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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.

Empowering women farmers in the face of climate change

Community-based initiatives like cooperative farming ventures and water conservation projects can play a vital role in building resilience among women farmers.

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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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Disadvantaged tell their climate resilience stories

Climate change worsens disasters and impacts livelihoods so building climate resilience involves harnessing social, cultural, economic and political factors.

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Protecting the vulnerable from monsoon’s flood of diseases

Primary, preventive and public health initiatives at local level must be initiated to prevent vector-borne diseases across India.

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Why Indian cities flood during monsoon rains

To avoid floods, Indian cities need to engage in nuanced, localised and comprehensive planning and development decisions.

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Climate change may worsen flooding in Mumbai and Chennai

For all flood-prone cities of India, there is an urgent need to develop flood inundation maps.

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Think global and act local to avoid a Day Zero

South Africa dodged a water disaster in 2018, providing lessons for cities facing similar crises. But copying everything from Cape Town would be a mistake.

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On islands swallowed by water, there is nowhere else to go

Poor and lower-caste women shoulder the worst impacts of climate change in the Sundarbans. The area also highlights key lessons on building climate resilience.

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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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Women bear the brunt of Asia’s climate failures

What does the future hold for the millions of women left to work in Asia’s agriculture sector battling a climate in collapse?

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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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Are the Olympic Games still relevant?

How schools are failing neurodivergent students

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

Empowering women farmers in the face of climate change

Older people are climate change’s hidden victims

Disadvantaged tell their climate resilience stories

Protecting the vulnerable from monsoon’s flood of diseases

Why Indian cities flood during monsoon rains

Climate change may worsen flooding in Mumbai and Chennai

Think global and act local to avoid a Day Zero

On islands swallowed by water, there is nowhere else to go

Why disability inclusion is important for climate resilience

Women bear the brunt of Asia’s climate failures

World prepares for El Niño as records fall

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