Global Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition: Launch With this public high-level event, LSHTM and a partnership of donors including the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Dubai Cares, will launch the Global Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition.
In January 2020, nearly one in every two primary school children worldwide received a meal every day at school. Once the COVID-19 pandemic began, by April 2020 some 370 million children were missing out on what had often been their only dependable meal of the day.
There is a growing Global Coalition to help countries re-establish, increase, and improve school health and nutrition programmes, the health and well-being of all children, provide a safety net for a generation, create human capital, support national growth, and promote economic development. Within and informing the Coalition is the Global Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition – a 10-year collaboration of academic
Powering sustainable food systems for everyone
published : 7 May 2021 at 04:00
2 In file photo dated latest 9 April, Central Group in Thailand wins two prestigious Climate Action Awards from the United Nations. Private and public sectors have geared toward creating sustainable food system to reduce carbon footprint. (Photo courtesy of Central Group)
The 17 members of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate generate around 80% of global greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. That means they have the power to pull the brakes on the climate emergency. With political leaders from the world s richest countries gathering for a US-hosted climate summit on Earth Day last month, they must acknowledge their shared responsibility to the planet and everyone on it.
The 17 members of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate generate around 80 percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. That means they have the power to pull the brakes on the climate emergency. The political leaders from the world s richest countries, after gathering for a US-hosted climate summit on Earth Day (April 22), must now use the occasion to acknowledge their shared responsibility to the planet and everyone on it.
The countries most affected by climate change bear the least responsibility for the problem. Of the 16 most climate-vulnerable countries, 10 are in Asia and five are in Africa, where millions rely on agriculture but lack access to the clean energy that they will need to power a more resilient and profitable future. For these countries, building back better will be a stretch. They are already being held back by developed countries own energy and agriculture sectors, which are the leading sources of GHG emissions.