Anita Makri

Freelance writer, editor, producer. Professional nomad. Covering global development + science for people and society. Subscribe: worldwise.substack.com

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Creative Industries
Disruption and Resilience: UNESCO reports reveal new data on impact of COVID-19 on culture
unesco.org - Ernesto Ottone R., Assistant Director-General for Culture of UNESCO
The series of reports, based on recent surveys and research, provides revealing snapshots across 5 areas: World Heritage; living heritage; cultural …
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Processed Food
The truth about processed foods' environmental impact
BBC Future - Jessica Brown
It's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore how our eating habits are damaging the planet. Our food system affects groundwater supplies, generates a third of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,...
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Indonesia
‘It will get very bad’: Experts warn on Indonesia COVID surge
Al Jazeera
Government is blaming the Delta variant for latest jump in cases, but experts say policy failures are to blame. Health officials in Indonesia are blaming the emergence of the Delta variant first detected...
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Developing Countries
We Don’t Need the G7
project-syndicate.org - Jeffrey D. Sachs
The group’s recent summit in Cornwall should be its last. Political leaders need to stop devoting their energy to an exercise that is …
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Desertification
UN chief: Desertification and drought destabilizing well-being of 3.2 billion people
United Nations
Land degradation from climate change and the expansion of agriculture, cities and infrastructure “undermines the well-being of 3.2 billion people”, …
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Natural Disasters
Rescuers at deadly Nepal flood as waters swirl through houses
Euronews - euronews
The annual monsoon rains in the Himalayan nation revitalises farms and waterways but also triggers deadly landslides and floods. Officials said a …
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