COVID-19 uniquely affects women. Here are many of the ways it does. Analytics The gender dimensions of the pandemic are numerous and numbingly severe, but they are not new and not surprising. By Liane Schalatek
Care economy: transformations of communities, the civil society and state policies in times of quarantine Analytics Oksana Potapova spoke with activists working for women's and human rights organizations about key changes in their work and life over the recent months. By Oksana Potapova
Challenges and Transformations of Urban Planning during the Pandemic Analytics The current challenges can also trigger changes that will improve the quality of living conditions in the city and ensure their equality. However it is too early to speak about ready-to-use recipes. By Tetiana Vodotyka, Mariia Hryshchenko, Svitlana Shlipchenko and Natalia Slipenko (translation)
Forest Fires, Chornobyl, Dust Storms: during the Pandemic, Ukraine’s Kyiv Suffers from Polluted Air Analytics At the end of April, the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv turned into the city with the most polluted air worldwide, leaving the traditionally dirty megalopolises in China and India far behind. By Yevhen Kylymnyk, Oksana Udovyk and Oleksii Moskalenko
10 ways of thinking about crisis resilience Analytics Crises are not only the hour of the executive, but also a moment of truth for prevention measures in place. By Dr. Ellen Ueberschär
The City during the Pandemic: Invisible Problems and Possible Solutions Analytics The pandemic of the new SARS-CoV-2 has already caused a number of temporary changes and restrictions. Cities are adapting to new conditions, in particular through short-term design and planning solutions. By Anastasia Bobrova
The Crisis of 2020: End of Colonial World, Beginning of New One Analytics The world is entering a turbulent time that can only be compared to the Great Depression and World War II. By Oleh Savytskyi
Pandemic or Climate Change: We Are All (Not) Going to Die Analytics The things that governments of developed countries used to consider impossible to do to keep climate change under control have suddenly become necessary. By Anna Akermann and Oksana Aliieva
Crimea: Six years of annexation Interview We asked Denys Savchenko, the head of NGO “CRIMEASOS” about the situation with human rights situation in Crimea and how the coronavirus affects the lives of the inhabitants of the peninsula.
Covid-19 pandemic shows how fragile the EU is Analytics Not only has the new coronavirus catapulted us out of our everyday lives, but the way the EU is handling the COVID-19 pandemic has made its inability to take action in times of crisis painfully apparent. By Eva van de Rakt and Florian Christl