How cities can prepare for a hotter future
Extreme heat is becoming a daily urban challenge. Shade, safer buildings, accessible cooling, and neighbourhood-level planning can protect health and make cities more liveable.
Beyond Global Headlines
Where Current Affairs Meet Long-Term Trends
From this perspective
Latest stories
Local voices in a global conversation
Local journalists are bringing community knowledge into wider conversations and revealing how global change is experienced close to home.
Understanding a changing news landscape
Audiences are navigating a crowded information landscape where trust, context, and careful reporting matter more than ever.
Cities sharing practical ideas
Cities are exchanging practical ideas on transport, public space, and community services, showing how local experiments can inspire broader change.
Community reporting across borders
Independent reporters are finding new ways to collaborate across borders and connect local evidence with global conversations.
Why trusted context matters more than ever
As information travels faster and fragments across platforms, readers need journalism that connects events, explains uncertainty, and includes perspectives beyond the loudest voices.