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Health Goals in Southeast Asia: A Look at 2030

April 22, 2025

The United Nations has set some big goals for the world to reach by 2030. These goals, known as the Sustainable Development Goals, include targets for health and well-being. For the countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, there are some serious hurdles to overcome. These n

environment

Clean Cooking Fuels: A Boost for Income and Equality in China

January 11, 2025

Imagine you're living in China and your family switches from traditional cooking methods to cleaner fuels. What happens? Well, a lot! A study shows that a small increase in using clean cooking fuels can boost a country's total household income by billions. In China, this means an extra $37 billion a

environment

Household Resilience: The Missing Link in India's Sustainable Goals?

December 27, 2024

India has been struggling to make progress on the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since 2020. The impact of not achieving these goals can be quite severe, so it's important to figure out what steps can be taken to speed up India's progress. One potential solution could be increa

environment

Uncovering the Causes of City Smog: A Machine Learning Approach

December 3, 2024

Air pollution, specifically fine particulate matter (PM2. 5), is a big problem in many Chinese cities. To tackle this, researchers used a machine-learning model that combines CatBoost and Tree-Structured Parzen Estimator (TPE) to study PM2. 5 levels in 297 cities from 2000 to 2021. They found that s

technology

AI and Big Tech: A New Twist in Global Development

November 10, 2024

Imagine a world where Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) could solve all our problems. That's what the AI for Social Good (AI4SG) movement is all about. It's like using big tech tools to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). But is it really that sim