At a time when water systems are increasingly threatened by overuse, pollution, and climate change, far too many people have failed to appreciate the link between water and economic prosperity. To preserve this most critical of natural resources, we must rethink how we value water – and then invest accordingly.
calls for new thinking about how we value the planet’s most important natural resource.
Richard Haass
explains what caused the Ukraine war, urges the West to scrutinize its economic dependence on China, proposes ways to reverse the dangerous deterioration of democracy in America, and more.
If the US Federal Reserve raises its policy interest rate by as much as is necessary to rein in inflation, it will most likely further depress the market value of the long-duration securities parked on many banks' balance sheets. So be it.
thinks central banks can achieve both, despite the occurrence of a liquidity crisis amid high inflation.
香港——东南亚的马来群岛离乌克兰很远,婆罗洲的原住民生活在世界上最原始的丛林中,没有留下多少碳足迹。然而,即使是他们也无法逃脱战争、通胀和气候变化的影响。我们建设一个更美好世界的最有希望的计划之一,即联合国可持续发展目标,现在看起来越来越遥不可及。
可持续发展目标的使命是在2030年前“消除贫困、保护地球、确保所有人的繁荣”。但从SDG的最新报告看,形势十分严峻。包括新冠疫情、全球变暖、战争、通胀和两极分化在内的“连锁和相互关联危机”正在危及可持续发展目标议程,并已经逆转了多年来在消除贫困和饥饿方面取得的进展。
我们最近对婆罗洲的访问证实了这些失败带给土著人民的的后果。岛上11.2万穆鲁特人中的大多数生活在北部内陆欠发达的农村地区,主要是在马来西亚的沙巴州。那里的货物和人员的运输在不远的过去不是通过河流,就是沿着碎石路。
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