To solve one of the most urgent global issues of our time, scientists, media and policymakers are addressing climate change and communicating its risks often through scientific evidence and policy instruments such as technical graphs, scientific reports, policy goals and international agreements. The effects and threats of climate change are already widespread on human societies, […]
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Can Social Media Fight Corruption in the Global South? From Online Exposure to Real Accountability
Corruption remains as a main issue mostly faced by countries in their development, particularly within the public sectors especially in the Global South where weak public trust, poor quality of public services and the cost of decisions they were not responsible for, are some of the major development challenges. Therefore, many of these countries are […]
“An ecosystem paradise threatened by the harshness of climate risks”. The urgency of an effective and sustainable climate action in Madagascar.
Despite contributing the least in the global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission and industrial pollution, the countries of the global South are suffering the most from the impacts of climate change, ranging from environmental issues to social and economic chaos. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2023) states clearly that those risks are mainly driven by […]
Catfish and Tilapia: A Simple Pond Story That Reveals Global Climate Inequality
Have you ever considered raising catfish and tilapia together in a single pond? At first, this appears to be a practical and efficient approach to aquaculture. Both species are robust, commonly farmed, and play important roles in supporting food security and local livelihoods. However, their shared environment also reveals a more profound truth: it illustrates […]
Building with Nature: Why the Global South Must Integrate Forests; Not Replace Them
Across the Global South, rapid development brings economic benefits and continues to drive forest depletion. The Amazon, the Congo Basin, and Southeast Asia’s primary tropical forests are still under pressure from agricultural, infrastructure, and urban development. Global Forest Watch lists recent data indicating a continued pattern of forest loss across the tropical zones, with Southeast […]
Sweden’s Clean Energy Policy: A Global Leader For the Green Transition
INTRODUCTION In 1991, a Nordic country, Sweden, introduced carbon pricing (Andersson, 2019), to encourage renewable energy use. The policy, which aligned with the Paris Agreement objectives, was designed to create cleaner energy supply and use technologies. This resulted in wind and biofuel investment subsidies, international environmental taxation, and tax reform (Cruciani, 2016). Sweden has steadily […]
Hope or a New Threat?
After Months of Drought, Iran Hit by Rain and Snow In December 2025, Iran witnessed a phenomenal change in weather patterns when rain and snowfall were reported to be experienced in many parts of the country including in Tehran, southern and southwestern provinces. After five years of drought, this rain gave people some hope. But […]