The transition to a net-zero economy is a conversation that comes up every year as the world gets closer to the UN’s sustainability targets of 2030. Whether the world is closer to achieving those goals or not is a whole other conversation, but what is certain is that the transition and climate change are going to profoundly affect the world of work. About a quarter of all jobs around the world are highly vulnerable, especially those in the Asia Pacific, according to an article by Panchali Guha.
After a morning of high-level discussion at the City Dialogues Vienna, participants broke into three focused tracks to forge actionable solutions for the future of our cities. Moving beyond broad definitions, these sessions confronted the fundamental dilemmas at the heart of building resilient communities. Moderated by leading academics Professor Winston Chow, Mr Johannes Lutter, and Professor Orlando Woods, the tracks explored the complex interplay between finance, social equity, and technology.
This article is featured in Special Feature: Navigating Urban Sustainability.
Cities face a web of shared challenges like surging populations, ageing demographics and the looming threat of climate change. Out-of-the-box thinking and research-based insights are crucial in helping urban leaders find the best way forward, with resilience and adaptability. Given the scale and urgency of these issues however, no city can achieve this in isolation.
This article is being featured in Special Feature: From Living to Thriving
This article is being featured in Special Feature: From Living to Thriving
Last Updated: 31 July, 2023
Did you know that when you use a packet of tissue to reserve or “chope” a vacant table at the foodcourt, you are doing what villagers used to do to mark ownership? It was a common practice for villagers to use trees, rocks, or rivers to mark the space and say “this land is mine.”
A young man with a mental disability is cheated of his late mother’s life savings by a man claiming to be a friend. A property agent takes advantage of an elderly man with an intellectually-disabled daughter, by pocketing the sales proceeds of a flat the client had engaged him to sell.
These are two of many cases of vulnerable persons in Singapore being financially abused - a consequence of systemic gaps, insufficient protective measures and a lack of financial planning by families of individuals with special needs.
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