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Une politique mondiale pour Nourrir le monde = A global policy to feed the world
Hunger has not disappeared, and it could even spread if humanity does indeed reach nine billion people by mid-century. It is not certain that the world can feed itself. International experts negotiating within the framework of the WTO are convinced that the continued public support for agriculture in certain countries is the main current obstacle to the development of the poorest nations. The idea seems obvious, but that doesn't make it true. For it to be true, agricultural products would have to be produced and traded within sustainable systems.
Transformational Change for People and the Planet : Evaluating Environment and Development
This Open Access book deals with the pressing question of how to achieve transformational change that reconciles development with environmental sustainability. It particularly focuses on the role of evaluation in finding sustainable solutions. Environment and development are closely interlinked, as are human health and ecosystem health. The pandemic that began in 2020 demonstrated in no uncertain terms how destruction of habitats has allowed hitherto unknown pathogens spill over to humans wreaking havoc on people’s lives and livelihoods. We are already seeing the impacts of global climate change in terms of heatwaves, forest fires and increased storms.
Noncommunicable diseases
Focuses on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory disease and their five shared main risk factors (tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and air pollution) as defined by the United Nations, this book provides a synopsis of one of the world’s biggest challenges of the 21st century. NCDs prematurely claim the lives of millions of people across the world every year, with untold suffering to hundreds of millions more, trapping many people in poverty and curtailing economic growth and sustainable development. While resources between and within countries largely differ, the key principles of surveillance, prevention and management apply to all countries, as does the need to focus resources on the most cost-effective and affordable interventions and the need for strong political will, sufficient resources, and sustained and broad partnerships. This compendium consists of 59 short and accessible chapters in six sections: (i) describing and measuring the burden and impact of NCDs / (ii) the burden, epidemiology and priority interventions for individual NCDs / (iii) social determinants and risk factors for NCDs and priority interventions / (iv) global policy / (v) cross-cutting issues / and (vi) stakeholder action.
Digital Platform Regulation : Global Perspectives on Internet Governance
Provides an in-depth exploration of global policy and governance issues related to digital platform regulation Connects research in platform studies to questions of public policy Explores a wide range of digital communication platforms such as social media, search engines and app stores
Anthropologies of Global Maternal and Reproductive Health : From Policy Spaces to Sites of Practice
This open access edited book brings together new research on the mechanisms by which maternal and reproductive health policies are formed and implemented in diverse locales around the world, from global policy spaces to sites of practice. The authors – both internationally respected anthropologists and new voices – demonstrate the value of ethnography and the utility of reproduction as a lens through which to generate rich insights into professionals’ and lay people’s intimate encounters with policy.
