COVID-19 threatens to create an ocean data blindspot that could disrupt weather forecasts and hamper our understanding of climate change, according to UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS).
30.06.2020
Watch this 10-minute interview with Vint Cerf – an ISC Patron, a founding father of the modern internet, and Chief Evangelist of Google. Cerf speaks about his journey creating the internet in the late 70’s, his recovery from COVID-19, and his predictions for the future of technology.
29.06.2020
In this interview, Jason Hickel highlights the need for human development to focus on excessive resource use in economies of the Global North. He points out that countries currently scoring high on the Human Development Index are not able to do so within planetary boundaries, which goes against the aim of long-term common well-being.
28.06.2020
David Molden suggests that a rethinking of human development needs a suitable vision of the future that puts just as much weight on non-material aspects such as happiness, cultural richness, diversity or nature as it does on economic growth.
28.06.2020
A normative vision of human development, concerned with present and future generations, and focused on enabling democratic governance and agency, is our best hope for a sustainable future, says David A. Crocker.
23.06.2020
Aditi Mukherji argues that the dependence of human development on planetary well-being needs to be embedded formally within the Human Development Index, and that investment in social welfare, reduction in inequality, and decentralization are needed both in the Global North and the Global South. She also touches upon water as a crucial issue for climate change adaptation.
23.06.2020
We hear more about how gridded population data can be used to respond to emergencies and move towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, ahead of our forthcoming webinar on the topic, to be held on 24 June together with SDSN TReNDS.
22.06.2020
The WPRN is a new resource for sharing and advancing knowledge on the societal and human impacts of COVID-19. We found out more from two of the network's coordinators.
22.06.2020
Science can be a common language and an important mechanism for calming geostrategic tensions.
18.06.2020
Flavio Comim explores why we have to pay more attention to Martha Nussbaum’s work in thinking about human development.
17.06.2020
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