Malawi banks on young tech innovators to trump cheap imports
Malawian engineers and entrepreneurs say competition from China and Japan and a lack of resources are hobbling the country's tech industry
Thailand pledges to ban forced prison labour after expose
After an expose by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Thailand pledged to eradicate forced labour in its prisons and pay a decent wage to inmates who opt to work
INTERVIEW: Save nature to protect people on fast-heating planet, IPCC scientist urges
Ecosystems provide us with food, water and other key natural resources – but those functions are under threat from climate change and over-consumption
Russian invasion: Five ways tech is being used to help Ukraine
From Pussy Riot auctioning NFTs to Elon Musk moving SpaceX's Starlink satellites, technology is being used in creative ways to channel help to Ukraine
From food to floods, Africa 'not ready' for climate stress, its scientists say
Growth in food production is slowing faster than in any other region of the world as climate change-driven droughts, floods, heat and pests take a toll
Rich nations urged to pay $60 bln a year to protect developing-world nature
Ahead of fresh talks on a new global nature pact due this year, green groups call for a far larger financing goal to help poorer nations conserve important ecosystems
Safe sex: the latest casualty of Lebanon's economic meltdown
A sharp devaluation has hiked the cost of imported birth control supplies including condoms, raising fears of a wave of sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies
Coastal cities seen unprepared as IPCC flags climate risk hotspots
Drastic policy measures are likely to become necessary as cities and coastal areas face a growing risk of climate-linked losses, scientists say
Ukraine war threatens to make bread a luxury in the Middle East
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushes up global wheat prices, food-poor countries in the Middle East face higher prices for everyday staples
Kenyan farmers test insurance to ward off climate-driven hunger
Initiatives to build the resilience of vulnerable people living on the frontlines of climate change are growing worldwide, but they are often disjointed, small and short-term