During the ‘Transformations within reach: Resilient food systems‘ webinar, representatives from academia and governments discussed the observed and expected near-term impacts of the pandemic on the food system, and highlighted key entry points towards greater resilience and sustainability. ISC intern Husam Ibrahim explores these issues on World Food Day, celebrated every year on 16 October.
16.10.2020
In commemorating World Mental Health Day 2020, the ISC asked new intern, Caroline Sharples, to explore the issue of mental health – an issue facing close to one in seven of the world’s population, exacerbated by the crises surrounding the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
09.10.2020
Joshua Farley reflects on how definitions of essential needs – and how they are met – are culturally specific, and how market mechanisms may be inadequate to meet certain needs central to human development.
05.10.2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken to control its spread are affecting all of the research projects funded through the Transformations to Sustainability programme, but researchers are finding new ways to continue their transdisciplinary projects, and the crisis is sparking new thinking about transformative processes and sustainability in times of disruption.
02.10.2020
The climate in the Arctic is changing before all eyes. A major new study has found that the region is shifting to a new climate with open water and rain replacing ice and snow. A feedback loop is also rapidly gaining pace. That's bad for the Arctic and for the planet.
29.09.2020
A new case study finds that female birdsong research is disproportionately led by women.
25.09.2020
Conceptualizing and understanding human development requires intercultural dialogue and engagement with other traditions and ways of seeing the world, according to Johannes M. Waldmüller
15.09.2020
In this interview, Sari Hanafi explores how to conceptualize and promote human development in the face of authoritarianism, populism and political conflicts.
08.09.2020
We need more transparency in how scientific knowledge is created and communicated, especially in the context of a pandemic where science should guide important decisions affecting millions of people.
04.09.2020
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