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Water scarcity will be the biggest climate-related threat to corporate assets like factories within the next few decades – but it seems to have barely registered on investors' radar. The human cost of worsening scarcity is already fully apparent; about one out of every four people in world don't have access to safely managed drinking water at home.

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: John Letzing, Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum & Andrew Berkley, Lead, Immersive Technology and Content, World Economic Forum Floods linked to climate change disproportionately devastate poor areas. Efforts are underway to use technology to…

Audio: Listen to the article This is an experimental feature. Some words or names may be mispronounced. Does it sound good? Yes / No Pride Month is observed in many parts of the world in June. Its roots have been traced back to the Stonewall uprising in New York City. But the global struggle for LGBTI rights transcends any single event. On a warm June night in 1969 something typical for the era happened, when police in New York City raided a popular gay bar. Someth...

May 12, 2021 You are here: Home / Business / What’s the ‘bullwhip effect’ and how can we avoid crises like the global chip shortage? What’s the ‘bullwhip effect’ and how can we avoid crises like the global chip shortage? (Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: John Letzing, Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum An ongoing shortage of semiconductors has had pr...

April 27, 2021 You are here: Home / World Economic Forum / What can we learn from each other about preventing gun violence? What can we learn from each other about preventing gun violence? (Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: John Letzing, Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum A number of countries have found ways to effectively curb gun violence. Their experiences co...

How long are COVID-19 vaccines effective? (Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: John Letzing, Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum Experts don’t know yet how long COVID-19 vaccines will be effective. Studies of two of the most prominent COVID-19 vaccines suggest they remain effective for at least six months. The CEO of one vaccine maker said immunity may start to fa...

A steady stream of revelations about a desolate, forbidding region have helped build a stronger case for doing more to combat climate change.

A proposal for immunizing against malaria marks just one of the ways vaccine research amplified to blunt the pandemic might help vanquish other deadly maladies.

Three missions have reached the Red Planet in the past few weeks, and there’s perhaps never been a better time to establish inter-planetary prowess.

April 3, 2021 You are here: Home / World Economic Forum / Here’s what global progress on COVID-19 vaccination looks like Here’s what global progress on COVID-19 vaccination looks like (Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Andrew Berkley, Lead, Immersive Technology and Content, World Economic Forum & John Letzing, Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum Several COVID-...