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The International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is a yearly reminder that the world must urgently tackle air quality.

Climate Action

International Day of Clean Air for blue skies: What is it and why is it important?

Air pollution is the biggest external cause of ill-health and premature deaths. The International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is an attempt to change that.

Simon Torkington

September 5, 2024

A mason jar with dirt, grime and smoke: Tackling black carbon could be key to significatly reducing rate the world heats.

Climate Action

Why we must attack black carbon air pollution to protect the climate

Tackling super pollutants like black carbon, alongside CO2, is vital for curbing global warming and protecting regions like the Arctic.

Durwood Zaelke and Gabrielle Dreyfus

September 5, 2024

Artificial intelligence AI deep learning computer program technology. Cyber leaders must effectively communicate AI-security risks to make the case for investment in mitigating them.

Emerging Technologies

The new AI imperative is about balancing innovation and security

To make the most of AI, businesses must get to grips not only with the opportunities it poses but the risks this tech presents, too. Here's where to start.

Louise Axon and Joanna Bouckaert

September 5, 2024

Workers inspect tomatoes in a greenhouse at Agrico, which has the country's biggest hydroponic farm, in Al-Khor, north of Doha, Qatar May 15, 2019. Innovation and cooperation are key to securing the future of the global food system and food security.

Food and Water

Food security is a collective effort — here's what we need to do

Food security is everyone's responsibility — whether that's the public sector and state, the private sector or us as individuals. Here's what we must do.

Mansour AlMulla

September 5, 2024

Many leaders acknowledge that mitigating AI risks can lead to a competitive advantage and fundamentally contribute to their organization’s success.

Emerging Technologies

AI governance trends: How regulation, collaboration and skills demand are shaping the industry

AI is transforming industries and there is a growing demand for innovative solutions and trained professionals to address governance needs relating to it.

Heather Domin

September 5, 2024

Crowd of business people walking through financial district towards modern office building, La Defense, Paris, France: Systems thinking approaches can be applied to urban mobility to promote public and active travel.

Urban Transformation

How a systems thinking approach can reimagine urban mobility

Cities generate 70% of global emissions, with transport being a major contributor. Car reduction can improve urban mobility, air quality and health.

Audrey de Nazelle and Nicole Cowell

September 5, 2024

Circular Economy

13 start-ups shaping the circular economy by redefining data and traceability

For the circular economy to flourish, companies need enhanced data and traceability tools to track products and materials from the cradle to the grave.

Poonam Watine and Judith Ketelslegers

September 4, 2024

40-year old Kelle is one of many women farmers in Uganda

Climate Action

Women hold the solutions to tackling climate change and hunger. Just ask them

Women suffer disproportionately from climate change and hunger, and their voices must be heard to guide strategies for tackling climate change and hunger.

Michelle Nunn

September 4, 2024

A bold contrast between a chinese traditional structure and modern buildings in a city filled with exhaust: Air pollution causes significant economic impacts as well as on health.

Climate Action

Breathe! The cities working together on air pollution and climate change

Air pollution is the silent killer, and climate change is the existential threat – in this week’s Radio Davos, we hear how cities are tackling both.

Robin Pomeroy and Sophia Akram

September 4, 2024

A market in Delhi, India, a lower-middle-income country.

Economic Growth

The 'middle-income trap' is holding back over 100 countries. Here's how to overcome it

The “middle-income trap” burdens over 100 countries, according to the World Bank. But what exactly is the trap? And, more importantly, how can countries overcome it?

Spencer Feingold

September 4, 2024

Climate Action

How 6 heavy-emitting industries are working to decarbonize

In two years, 99 companies have made more than 100 commitments to decarbonize heavy industry. Here’s what you need to know about the First Movers Coalition.

Kate Whiting

September 4, 2024

side view of Singapore in a blog about how fintech can build an innovative global financial ecosystem

Financial and Monetary Systems

Unlocking global fintech potential: bridging the venture capital funding divide

A new World Economic Forum and McKinsey report outlines five pathways to close the venture capital funding gap and enable innovation in the fintech sector.

Guillaume Hingel, Christoph Schneider and Chloe Chan

September 4, 2024

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Nature and Biodiversity

SOS on rising sea levels, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week

Top nature and climate stories: UN issues SOS on rising sea level in the Pacific; Lego to remove oil from plastic bricks; Risk of megatsunamis grows.

Simon Torkington

September 3, 2024

People wade through a flooded street amid heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi, in Manila, Philippines, July 24, 2024. Climate change is expected to take a huge toll on global health.

Health and Healthcare Systems

3 key priorities to avert a climate-driven health catastrophe by 2050

Whether from disease or extreme weather, 14.5 million more people could die by 2050 because of climate change. We must act now to avoid this bleak future.

Shyam Bishen and Oliver Eitelwein

September 3, 2024

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