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Read more at: Cambridge researchers join new initiative on urban air pollution

Cambridge researchers join new initiative on urban air pollution

18 July 2018

Researchers from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge are part of a cutting-edge project to better understand Londoners’ exposure to air pollution and improve air quality in the capital.


Read more at: 'How to Get to SDG 6: Invisible Barriers to Urban Water and Sanitation'

'How to Get to SDG 6: Invisible Barriers to Urban Water and Sanitation'

17 July 2018

In order to meet Sustainable Development Goal 6, N. Jeffery argues, the invisible challenges to better urban water and sanitation systems have to be tackled, too: governance, finance, and capacity development.


Read more at: Low quality healthcare is increasing the burden of illness and health costs globally

Low quality healthcare is increasing the burden of illness and health costs globally

17 July 2018

Poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels, according to a new joint report by the OECD, World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank.


Read more at: UNSDG publishes 'Counting on the World' report

UNSDG publishes 'Counting on the World' report

16 July 2018

This new report by the UN's Sustainable Solutions Devlopment Network provides an independent view on how national systems should evolve in order to harness the data revolution for sustainable development.


Read more at: New global science body promises to reach poor regions

New global science body promises to reach poor regions

16 July 2018

A non-governmental association of science said to be the world’s largest was officially inaugurated in Paris this week (5 July), with the new president pledging to engage least developed nations as a part of its agenda.


Read more at: ODI publishes ‘Leave no one behind’ index 2018

ODI publishes ‘Leave no one behind’ index 2018

16 July 2018

This index reviews the readiness of 86 countries to ‘leave no one behind’, monitoring the extent to which government systems are set up and ready to meet their leave no one behind commitment.


Read more at: 'Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian crises' - Humanitarian Exchange Magazine issue 72 published

'Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian crises' - Humanitarian Exchange Magazine issue 72 published

16 July 2018

This edition of Humanitarian Exchange, co-edited with Anne Harmer, Manager of Elrha’s Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme, focuses on mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in humanitarian crises.


Read more at: 'Ethylene-gibberellin signalling underlies adaptation of rice to periodic flooding' (Science, Vol. 361, Issue 6398, pp. 181-186)

'Ethylene-gibberellin signalling underlies adaptation of rice to periodic flooding' (Science, Vol. 361, Issue 6398, pp. 181-186)

16 July 2018

Deepwater rice varieties grow taller when flooded, in a growth response driven by the plant hormones gibberellin and ethylene, to keep the leaves above the water. Kuroha et al. identified the genes underlying this phenotype.


Read more at: How drones are helping in the fight against malaria

How drones are helping in the fight against malaria

12 July 2018

By combining high-tech drones with low-tech methods, researchers are embarking on a project funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to map out where mosquitoes breed in Malawi.


Read more at: Age-dependent health risk from ambient air pollution: a modelling and data analysis of childhood mortality in middle-income and low-income countries (The Lancet, Planetary Health Vol 2, No.7)

Age-dependent health risk from ambient air pollution: a modelling and data analysis of childhood mortality in middle-income and low-income countries (The Lancet, Planetary Health Vol 2, No.7)

12 July 2018

Analysis of recent atmospheric chemistry-general circulation model and health statistics from the WHO Global Health Observatory by J. Leliefeld, A. Haines and A. Pozzer.


Welcome to Cambridge Global Challenges

Cambridge Global Challenges is the Interdisciplinary Research Centre (IRC) of the University of Cambridge that aims to enhance the contribution of its research towards addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, with a particular focus on the poorest half of the world’s population.

 

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