Cities are the defining form of human organization in the 21st century

One of humanity’s gravest existential threats is invisible. Pandemics are silent killers and have prematurely ended the lives of more people than virtually any other cause.

That’s a wrap for day three at this year’s Annual Meeting in Davos. From the future of Europe and fighting to save our oceans to Jack Ma’s career tips and Prince William opening up about mental health, it was another packed day of sessions.

For centuries, herdsmen across Africa’s Sahel headed south during the long, hot dry season.

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting – Davos 2019

The effects of climate change are exacerbating conflict between communities in both Mali and Niger, leading to a deepening of poverty, a weakening of public services and a disruption to traditional means of survival.

The warning signs are increasingly hard to ignore

We are living through an era of intense turbulence, disillusionment and bewilderment.

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Africa is urbanising at break-neck speed. So how do people keep track of where city amenities are, or indeed which areas are at risk of flooding?

For as long as anyone can recall, Ituri, the mineral-rich province in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has been wracked by inter-communal violence.

Cities, not nation-states, are the dominant unit of human organization in the twenty-first century.

Populism’s global resurgence has alarmed many, as has former Trump advisor Steve Bannon’s effort to empower populism’s international proponents.

An ultraright populist just won the presidency of Latin America’s largest country.

Cities, not nation states, are the dominant form of human civilization in the 21st century.