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While China (560M cameras) and the U.S. (85M) have scaled surveillance infrastructure to support crime deterrence and ra...
17/08/2025

While China (560M cameras) and the U.S. (85M) have scaled surveillance infrastructure to support crime deterrence and rapid justice delivery, many populous nations in the Global South remain critically under-equipped.

India, with just 2.5M cameras for 1.4B people, is not alone. Nigeria, Indonesia, Brazil, and the Philippines face similar deficits—high population density, rising urban crime, and fragmented or minimal surveillance coverage. These gaps directly undermine public safety, institutional trust, and the delivery of justice.

If visibility strengthens institutions, why is surveillance still treated as a luxury in developing nations?

International policymakers must recognize surveillance as core infrastructure—not just a tool for authoritarian control or elite urban zones. Equitable access to smart surveillance can empower cities to respond faster to crime, reduce impunity, and build public trust.
Justice should not depend on GDP or geopolitical clout. Visibility is infrastructure. Safety is sovereignty.

It’s time to treat surveillance not as a privilege—but as a right.

New global data reveals a critical overlap—countries most vulnerable to disasters are also ageing rapidly. Yet most poli...
17/08/2025

New global data reveals a critical overlap—countries most vulnerable to disasters are also ageing rapidly. Yet most policies fail to address this dual risk.

High-performing nations like 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇯🇵 Japan, and 🇳🇱 Netherlands have embedded ageing into disaster resilience through inclusive infrastructure, early warning systems, and age-sensitive social protection. In contrast, countries like 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, 🇳🇵 Nepal, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, and 🇭🇹 Haiti face compounding risks with limited preparedness, leaving older populations dangerously exposed.

Policy makers must Integrate ageing into climate and disaster frameworks and
Shift from reactive aid to anticipatory systems .

**Electric Mobility Dominates Vs Funding SDG-Optimal**Between 2020–2024, digital firms invested $6.5 billion in energy-r...
17/08/2025

**Electric Mobility Dominates Vs Funding SDG-Optimal**

Between 2020–2024, digital firms invested $6.5 billion in energy-related start-ups. Strikingly, over two-thirds of this capital flowed into electric mobility, with electric trucks (23%) and electric cars (20%) leading the charge.
In contrast, solar PV, a cornerstone of clean energy access and climate resilience, received just 2% of the total.

While electric vehicles are vital for decarbonizing transport, this investment skew risks sidelining other sectors critical to the broader SDG agenda from renewables and energy storage to ICT efficiency and battery recycling.

Policymakers must rebalance incentives and mobilize private capital across diverse energy solutions. A more holistic investment strategy aligned with SDG 7 (clean energy), SDG 9 (infrastructure), and SDG 13 (climate action)—is essential to ensure equitable, resilient, and sustainable energy transitions.

Semiconductors: The Backbone of Tomorrow’s EconomyBy 2030, the global semiconductor market is projected to nearly double...
17/08/2025

Semiconductors: The Backbone of Tomorrow’s Economy

By 2030, the global semiconductor market is projected to nearly double to $1.065 trillion, with explosive growth in:

• Automotive electronics: 3x increase
• Industrial electronics: 2x increase
• Wireless communication: +65%

This isn’t just a tech boom—it’s a strategic inflection point.

Dear Policymakers , We need sustainable, sovereign, and SDG-aligned semiconductor strategies—from raw material sourcing to fab localization, workforce skilling, and circular design.

It’s time for global cooperation, resilient supply chains, and climate-conscious innovation.

By 2030, only 5% of rivers may remain unfragmented—a crisis driven by poor infrastructure and water governance. Policyma...
17/08/2025

By 2030, only 5% of rivers may remain unfragmented—a crisis driven by poor infrastructure and water governance.

Policymakers must act across local, national, and global levels - restore ecological flows, retrofit dams, and embed river health into climate and infrastructure planning. Local communities need tools for monitoring and disaster resilience;
National governments must mandate basin-level planning and audits .
Globally , treaties and climate finance must prioritize river connectivity.
Rivers are lifelines, not engineering problems. Reversing fragmentation is essential for biodiversity, food security, and SDG progress.

Policymakers must treat this as a systemic risk. Fragmented rivers undermine climate resilience, water security, and SDG progress.

Decision-makers must stop treating rivers as engineering problems and start recognizing them as lifelines for biodiversity, agriculture, and disaster preparedness.

Who Controls the Future of Tech & Minerals—and Who Gets Left Behind?The US, China, EU, and resource-rich allies dominate...
17/08/2025

Who Controls the Future of Tech & Minerals—and Who Gets Left Behind?

The US, China, EU, and resource-rich allies dominate global tech and mineral supply chains. They set the rules, reap the benefits, and externalize the costs.

Meanwhile, countries like India , Africa and Latin America face tech dependency, mineral extraction without value-add, and exclusion from global norm-setting.

This isn’t just a trade imbalance—it’s an SDG failure.Let’s redesign global policy to serve every country’s right to build sovereign, sustainable infrastructure.

From West to East: Trade Realignment 2000–2024China now dominates global exports of manufactured goods—surpassing the U....
02/08/2025

From West to East: Trade Realignment 2000–2024
China now dominates global exports of manufactured goods—surpassing the U.S. across Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America.

The U.S. remains strong in North America and pockets of Africa and Latin America. This shift redefines supply chains, reshapes alliances, and elevates South-South partnerships.
To align with SDG goals, countries must invest in infrastructure (SDG 9), promote equitable trade (SDG 10), and foster global cooperation (SDG 17) to ensure sustainable, inclusive growth that benefits all regions—not just the top exporters.

Asia’s booming manufacturing must align with planetary boundaries to avoid conflict-driven fallout. Despite economic gro...
02/08/2025

Asia’s booming manufacturing must align with planetary boundaries to avoid conflict-driven fallout. Despite economic growth, sustainability gaps fuel regional instability, labor precarity, and logistical disruption. SDGs 8, 9, and 16 spotlight the urgency: decent work, resilient infrastructure, and credible peace processes are essential for ASEAN’s long-term industrial harmony.

The 2024 Digital Quality of Life Index reveals key disparities in global digital access and governance. Germany leads wi...
02/08/2025

The 2024 Digital Quality of Life Index reveals key disparities in global digital access and governance. Germany leads with the highest score, while Saudi Arabia ranks lowest among 40 nations. Evaluated across internet affordability, quality, infrastructure, e-security, and e-government, this data urges global policymakers to prioritize inclusive, resilient digital systems. Countries like Japan and Estonia show that innovation isn’t size-dependent.

To advance the SDGs, especially Goals 9 and 16, digital equity must become a strategic priority.

Let’s reimagine connectivity not just as a utility but as a pillar of justice, empowerment, and sustainability.

Fragility isn’t just conflict—it’s economics, environment, society & human resilience.According to the OECD multidimensi...
02/08/2025

Fragility isn’t just conflict—it’s economics, environment, society & human resilience.

According to the OECD multidimensional framework, countries like South Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen face extreme fragility across multiple fronts.
Meanwhile, Japan, Norway, and Switzerland show strong systemic resilience.

Policymakers must stop treating fragility as a siloed issue.
It’s time for integrated, sustainable policies that reinforce stability by addressing root causes across all 6 dimensions.

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Fragility is widespread, but 61 contexts face extreme risk, especially in human, societal, and political dimensions. Pol...
02/08/2025

Fragility is widespread, but 61 contexts face extreme risk, especially in human, societal, and political dimensions.

Policymakers must act now—mapping hotspots, integrating SDG-aligned solutions, and embedding justice across frameworks.
Sustainable responses can reshape fragility into resilience.

EJAtlas - Global Atlas of Environmental Justice Find out latest environmental issues , including Fossil Fuels and Climat...
02/08/2025

EJAtlas - Global Atlas of Environmental Justice

Find out latest environmental issues , including

Fossil Fuels and Climate Justice/Energy
Biomass and Land Conflicts (Forests, Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Management)
Biodiversity conservation conflicts
Water Management
Tourism Recreation
Infrastructure and Built Environment
Waste Management
Industrial and Utilities conflicts
Mineral Ores and Building Materials Extraction
Nuclear

across 200 countries .

View now - https://ejatlas.org/

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