere mer mat, dempe prisene, redusere sult og redde naturen.

Despite having a substantial public budget, the Philippines does not have enough funds to do everything its citizens would like. It, therefore, has to prioritize among many worthy opportunities.

In every country, the main role of the government is to prioritize policy options and investments. Hopefully, these policies will deliver the greatest benefit for each peso spent. These could well be effective investments in health such as rotavirus vaccinations, or in education such as structured teacher plans.

La crisi alimentare causata dal conflitto costringe a fare i conti con una sporca verità: l’agricoltura biologica non sfamerà il mondo. Anzi, potrebbe ridurlo alla miseria. Come sta accadendo in Sri Lanka

Vi måste lära av den globala livsmedelskrisen och matkatastrofen i Sri Lanka. Ekologisk odling ger dyrare och mindre mat för färre människor.

En global fødevarekrise truer, så politiske beslutningstagere overalt skal overveje nøje, hvordan fødevarer kan gøres billigere og mere rigelige.

Uma crise alimentar global está se aproximando devido à guerra brutal da Rússia na Ucrânia. Os dois países são responsáveis por mais de um quarto das exportações mundiais de trigo e de grandes quantidades de cevada, milho e óleo vegetal. 

A global food crisis is looming because of Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine.

The two countries have been responsible for more than a quarter of the world’s wheat exports and big quantities of barley, corn and vegetable oil. On top of punishing climate policies and the world’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic, prices of fertilizer, energy and transport are soaring, and food prices have climbed 61 per cent over the past two years.