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Global warming

Will the tide shift in Paris?

No matter what the results of the climate summit in Paris will be, humankind must adapt to global warming

Poverty

Many metrics

There are a lot of new approaches to measure poverty, wellbeing and development

Food security

Not enough for a healthy life

Malnutrition affects 2.5 billion people and can impair physical and mental development

Pharmaceuticals

Research protects the poor

Investing in innovative pharmaceuticals to tackle poverty-related illnesses

Conflict research

Go into the field

As conflicts change, research about them needs to take new directions

Energy efficiency

Quantum leap for ­climate protection

Energy-efficiency measures can contribute to covering the global energy demand

Relevant reading

Reduced inequality in Latin America

Rainer Thiele: Relevant reading on Latin America's reduced income disparities

Humanitarian logistics

Making aid more effective

Helmut Baumgarten and Hendrik Blome: How to improve the logistics of aid operations in crisis regions

Research

Give youth a chance

PEGNet annual conference in Zambia discusses strategies to boost employment

Research

Tackling global problems together

Cooperation in research is necessary to make developing countries equal partners

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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.