The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2
<p>Since the first reports of novel pneumonia (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, there has been considerable discussion on the origin of the causative virus, SARS-CoV-23 (also referred to as HCoV-19).
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Comments by GMDA on the Yamuna Monitoring Committee report, 05/07/2020
<p>Comments on final report of the Yamuna Monitoring Committee dated June 29, 2020 in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs Union of India & Others by Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA).</p>
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Methodology: Estimating the cost of air pollution in world cities (2020)
PM2.5 air pollution was behind approximately 160,000 deaths in the world’s five most populous cities in 2020, according to a Greenpeace Southeast Asia analysis of IQAir data from a live Cost Estimator.
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State of global environmental governance 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic brought devastation in 2020, including to plans to ramp up international cooperation on climate action, biodiversity restoration, reducing inequality, and a number of other crises.
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Zimbabwe food security monitoring report: January 2021
During the month of January 2021, the country recorded as highest daily confirmed COVID-19 cases of above 1,000 since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country in March 2020. the cumulative number of
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Coronavirus: The world economy at risk
<p>The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has already brought considerable human suffering and major economic disruption. Output contractions in China are being felt around the world, reflecting the key and
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Building forward for an African green recovery
Africa is in the eye of a triple storm. The last half decade has been extremely challenging from a climate perspective: from Cyclone Idai in Mozambique to heavy snowfalls in North Africa, and from desert
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Foresight Africa: top priorities for Africa in 2022
With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, the world is eager to return to normal. However, the complexity of the challenges Africa was already facing—including poor infrastructure, high youth unemployment,
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Responding to COVID-19: CGIAR’s contribution to global response, recovery and resilience
<p>The COVID-19 pandemic, itself likely the result of unsustainable food, land and water systems, is exposing weaknesses in food systems, societies and economies around the world. The health risks of the
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Towards a multidimensional vulnerability index
Most Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are still not eligible for concessional financing because they are classified as middle- or high-income countries. But they are more vulnerable than income data
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Constructing a nutrition deficiency index: Applications for the Democratic Republic of the Congo under a decade of humanitarian crises
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is perennially plagued by prolonged phases of poverty, conflict, and increased internal migration, as well as pandemic outbreaks such as Ebola and COVID-19, and
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Consumer immobility predicts both macroeconomic contractions and household poverty during COVID-19
Amid extreme uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic, economic policymakers have struggled to respond to rapidly changing circumstances with appropriate speed and scale. One policy obstacle is the dearth
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Towards carbon neutrality and China’s 14th Five-Year Plan: Green COVID-19 recovery, sustainable urban development and clean energy transition
China’s 14th Five-Year Plan, for the period 2021–25, presents a real opportunity for China to link its long-term climate goals with its short- to medium-term social and economic development plans. China’s
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Whither agricultural policy in 2021 and beyond
The past four years have been chaotic for US agriculture. Trade wars, initiated by the Donald Trump administration in 2017, and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic have led to volatile domestic and international
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World Economic Situation and Prospects 2021
A once-in-a-century crisis—a Great Disruption unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic—hit the world economy in 2020. The pandemic reached every corner of the world, infecting more than 90 million and, so far,
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Roundtable Report 1: Role of Renewables
The impact of COVID-19 on the relatively small DRE sector is upsetting. A mechanism needs to be developed to support small enterprises working in the DRE sector, which are more prone to risks and shocks.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Production: Insights from the World Economic Forum’s Global Network of Advanced Manufacturing Hubs
<p>While powerful mega trends like global trade tensions, climate change, new technology innovations, and the current COVID-19 crisis impact all parts of the globe, the reality of those impacts –
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution by use of fire crackers aggravating the menace of Covid-19, 09/11/2020
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own Motion Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 09/11/2020. The matter relates to remedial
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CPCB report on scientific disposal of biomedical waste arising out of COVID-19 treatment, 14/01/2021
<p>CPCB report in Original Application No. 72 of 2020 in the matter of scientific disposal of biomedical waste arising out of COVID-19 treatment and its compliance to Biomedical Waste Management Rules,
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Judgement of the High Court of Kerala regarding pricing of COVID-19 tests, Kerala, 14/01/2021
<p>Judgement of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of R-Cell Diagnostics and Research Centre & Others Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 14/01/2021.</p> <p>Petitioners are National Accreditation