Issue Post October 29, 2020 Growing cities, growing food insecurity: How to protect the poor during rapid urbanization Marie Ruel The relative abundance of food in cities does not mean that everyone has equal access to safe, diverse, healthy, and affordable diets.

Countries: Canary Islands (Spain), Senegal, World Source: International Organization for Migration The vessel reportedly left Mbour, western Senegal on October 24 bound for the Canary Islands. It caught fire a few hours after departure and capsized near Saint-Louis, on Senegal’s northwest coast.

Floating gardens have long been a staple of agriculture for many waterside communities that lack access to enough land. Yet these waterborne gardens can have benefits beyond providing food security. They can also improve water quality, scientists say. Floating gardens usually involve rafts that allow certain plants to be grown […]

We explore the role of the G20 during the Covid19 response and what, if anything, can take its place.

On 7 October 2020, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations under Code Section 1446(f)1 (the Final Regulations), which clarify aspects of the withholding requirements with respect to the disposition of partnership interests by non-U.S. persons.2 Background of Section 1446(f) The 2017 Tax Cuts and […]

Oct 23, 2020 In the News India I, onion: An authorised biography of the humble vegetable (Down to Earth) Governance Food Prices Down to Earth (India) in the climate change section posted an article about onions. The tuber is a round-the-year cash earner for farmers. However, the Indian Parliament voted me out of […]