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Cynthia Chen
Cynthia Chen is a Youth Fellow in Water, Peace and Gender at UNU-INWEH.
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Towards A New Compass of Progress: The Start of the UN Intergovernmental Process to Move Beyond GDP
A recent report by the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP can reset the rules for how we measure progress
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The Water-energy-food-ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus
Technologies and finance to address climate vulnerability in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Arundhuti Banerjee
Arundhuti Banerjee
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Sylvain Ponserre
Sylvain Ponserre
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Maria Sol Saliva
Maria Sol Saliva
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Hasina Razafindrakoto
Hasina Razafindrakoto
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Krishnan Narasimhan
Krishnan Narasimhan
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What is El Niño? And why does it matter in a Warming World?
El Niño is a natural climate pattern influencing global weather. Learn why it is increasingly important to understand in a warming world.