Although the JLMPS 2016 data we use are nationally representative of the Syrians in Jordan, the results do not necessarily generalise to the Syrians displaced to other host communities; the Syrians in Jordan are different than those in other countries and the national population pre-conflict on...
Egan and Mullin argue that people may be more likely to interpret climate issues through a partisan lens because (1) climate change is a complex scientific issue and (2) because its effects are perceived as geographically and temporally removed. Our study adds to the body of evidence that ...
Most people who are displaced by violence remain within the borders of their own countries. Those who are forced out tend to stay as close as they can to home, in neighbouring nations. Only a tiny fraction of all refugees – less than 1% globally—are resettled, including in Western ...
INDOT Introducing Displaced Left Turn Lanes to the Lloyd Expressway in Evansville The biggest gripe about The Lloyd (a.k.a. Highway 62/66) has always been that there are too many stoplights for something considered to be an "expressway." Over the years, the city has worked with the Indi...
Deadly outbreaks have plagued societies for centuries. But they can lead to medical breakthroughs—if we learn the right lessons from them.
the pandemic presented a greater challenge due to weaker health care systems and lack of social safety nets. These challenges were amplified again for cities that host large populations of refugees and displaced people, either living in camps or squatting in slums and low-income settlements in urb...
Continuing to be highly adaptable to geopolitical shifts, such as conflicts or changes in international alliances, is a cornerstone to humanitarian response due to displacement. Increasing pressure on the humanitarian system globally to provide protection and support to displaced ...
Healthcare systems are major emitters of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. The resulting climate crisis harms human and planetary health and increasingly impacts lives on Earth. Because of their status as high emitters and their social
We’re running out of time to act on climate change and life could get increasingly difficult. Robert Lempert, a coordinating lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) convened by the United Nations, explains what we must do no
Because people with lower incomes spend a larger portion of their earnings on clothes and other goods that are cheaper to import than to produce domestically, they would probably suffer the most from a turn towardsprotectionism—just as many of them did from trade liberalization. According to a ...