November 11, 2024 — As world leaders gather in Baku for COP29, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is calling for immediate, bold and decisive action to address the devastating impacts of climate ...
Expert-driven meetings were arranged among the 10 authors. After obtaining institutional review board approval, a self-administered online survey questionnaire was circulated to more than 500 cancer ...
The rapid spread of COVID-19 throughout the world in early 2020 created unprecedented challenges for national governments. Policies developed during the early months of the pandemic, before the first ...
Warm water in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico can fuel powerful hurricanes, but how destructive a storm becomes isn’t just about the climate and weather – it also depends on the people and ...
Tunisia is facing a challenging economic situation that affects its population, particularly the most vulnerable. Tunisia’s economic growth has been limited since 2011 – GDP growth was 1.7 percent ...
As wildfires burn across the Western U.S., the people in harm’s way are increasingly those least able to protect their homes from fire risks, evacuate safely or recover after a fire. Overall, nearly ...