Ambitious climate resilience plans like Dominica’s could be a life raft for the 65 million inhabitants of developing island countries.
Regions / Latin America & Caribbean
The rules of the global economy have created climate change, inequality, and deep vulnerability. But rules can change.
Brazil has joined the U.S. atop the list of worst-impacted countries. Both have far-right leaders -- and a legacy of institutional racism.
Global South communities affected by mining face multiple pandemics — not just of disease, but of violence, exploitation, and corporate capture.
The U.S. may be at the center of both pandemics, but -- as worldwide demonstrations show -- each is global.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is rapidly losing public support, while Donald Trump remains entirely capable of triumphing in November despite his relative unpopularity.
Wealthy corporations may use trade courts to keep public health measures from cutting into their profits.
Countries are using the coronavirus crisis to lift environmental regulations, even as COVID-19 leaves populations more vulnerable to health impacts from fires.
The world's prevailing socio-political models aren't going to survive this pandemic. What's going to replace them?
Being better prepared could save millions of lives and trillions of dollars.