Biodiversity and Human Health

The FIA Foundation is dedicated to global road safety philanthropy; environmental research and interventions to improve air quality and tackle climate change; and advocacy on road traffic injury prevention and motor vehicle fuel efficiency. The Foundation first proposed the United Nations Decade for Road Safety 2011-2020, and has since then championed safe, clean, and fair mobility to improve health worldwide. The Foundation’s diverse portfolio of projects range from coordinating a Road Safety Fund to support…

This report from the United Nations Environment Programme focuses on three ideals, especially relevant to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): peace and security, climate action, and gender equality. This report consists of 11 different case studies, from Chad to El Salvador, highlighting how gender norms and power dynamics shape responses to climate-security. Interventions around natural resources can empower women politically, socially, and economically to build peace in their communities. The report highlights linkages between gender…

This report provides guidance on responding and rebuilding the health, resilience, and sustainability of communities after disasters. The scope of the report is intentionally broad, with the aim of fostering the integration of health considerations into recovery decision making across a range of disciplines and stakeholder groups. Disasters often impact fundamental elements of a community—physical infrastructure, health and social services, social connectedness—that affect the health of its residents. Accordingly, the recovery period, with its attendant…