Hunger and Climate Change in Africa, the Prospects of a Digital US Dollar, and More

March 28, 2022

In 2020, around one in five people in Africa faced hunger—more than double the proportion of hungry people in any other region. With the 3°C warming trajectory likely to cause catastrophic disruption to African food systems within the next 30 years, Holger Kray, Chakib Jenane, Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, and Jamal Saghir call for urgent adaptions and reforms in African agriculture and food systems.

While the U.S. dollar currently dominates the global financial system, the rise of cryptocurrencies is threatening its position at the top. As a major economic power, the U.S. government has an opportunity to lead the adoption of digital currencies based on the dollar, but there are key challenges that must be addressed, argue Michael Sung and Christopher Thomas.

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While access to justice is often made widely available by law, in practice it is heavily dependent on resources and knowledge. Paul Prettitore examines the unequal distribution of legal problems and their negative impacts across income groups.

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