Public hits back at 'hostile architecture' in European cities
Artists and citizens are fighting back against so-called "hostile architecture" in a battle to make cities more people-friendly
Philippine farmers struggle to rebuild lives after typhoon decimates crops
Typhoon Mangkhut struck an agricultural area of the island of Luzon and flooded other farming regions, causing at least $177 mln worth of damage to rice and corn crops
How young voices can change perceptions of obesity
Economically emerging countries must contend with undernutrition and overnutrition at the same time
Investing in climate resilience means doing development differently
Funding for adaptation to climate change can also help meet other global goals - but far more money is needed
Transgender minister seeks to break barriers in Taiwan
World's only transgender minister is bringing her iconoclastic approach to the job, seeking to help entrepreneurs find solutions to social problems
Africa's nomadic herders help, not harm, land and planet - U.N.
Pastoralists manage land in way that keeps carbon in soil instead of releasing climate-changing emissions, experts say
Why weeds could provide an answer to Cape Town's water worries
Earlier this year Cape Town avoided a feared "Day Zero" when its taps would have run dry due to severe drought
As sand mining grows, Asia’s deltas are sinking, water experts warn
Without enough sand arriving to maintain themselves, deltas are eroding, bringing worsening flooding and land loss
Let women make a splash, even in conservative societies, says Olympian Phelps
Cultural and religious taboos mean women and girls are not taught how to swim, making them more at risk of natural disasters like flooding
EU leaders cannot continue to let populism win on migration
Any agreement on migration must reject the idea that there is a 'quick way' to overcome the challenges of forced displacement on this scale