Tales of local resilience on the frontlines of COVID and climate change

As the months pass from the start of the COVID19 pandemic, the world is on a rapid learning curve about what, and who, really matters.

In developed countries, there has been a recognition that often low-paid staff in hospitals, nursing homes, supermarkets and home deliveries are “essential workers”, and that the millionaires sitting at home under lockdown are not as important as they might have felt in the past. 

At the same time, in the developing world, frontline communities – mostly living in the informal settlements of big cities – have been the most vulnerable, not only to infection by the virus but also to the restrictions imposed by police and national authorities. [FULL STORY]

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