2023 disasters in numbers
In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards. These events resulted in 86,473 fatalities and affected 93.1 million people. The economic losses
In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards. These events resulted in 86,473 fatalities and affected 93.1 million people. The economic losses
No. In the last 100 years, global population tripled, but freshwater use increased sixfold
Reducing obesity the leading cause of non communicable diseases in the world has become a political game. At stake are the interests of the multi trillion dollar sugar and food industries. Standing up for them is the US government, and supporting it i
Unhealthy human consumption at odds with the environs and socio equity
Widespread decline in bird populations is indicative of agricultural problems worldwide
Women face the brunt of globalisation and trade
As many tooth-care products contain harmful tobacco
There's hardly a silver lining
Mired in misery, Chilika s fisherfolk continue to doggedly fight for their rights
Global inequalities are also communicative in nature
Think of an invasion, and the picture that comes to mind is usually that of planes and tanks, machines and men, shells and gunshots. But animal and plant species also run amok, especially when they enter an ecosystem where they didn t previously exist. Af