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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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Advancing the rights of girls and women promotes justice and is also effective climate action

  By Grace M. Jaramillo, University of British Columbia   Across the world, climate change disproportionately impacts the lives of girls, yet children are often forgotten in climate policy. I recently led a team of student researchers from the University of British Columbia to better understand why this is the case during field research in the Dominican Republic. Our team talked to 45 people, including key policy decision-makers on social […]

todayApril 17, 2024 25

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El Niño disasters: governments know what’s coming, but are unprepared – what must change

    By Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine   Drought disasters in southern Africa are mainly attributed to a lack of preparedness, inadequate response and mitigation and poor risk reduction measures. With little to no preparation for drought disasters, such as the failure of the staple maize crop, the only option after the disaster hits is delayed relief action. Because of climate change, the El Niño-induced impacts […]

todayApril 2, 2024 22

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Money and ageing: South African study shows cash grants help people live longer and have better memory function

  By Molly Rosenberg, Indiana University; Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula, University of the Witwatersrand; Kathleen Kahn, University of the Witwatersrand, and Lindsay Kobayashi, University of Michigan   Nearly half of South Africa’s 60 million people receive social grants, ranging from child support to pensions. The grants are designed to provide financial assistance to people living in poverty. The largest components of the South African social grant system were introduced, or expanded […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024 8

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