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Vaccines against this year’s novel (and world-changing) coronavirus are already in development and being tested—Good news from Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty
25.03.20-
Health
Positive news! While some COVID-19 surges are now ‘baked-in’, and we must prepare ourselves for…
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COVID-19-measures, daily laborers and their nutrition│Analysis by Michael Hauser
24.03.20-
Food security
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Health
Containing COVID-19 is indispensable. But without social safety nets, the effects on daily laborer…
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Barren shelves: COVID-19 and panic buying of food │ Analysis by Michael Hauser
24.03.20-
Food security
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Health
People rush to supermarkets and buy what they can carry. Comprehensible, but unnecessary. To cut…
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TimesLive: Fears over handwashing in Africa to stem coronavirus seen as trigger for change
23.03.20-
Health
“In the water sector we always say 'Don't waste a good crisis'," said Inga Jacobs-Mata,…
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News Trust: Fears over handwashing in Africa to stem coronavirus seen as trigger for change
22.03.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Aid workers and advisors said countries should seize the moment ahead of World Water Day…
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How much will global poverty increase because of COVID-19?
20.03.20-
Food security
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Health
In a recent blog post, we analyzed how the spread of the disease associated with the…
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COVID-19 is a deadly reminder that inclusive water supply and sanitation matters for all of us
20.03.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Since the COVID-19 crisis escalated, we have been reminded daily that one of the most…
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An Alliance for Trees: Why forest biodiversity is "too precious to lose"
20.03.20From forest fires to COVID-19, this year has already presented grave challenges to human and planet…
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WHEAT carries on in the “new normal” of COVID-19
18.03.20-
Health
The CGIAR Research Program on Wheat and its lead center, the International Maize and Wheat…
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8 reads on how coronavirus could swing the battle against climate change
18.03.20-
Health
As entire countries go on lockdown, factories close and international air travel grinds to a hal…
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COVID-19’s impact on China’s small and medium-sized businesses
17.03.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Since the COVID-19 outbreak began in Nov. 2019 in Hubei Province, China, business activity in the…
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As COVID-19 spreads, no major concern for global food security yet
12.03.20-
Food security
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Health
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread rapidly. So far, more than 116,000 cases and o…
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What keeps Bill Gates up at night? A (highly prescient) 2015 article spells out our COVID-19 challenges today
08.03.20Bill Gates (photo credit: Marcos Fuentes via Flickr). What keeps Bill Gates up at night?…
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Preventing global food security crisis under COVID-19 emergency
06.03.20-
Food security
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Health
The COVID-19 outbreak is showing a new trend. While the situation in China has improved…
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Coronavirus Threat Looms Large for Low-Income Cities
05.03.20-
Health
In our increasingly interconnected world, outbreaks of infectious diseases – such as Ebola, SARS a…
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We need a new approach, or another coronavirus is inevitable
02.03.20-
Health
‘Until we start thinking of human and animal health as linked, another coronavirus is inevitable…
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Viral flash points? Poor urban settlements are highly vulnerable to the risk of the new coronavirus
27.02.20-
Health
Scene in Nairobi’s low-income Kibera settlement (photo credit: David Orgel/Flickr). A new guest bl…
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How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the coronavirus outbreak
12.02.20-
Food security
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Health
The current novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) outbreak originated from a seafood and wild foo…
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