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161. What does the EU recovery plan mean for the European Green Deal?

     

     Sturm, Janina (2020)
     The Current Column, 17 June 2020

     The “Next Generation EU” recovery plan aims to mobilise 750 billion euros to help the EU emerge from the recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Negotiation on the project are starting this Friday at the meeting of the European Council.

162. Why the Corona crisis is particularly difficult for right-wing populist governments

     

     Högl, Maximilian / Christine Hackenesch / Daniel Stockemer (2020)
     The Current Column, 15 June 2020

     Whether it is US president Donald Trump, who initially talked down the risks of the Sars-CoV-2 virus for the US or Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro, who dismissed the virus as a media trick and temporarily prevented the publication of infection numbers – right-wing populist governments are currently not distinguishing themselves through effective crisis management.

163. The ocean as a lifeline for the future of the planet

     

     Hornidge, Anna-Katharina (2020)
     The Current Column, 08 June 2020

     The 11th UN World Oceans Day on 8 June serves as a reminder that sustainable management of the ocean and its resources is one of the biggest challenges facing us globally.

164. How to respond inclusively to COVID-19 in the interests of the common good

     

     Cordes, Andrea / Jacqueline Götze (2020)
     The Current Column, 02 June 2020

     Decisions on governing the pandemic must be inclusive and oriented to the global common good. However, it is questionable whether this criterion is always fulfilled.

165. From COVID-19 to climate action

     

     Hägele, Ramona / Okka Lou Mathis (2020)
     The Current Column, 25 May 2020

     Despite the brief dip in greenhouse gas emissions related to COVID-19, the pandemic’s consequences may seriously set back climate action around the globe.

166. Nature cannot save us if we do not stop harming it

     

     Rodríguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo / Ina Lehmann (2020)
     The Current Column, 18 May 2020

     May 22 is the International Day for Biological Diversity. Since biodiversity loss has major negative repercussions for the satisfaction of human needs, its motto for this year is “Our solutions are in nature”.

167. Incentives and rules for fair supply chains

     

     Müngersdorff, Maximilian / Tim Stoffel (2020)
     The Current Column, 14 May 2020

     The corona crisis is intensifying social ills in many global supply chains. The negative consequences are hitting workers in the producer countries of the global South particularly hard.

168. The marginalised as the weakest link in pandemics

     

     Broocks, Anne-Katrin / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2020)
     The Current Column, 11 May 2020

     How is the spread of the coronavirus related to marginalisation? An analysis of Guayaquil, the major Ecuadorian city bearing the brunt of Covid-19.

169. Researchers must improve the working conditions for local collaborators

     

     Chakraborty, Ananya / Lennart Kaplan (2020)
     The Current Column, 06 May 2020

     There has been a spurt in research to design appropriate policy solutions for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Global South. Ironically, such research projects often build upon existing power hierarchies, which may result in unsafe and dangerous working conditions and undermine the Sustainable Development Goal for decent work (SDG 8).

170. Asegurar el acceso equitativo a las vacunas y tratamientos de COVID-19

     

     Stamm, Andreas / Jeffrey Orozco (2020)
     The Current Column, 04 May 2020

     El Gobierno de Costa Rica ha propuesto a la OMS que encabece un esfuerzo mundial para aunar los derechos intelectuales sobre las tecnologías para la detección, prevención, control y tratamiento del Covid-19.