Over the past five decades, agroecology has challenged the idea that simply improving production may be sufficient to guarantee the food security, health and wellbeing of populations.
Rapid changes in food environments have been characterized by the increased availability of cheaper, energy-dense, low-nutrient products, negatively impacting nutritional and health outcomes.
Climate change, especially heat-related emergencies and consequences such as floods, have been shown to disproportionately affect the health (including mental health) and wellbeing of women and children.
The effects of climate change on human health are wide-ranging — from the direct impacts of extreme weather such as floods and heat waves to indirect impacts such as new and re-emerging diseases and mental stress.
A biennial survey on women's rights and LGBTQI+ activists’ safety, their security and the level of freedom they have in carrying out their work has revealed a troubling rise in the anti-gender narrative in sub-Saharan Africa, which is fueling a hostile climate for defenders of the rights of women and the LGBTQI+ community.
Latin America is one of the epicenters of ill health and deaths caused by non-communicable diseases, many of which result from the growing consumption of unhealthy food.
The effects of climate change on human health are wide-ranging — from direct impacts of extreme weather such as floods and heatwaves to indirect impacts such as new and re-emerging diseases and mental stress.
The past decades have seen notable waves of misogynist, anti-feminist and anti-LGBTQI+ violence and discrimination, coinciding with the rise of authoritarianism and the closing of civic space.
The world is an increasingly hostile place for those who seek to promote women’s rights and LGBTQI+ rights, with several policy rollbacks taking place in the last few years.
The impact of climate change on health is multifaceted, exacerbating existing health system challenges and introducing new community and individual-level health risks.
Afrobarometer (AB) was founded in 1999 by a group of researchers who recognized that the voice of African citizens was absent from discussions and debates about policymaking and public policy, politics and development in most of Africa.
Despite the importance of home-grown school feeding programs in sub-Saharan Africa, approximately 80 million primary school-age children experience hunger, with only a quarter accessing free or subsidized meals.
The effects of climate change on human health are wide-ranging, from the direct impacts of extreme weather such as floods and heatwaves, to indirect impacts such as new and re-emerging diseases and mental stress.