Social resilience is the ability of human communities to withstand external shocks, such as environmental variability or social, economic, or political upheaval, and to recover effectively from such disruptions (Adger, W. N., 2000). These upheavals affect all communities but in different ways. Extreme weather events and long-run climate change disproportionately affect the incomes of rural […]

Achieving robust business growth requires enterprises to focus on productivity enhancement beyond labor. Focusing on inputs such as energy and resources combined with technology upgrading would result in better quality, increased profitability, and reduced impacts of industrial activity on the environment. The GP concept developed by the APO in 1992 through a six-step and 13-task […]

Women are almost half of the agricultural workforce in developing countries. Based on a report by the UN World Food Program, it is estimated that 60% of people who are food insecure worldwide are women and girls. Inequality makes it harder to increase productivity and reduce poverty and hunger. It also undermines progress toward sustainable […]

The circular economy is an economic system aimed at minimizing waste and making the most of resources. It represents a shift from a linear economy, which follows a “take, make, dispose” model, to a circular model that emphasizes eliminating waste and pollution, circulating products and materials, and regenerating nature to create a closed-loop system, as […]