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ETC Group and the politics of the bioeconomy
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TELL Japan, the quiet infrastructure of mental health support
A Tokyo-based non-profit offers confidential counselling and crisis support for people navigating distress in Japan
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Climate disasters, conflict and exclusion are making education unstable for millions of children
Schools may still stand, but crisis is making learning less regular, safe and equal for millions of children
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Water Stewardship enters the age of shared responsibility
The Alliance for Water Stewardship shows how water risk is becoming a question of trust, governance and collective action
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Infrastructure, power, and people: inside Africa’s shift from ambition to execution
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New satellite thermal imaging systems could redraw the world’s map of heat risk
Thermal satellites are making heat visible at field, street and neighbourhood scale, with major implications for climate adaptation
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Four years of listening to a changing world
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Cholera resurgence exposes the global cost of climate vulnerability and inequality
A preventable disease is spreading where water systems, health services and public investment have failed
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The Water Project and the difficult work of keeping rural water systems running
A water charity working in Kenya, Uganda and Sierra Leone highlights the gap between access and reliability
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Urban heat is becoming a test of climate resilience for cities
Data tools can help cities target heat risks, but protection still depends on housing, health systems and local trust.
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Quality Education
Climate disasters, conflict and exclusion are making education unstable for millions of children
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Science X and the contested craft of science journalism
A fast-growing science news platform says speed and independence can coexist, but the wider information climate makes that claim harder to test
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Teach the Future and the politics of climate education reform
A youth led campaign has helped push climate literacy from the margins towards the centre of education policy
Editorial Team SDG4
Mar 21
The rural, urban education gap goes far beyond connectivity
Internet access matters, but rural learners are held back by deeper inequalities in teaching, transport, devices and support
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Mar 19
NGOs working on school dropout in later adolescence are filling gaps that states still leave open
As upper secondary dropout remains high, civil society groups are targeting poverty, gender, conflict and exclusion
Editorial Team SDG4
Mar 14
European NGOs tackling household debt and basic financial education amid Europe’s cost-of-living strain
From debt counselling to school lessons, civil society is filling gaps as EU rules tighten and borrowing shifts online
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Mar 9
Child poverty and unequal access to extracurricular activities in South America
Cost, safety and time pressures are shutting poorer children out of sport, arts and tutoring, deepening inequality
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Feb 28
Forward Faster initiative drives global investment in education and skills development
Corporate action on sustainability intensifies as the Forward Faster campaign links business strategy with education and equality
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Feb 3
Global education challenges 2026: the SDG 4 funding gap & AI's equity paradox
UNESCO's Intl. Education Day 2026 focuses on youth co-creation amidst a $97bn annual funding deficit
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Jan 24
The Ayrton Senna Institute and the long view of education reform
Systemic education reform at scale shows how policy driven innovation can reduce inequality and strengthen public schooling in Brazil
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Jan 14
Education under pressure: why student mental health defines true quality in learning
Social media, fear of failure, and academic demands are shaping a generation at risk, but also one capable of redefining what real educational excellence means
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Nov 23, 2025
Pratham’s quiet education revolution transforming learning for children
How a grassroots approach and evidence-based innovation are redefining access to quality education across India
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Oct 15, 2025
Khan Academy rolls out AI-powered teaching tools as school districts scale up adoption
Khanmigo expands from pilot trials to nationwide and global classrooms, promising to ease teacher workloads and personalise learning
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Sep 29, 2025
Free education as a pathway out of poverty
Expanding access to schooling can lift communities, but only if matched with quality, relevance, and robust implementation
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Quantum future: current progress of quantum technologies
YQ 2025 champions quantum science to drive innovation, education, and global partnerships for a more sustainable, inclusive future
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