For the first time in a relationship spanning 300,000 years, instead of the planet shaping humans, humans are shaping the planet. This is the Anthropocene: the age of humans. COVID-19 and its unprecedented effects on human development are a cautionary tale of the type of challenges we are likely to face in the Anthropocene, unless humans transform the way we interact with the planet. But the future is not set in stone– yet. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to choose to change, and the , set to launch on 15 December, suggests a way forward.
UNDP
Kingdom of the Jaguar
COVID-19 comes as a double blow to those living with HIV
Monitoring climate adaptation in Guatemala’s marine coastal zonesÂ
Floods, locusts and COVID-19; Somalia’s triple threat
Distilling herbs with zero waste in eastern Serbia
Footing the bill: Innovative financing for climate action in Indonesia and the pioneering of Green Sukuk
The ICC will help advance the initiative co-founded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to encourage greater private sector investment in biodiversity conservation.
The economic and societal disruption caused by COVID-19 is worsening. Huge job losses, bankruptcies, shrinking GDP, widespread failure of small businesses, fundamental shifts in consumer and public behaviour will become more apparent as the pandemic drags on. We can no longer play by the old rules, and there are hard choices ahead. But also opportunities. The next phase of ’s response is a quantum leap—to help decision-makers enact fundamental changes to ensure a just and fair transition to a clean economy by overhauling governance and social protection and fostering digital disruption.
Masked opportunities
launches a global campaign to end poverty and raise awareness of the alarming rate at which COVID-19 and climate change are increasing inequalities around the world.
Rural women, nature and development:Â An agenda to advance towards just, inclusive and, resilient societies
The coronavirus COVID-19 has clearly demonstrated that a society is only as strong as its weakest link; this is true both for the health of its people and of its economy. Ending poverty in all its forms is the foundation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet the World Bank estimates that we will see the first rise in poverty since 1998. estimates that human development will decline since we first began measuring it in 1990. The new extreme poor will be concentrated in regions already struggling with a high burden of poverty, such as South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
Kicking off her role as Goodwill, Yemi Alade will help shine a spotlight on the disproportionate impact of the health and socio-economic crisis on the poorest and most vulnerable people.
Reducing climate change effects and risks in Bosnia and Herzegovina