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— 16 August 2024 —

A global foresight report on planetary health and human wellbeing

Environment

To help navigate current and future uncertainty and disruptive change, while effectively delivering on its mandate, UNEP has been implementing an institutionalized approach to strategic foresight and horizon scanning with the view to developing an anticipatory and future-oriented culture.

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Oct 10 2024

Hurricane Helene isn’t an outlier. It’s a harbinger of the future.

by John Morales in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists…And then came the rain. Preliminary storm-total rainfall measured on the ground included nearly 31 inches...
Sep 24 2024

How rising global heat connects catastrophic floods on four continents

by Scott Dance in The Washington Post…At this time of year, that flood potential amped up by global warming can become especially evident.

Sep 12 2024

Publication: Extreme temperatures and the profitability of large European firms

by Bellocca, Gian Pietro Enzo, et al in e-Archivo…The lack of a clear negative effect of extreme temperatures over firm’s profitability points out one of...
Aug 29 2024

Canada’s wildfires were a top global emitter last year, study says

by Manuela Andreoni in The New York Times…The blazes produced more planet-warming carbon than almost any country, researchers found. That could upend key...
Aug 05 2024

NEOM is a city of the future. The land is the cost.

by K.O. in Atmos…NEOM has been hailed as the future of the climate-resilient, smart city. But, for local communities, its construction threatens displacement and...
Aug 05 2024

Silicon dreams and carbon nightmares: The wide boundary impacts of AI

by Nate Hagen in The Great Simplification…What are the environmental implications of a tool with unbound computational capabilities aimed towards goals of...
Jul 26 2024

Column: How ‘Sesame Street’ can prepare kids for climate disasters

by Sammy Roth in the LA Times…Twenty-three years ago, “Sesame Street” aired a remarkable series of episodes during which the iconic puppets and their human...
Jul 26 2024

Living Landscapes: rethinking biodiversity in Southern Africa

by Oak Foundation….One of the strengths of the course is that the students taking part already work in conservation areas where they can make a difference, such...
Jul 18 2024

Extreme wildfires have doubled in frequency and intensity in the past 20 years

by Victor Fernandez Garcia & Christina Santin in Wired.com….The doubling in extreme wildfires adds to a complex picture of fire patterns and trends. This new...
Jul 08 2024

NEOM is a city of the future. The land is the cost.

by K.O. in Atmos….NEOM has been hailed as the future of the climate-resilient, smart city. But, for local communities, its construction threatens displacement and...