The first UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) was held in 2021 in New York at the UN General Assembly. Its vision was to “launch ...

This insight shares reflections on how the notion of ‘living heritage’ can serve as common ground for rethinking ...

One of the most crucial outcomes of green transitions is reducing or eliminating the risk of agrochemical poisoning for ...

Many barriers prevent smallholder farmers from restoring their backyard gardens and broader forest and farm landscapes. Farmers lack many things: secure tenure, knowledge about what crops, trees and ...

On World Refugee Day, Deena Dajani discusses the challenges faced by Palestinians in protracted displacement in Jordan and how Palestinian refugees remind us of the need to recognise refugees ...

Knowledge sharing from nine countries confirms that upgrading informal settlements serves as a powerful form of climate action – integrating resilience, sustainability and justice. A series of ...

Urban action was one of three themes framing the 19th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA19). Urban communities brought critical insights on how to make ...

With six months until COP30 gets underway in Brazil, only 21 countries have submitted updated climate targets as required under the Paris Agreement.

Climate-driven disasters in the United States are becoming more common according to analysis of long-term data from the country’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), with 90 major disaster ...

A series of insights and interviews designed to share the experiences of community leaders, professionals, researchers and government from the global South A Know Your City team participates in ...

Past policies and programmes in the city of Kinshasa have led to little or no improvement in housing provision and affordability. A new report reveals that proposed policy approaches risk perpetuating ...

In September 2024, representatives of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, international organisations, NGOs, government agencies and donors met in the UK to discuss how best to progress action ...