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Are the Olympic Games still relevant?

As the world descends on Paris for the biggest show in sport, the question must be asked if the Olympic Games still hold the same

How schools are failing neurodivergent students

Neurodivergent children — those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia or other difference in brain functioning — face myriad issues at schools ill-equipped to help them.

What’s it like growing up and parenting in a digital world?

There’s a lot of fearmongering around children and their interactions with digital technology, but the truth is more nuanced.

Older people are climate change’s hidden victims

As the planet continues to warm, the livelihoods, health and wellbeing of older adults are increasingly at risk.

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Access to water is a crisis for the powerless

Fair access to water is an issue for millions of people in India. Who controls access and how this is governed needs fixing.

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Why disability inclusion is important for climate resilience

Many with disability live in poverty, in low-income countries that are vulnerable to climate disasters. Yet climate resilience planning excludes their voices.

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Build better homes; survive worsening fires

Houses should be able to withstand wildfires thus allowing firefighters to spend their time fighting the blaze rather than evacuating residents.

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Igniting community awareness to prevent peat fires

Fire prevention is key to protecting peatland swamps and surrounding communities should be at the frontline in such efforts.

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World prepares for El Niño as records fall

El Niños often mean droughts and fires for some countries and flooding rains for others. As impacts worsen with climate change, is the world prepared?

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Why we won’t have a super El Niño this year

Reports of a possible ‘super El Niño’ this year might have been greatly exaggerated.

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Southeast Asia braces for more droughts and haze

The dry weather could result in prolonged droughts and haze affecting millions across the region as it did in 2015.

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How droughts can leave people with nowhere to go

Those most affected by climate-induced droughts risk being trapped due to a lack of resources and networks to migrate.

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NGOs help forced migrants integrate

Non-government organisations play a crucial role in promoting social cohesion between refugees and host communities.

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From Cape Town to Santa Cruz: urban drought lessons

As cities move to secure their water supplies in the backdrop of extreme drought, two cities in two continents provide blueprints for solutions.

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Are the Olympic Games still relevant?

How schools are failing neurodivergent students

What’s it like growing up and parenting in a digital world?

Older people are climate change’s hidden victims

Why disability inclusion is important for climate resilience

Build better homes; survive worsening fires

Igniting community awareness to prevent peat fires

World prepares for El Niño as records fall

Why we won’t have a super El Niño this year

Southeast Asia braces for more droughts and haze

How droughts can leave people with nowhere to go

NGOs help forced migrants integrate

From Cape Town to Santa Cruz: urban drought lessons

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