Ruth Douglas

Ruth Douglas explores the application of AI in international development and the risks associated with this rapidly growing technology.

The “cascading impacts” of climate change-related weather events will reverberate worldwide, a report warns.

Read our live updates on the best science and development news from the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, UK.

The conflict in Ukraine is driving up grain and fuel prices and the poor will be hardest hit, experts warn.

R&D gaps must be plugged if UN goals on women’s sexual and reproductive health rights are to be met, say analysts.

Landmark IPCC climate report says tools are available to achieve 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit.

Data broken down by sex, age and other factors is vital for targeting health care, says WHO.

Indonesia’s indigenous communities need evidence to shore up finance and legal protections, says Rukka Sombolinggi.

NGOs around the world are left in confusion over the Trump administration’s plans to dismantle USAID.

Diplomats urge national authorities to step up at the Nutrition for Growth Summit as the impact of aid cuts and the Ukraine war bite.