Perspectives

Signals from the Arctic: security concerns beyond historic experience

Perspective / Understanding and responding to the signals of a changing climate, as shown by a thawing Arctic, will be a major security challenge of this century.

How can Asian cities better manage air quality?

Perspective / A major conference in South Korea highlights the need for a systematic approach to tackling air pollution, and tools and resources to help cities take action.

Energy and food production: powering the balancing act

Perspective / Blackouts and water shortages can harm a nation’s food security. Resource allocation tools can help policy makers improve energy access while minimising hunger.

Using service design to understand cookstove uptake

Perspective / We look at testing a new approach for understanding what it is about cooking behaviour that blocks the uptake of improved stoves.

Nailing down the numbers on impacts of oil and gas subsidy reform

Perspective / As pressure mounts for countries to end fossil fuel subsidies, a reliable assessment of potential financial impacts will be crucial to guide policy.

Sanitation could be the catalyst for sustainable development

Perspective / Costs associated with a lack of sanitation are around US$260 billion annually. Done well, it can play a crucial role in sustainable development.

Do you know the value of your city’s sewage?

Perspective / An introduction to REVAMP – a new tool that estimates and values what reuse products could be made from a city's wastewater, sewage and organic waste.

Fancy a hot drink in Africa?

Perspective / Two essential ingredients in tea and biscuits are food and energy. But have you ever thought about the relationship between these essentials?

The search for water: How Bengaluru households cope with water insecurity

Perspective / This city-level survey shows the many means that Bengaluru residents rely on to get water, and sets the stage for evidence-based planning.