Contested representations: A comparative analysis of palm oil sustainability in Malaysian and Dutch media by Greetje Schouten, Rory Padfield, Duif Kraamwinkel

“…Tension stems from observations that sustainability is understood differently in the palm oil producing countries of the Global South compared with Northern consumption markets. …”
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Assessing road criticality and loss of healthcare accessibility during floods: the case of Cyclone Idai, Mozambique 2019 by Sami Petricola, Marcel Reinmuth, Sven Lautenbach, Charles Hatfield, Alexander Zipf

“…Conclusions The different results obtained between the raster- and network-based methods indicate the importance of data quality assessments in addition to accessibility assessments as well as the importance of fostering mapping campaigns in large parts of the Global South. Data quality is therefore a key parameter when deciding which method is best suited for local conditions. …”
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Evolving market-shaping strategies to boost access to essential medical products in developing countries with HIV self-testing as a case study by Jian Yang, Xiangning Feng, Shuduo Zhou, Li Zhang, Yunxuan Hu, Ying Chen, Zhenyu Zhang, Ming Xu

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated health inequities among countries in the Global South with limited access to essential medical products, leading to a higher infection and mortality rate, especially among vulnerable populations. …”
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Forum Theatre as a mechanism to explore representation of local people's values in environmental governance: A case of study from Chiapas, Mexico by Silvia Olvera‐Hernández, M. Azahara Mesa‐Jurado, Paula Novo, Julia Martin‐Ortega, Aylwyn Walsh, George Holmes, Alice Borchi

“…Abstract Nature degradation, poverty and social discrimination are some of the consequences of unfair decision‐making over environmental resources within rural communities in the Global South. Barriers to achieving fair environmental decisions are entrenched power differences and the lack of representation of the diversity of local values in environmental decision‐making. …”
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Flow of mangrove ecosystem services to coastal communities in the Brazilian Amazon by Margaret Owuor, Margaret Owuor, Thuareag M. T. Santos, Philip Otieno, Ana Carolina A. Mazzuco, Chima Iheaturu, Angelo F. Bernardino

“…These services may significantly contribute to the wellbeing of millions of people, but there is limited information about their importance in the Global South. This study mapped for the first time the flow of ecosystem services in Brazilian Amazon mangroves, which represent over 700,000 ha of mangroves in the country. …”
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Transformational climate action at the city scale: comparative South–North perspectives by David Simon, Ryan Bellinson, Warren Smit

“…Accordingly, this paper examines city-scale plans and actions in order to throw light on these issues in a carefully contextualised Global South–North comparison between Cape Town, South Africa, and Greater Manchester, UK. …”
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Determinants of low-carbon transport mode adoption: systematic review of reviews by Aneeque Javaid, Felix Creutzig, Sebastian Bamberg

“…We conclude that a transition to low-carbon mobility requires low-carbon infrastructure, which leverages enthusiastic individuals’ concerns and empowers them for mode change, and that address safety concerns prevalent especially in cities of the Global South. The mode shift to low-carbon option can then be sustained and enhanced by social influence in the form of collective social norms.…”
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An Integrated Comparative Assessment of Coal-Based Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Vis-à-Vis Renewable Energies in India’s Low Carbon Electricity Transition Scenarios by Mitavachan Hiremath, Peter Viebahn, Sascha Samadi

“…Our study, therefore, adds a considerable level of techno-economic and environmental nexus specificity to the current debate about coal-based large-scale CCS and the low carbon energy transition in emerging and developing economies in the Global South.…”
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Influence of parental anthropometry and gestational weight gain on intrauterine growth and neonatal outcomes: Findings from the MAI cohort study in rural India. by Mugdha Deshpande, Demi Miriam, Nikhil Shah, Neha Kajale, Jyotsna Angom, Jasmin Bhawra, Ketan Gondhalekar, Anuradha Khadilkar, Tarun Reddy Katapally

“…Identifying parental factors that determine foetal growth are important to curbing intergenerational malnutrition, especially among disadvantaged populations in the global south where undernutrition rates are high. The objective of this study was to assess the relationships between parental biometry, intrauterine growth and neonatal outcomes, while factoring in socioeconomic status of historically disadvantaged households in rural India. …”
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Regional hotspots and drivers of shark meat consumption in India by Divya Karnad, S. Narayani, Shruthi Kottillil, Sudha Kottillil, Trisha Gupta, Alissa Barnes, Andrew Dias, Y. Chaitanya Krishna

“…The local consumption of elasmobranch meat is an emerging driver of these fisheries particularly in the Global South. Very little data exists on local elasmobranch meat consumption and restaurants offer a useful insight into patterns of consumption. …”
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Transitioning to sustainable academic conferences needs more experimentation and reflection by Rob Raven, Paris Hadfield, Brianna Butler, Jennifer Eagleton, Gael Giraud, Merin Jacob, Jochen Markard, Katharina Schiller, Mark Swilling, Mapula Tshangela

“…We find that the model promotes less air travel and improved global south participation. Our approach adds to a growing number of experiments with new modes of academic conferencing in a world that is facing climate and inequality crises. …”
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Challenges of sanitation in developing counties - Evidenced from a study of fourteen towns, Ethiopia by Dagnachew Adugna

“…Using Ethiopia as a case of rapidly growing countries in the Global South and struggling with water supply and sanitation management, the objective of this study was to examine the challenges of sanitation in Ethiopia by selecting 14 towns located under different climatic conditions and administrative regions with diversified culture, ethnicity, and religion. …”
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Coproduced urban water services: When technical and governance hybridisation go hand in hand by Luisa Moretto, Giuseppe Faldi, Federica Natalia Rosati, Federica Natalia Rosati, Jacques Teller

“…This study questions the processes of technical and governance hybridisation in the coproduction of water services in cities of the Global South. The existing literature addresses the compensatory role that water services coproduction plays in urban and peri-urban areas, where access to centralised and reliable water resources is often lacking. …”
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Comunidades #REA: análise de seus rastros no Twitter by Terezinha Marcondes Diniz Biazi

“…Six communities and four bridges are located in Global North and one community and one bridge are based in the Global South. KEYWORDS: Open Educational Resources (OER) communities and actors; Twitter; social network analysis; network graphs.…”
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Appraisal of high-stake examinations during SARS-CoV-2 emergency with responsible and transparent AI: Evidence of fair and detrimental assessment by MD. Rayhan, MD. Golam Rabiul Alam, M. Ali Akber Dewan, M. Helal Uddin Ahmed

“…In the setting of an empirical analysis in one of the largest education systems in the Global South, 81.85% of learners were assigned fair scores while 3.12% of the scores were significantly smaller than the actual grades, which would have had a detrimental effect if it had been applied for real. …”
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Interdisciplinary fetal-neonatal neurology training applies neural exposome perspectives to neurology principles and practice by Mark S. Scher

“…Addressing health care disparities in the Global South and high-income country medical deserts require constructive dialogue among stakeholders to achieve medical equity. …”
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Mapping the global flows of steel scraps: an alloy elements recovery perspective by Wenqiu Cai, Yong Geng, Meng Li, Ziyan Gao, Wendong Wei

“…Also, critical metals had been transferred across borders in the form of AEs through the trade of steel scraps, especially from global north countries to global south countries. The largest AE flows include Chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn) and molybdenum (Mo) flows. …”
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Nature's contributions to human well‐being under climate change: Evidence from Central and Eastern Madagascar by Jan Petzold, Aleksandra Kosanic, Felana Rakoto Joseph, Princy Rajaonarivelo Andrianina, Sitraka Mireille Ranaivosoa‐Toandro, Onintsoa Ravaka Andriamihaja, Leonnie Marcelline Voahanginirina, Lara Thien, Mialy Razanajatovo

“…Abstract Anthropogenic climate change has an unprecedented impact on ecosystems and their services, with severe consequences for human well‐being, particularly for the marginalised and vulnerable members of society in the Global South. The well‐being of communities relies not only on material and regulating services ecosystems provide but also on non‐material services. …”
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Uniting behind a common goal: Collaboration between traditional healers and allopathic health care workers to improve rural snakebite care by Jonathan Steinhorst, Frank-Leonel Tianyi, Abdulrazaq Garba Habib, George O. Oluoch, David G. Lalloo, Ymkje Stienstra

“…Snakebite envenoming is an acute medical emergency which affects hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, primarily in remote rural areas of low-and middle income countries in the Global South. A considerable proportion of snakebite patients turn to traditional healers (THs) for help, driven by a number of push and pull factors. …”
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Teachers’ Perspectives: Challenges in the Integration of Refugee Children Deported from Israel to Uganda by Ram Gudovitch, Gumisiriza Alex, Elly Kiyingi, Ezra Barigye, Maureen Zawedde, Aziizah Namu-Gambe, Flavia Mutesi, Lea Forshtat, Vered Slonim-Nevo

“…The research is unique in studying children who have previously lived and studied in a developed Western environment, and experienced, subsequently, a transition to the global south, with far more conservative social norms and an authoritarian, teacher-centered conception of education. …”
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