The coronavirus crisis has heightened inequities of food availability and nutrition. A 2021 Food System Summit aims to boost resilience and sustainability. 

The coronavirus crisis is deepening inequalities in accessing healthy food, the UN special envoy for food systems has warned.

As governments imposed trade and travel restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19, global supply chains have been disrupted, hindering the distribution of food from farms to consumers largely concentrated in urban areas.

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Posted on - 2020-05-17

The coronavirus lockdown has dealt a savage blow to Big Oil, at a time fears of climate breakdown call the whole basis of our energy system into question. 

Shell cuts its dividend for the first time since the second world war. Oil prices turn negative in the US. Supertankers of unwanted fuel stack up in the Singapore Strait.

The Covid-19 pandemic has scared the global economy to a standstill, slashing demand for the hydrocarbons that to this day are its main source of energy.

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Posted on - 2020-05-17

Project Cerulean, the joint research initiative between Swire Shipping and the University of the South Pacific, has advertised a call for tenders to complete the Preliminary Design and Cost Estimates for the Cerulean Vessel.

The tender documents are available through USP's TenderLink Platform.  

This consultancy role is crucial for the preparation of Phase 2 activities under the Cerulean Project. The submission period will close June 2nd, 2020, Fiji time, so for any interested parties, please complete registration and submission through the USP tender system by June 1st to have your proposal considered.

Posted on - 2020-05-14