Flood-prone Thai community finds smart uses for pesky waterweed
Water hyacinth, which worsens flooding, is being turned in bedding for lab mice and organic fertiliser
Social enterprise and innovation
Meet the social innovators behind the big ideas that tackle some of the worlds’ most pressing environmental, social and humanitarian issues
How an entire community is forced to feed from a tree in famine-hit South Sudan
Around 4.9 million people - more than 40 percent of the population - are urgently in need of food in South Sudan
Rapper Sister Fa takes FGM campaign to Guinea
Senegalese rapper Sister Fa talks about her recent trip to Guinea where almost every girl is subjected to female genital mutilation
PHOTOBLOG: Refugees and artists turn camp into art in Jordan
Artists collaborate with Syrian refugees to paint murals - bringing colour to an otherwise bland landscape of white tents and uplifting spirits in Zaatari refugee camp
Water and climate change
Climate change is contributing to worsening water scarcity and more extreme rainfall patterns. But lots of innovative ways of addressing the problem are being tried around the world