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This collection of teaching cases from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government focuses on a wide variety of topics related to climate change, including: the economics of climate change; government and regulation; evidence and decision-making; leadership and negotiation; energy policy and renewables; and disaster preparedness. The cases are also broken down by region. Each teaching case is accompanied by a detailed overview of each situation and learning objectives, which outline the ways in which each…

This Lancet Commission report, which follows from two earlier Lancet Series on obesity, examines the growing global prevalence of obesity within a wide context of common underlying societal and political drivers for malnutrition and climate change. The commission identifies malnutrition (in all its forms, including obesity, undernutrition, and other dietary risks) as the leading cause of poor health globally. It also notes that the health effects of climate change will compound the health challenges of…

These fact sheets from the World Health Organization (WHO) provide an overview of a wide range of infectious diseases, as well as their global burden, modes of transmission, symptoms, and diagnostic methods. These fact sheets are often accompanied by related news stories and other publications from the WHO.  Fact sheets available:  Onchocerciasis (2022) Dengue and Severe Dengue (2023) Trypanosomiasis, Human African (sleeping sickness, 2023) Leishmaniasis (2023) Schistosomiasis (2023) Trachoma (2022) Taeniasis/Cysticercosis (2022) Buruli Ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, 2023) Leprosy (2023) Yaws (2023) Soil-Transmitted Helminth…