Following the latest G20 summit, the G7 should be thinking seriously about deepening its own ties with more non-aligned countries. If the Ukraine war drags on, and if China continues to threaten to take Taiwan by force, the G20 will be split between friends of the BRICS and friends of the G7.
sees the grouping as increasingly divided between friends of the G7 and friends of China and Russia.
To prevent catastrophic climate change and accelerate the global transition to a net-zero economy, policymakers and asset owners urgently need to rethink how we channel capital at scale. The key is to develop new financial instruments that are profitable, liquid, and easily accessible to savers and investors globally.
explain what it will take to channel private capital and savings toward sustainable development.
费斯—联合国世界水发展报告确认了一件众所周知的事:数十万中东和北非(MENA)人,特别是阿尔及利亚、约旦、利比亚、摩洛哥、巴勒斯坦、苏丹、叙利亚和也门人,在2016年遭遇到几十年来最严重的水短缺。这是努力迈向经济增长和多元化之路的中东地区最糟糕的事情。
多重因素造成了当前的局面,包括气候变化、沙漠化、水污染以及自然资源的使用不当。信息、教育和通讯不充分加剧了其中许多问题,因为这造成对环境友好行为缺乏了解——更不用说努力行动了。此外,灾难风险消除和政府管理也存在不足——许多政府忙于应对冲突和危机——所有这些导致局面积重难返。
比如,阿尔及利亚经历了五十年来最严重的干旱。由于基础设施落后,该国大部分农业严重依靠降雨,结果今年谷物产量下降了40%。尽管阿尔及利亚拥有巨大的石油和天然气财富,但仍无法确保人民获得足够的平价水资源,更不用说充分就业了。结果,阿尔及利亚现在到处是群众示威。
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