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Renzo R. Guinto

Renzo R. Guinto

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Renzo R. Guinto is Associate Professor of Global and Planetary Health at the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore.

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  1. Preparing for a Future of Extreme Heat Waves
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    Preparing for a Future of Extreme Heat Waves

    Jul 17, 2024 Renzo R. Guinto urges political leaders to place resilience at the heart of housing, transport, and water policies.

  2. The Economy that Planetary Health Requires
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    The Economy that Planetary Health Requires

    Nov 8, 2021 Renzo R. Guinto thinks the need to envisage a “new normal” is no less urgent now than it was at the beginning of the pandemic.

  3. Pandemic Policy Must be Climate Policy
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    Pandemic Policy Must be Climate Policy

    Jul 28, 2020 Renzo R. Guinto says that lockdowns cannot lead to healthy, equitable decarbonization, but can spur changes that will.

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    The Man Who Relaunched India

    Kaushik Basu reflects on the legacy of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who set the stage for today’s economic growth.
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    COVID’s Lessons Have All Been Forgotten

    Antara Haldar laments the world's return to business as usual without having absorbed anything essential from the pandemic.
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    Supporting Ukraine Is in Trump’s Interest

    Michael Froman & Charles A. Kupchan see only one way for the US president-elect to achieve the peace settlement he desires.
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    The Climate Crisis Is Also an Inflation Crisis

    Mónica Araya & Saliem Fakir highlight the need for integrated, equitable policies that address both global warming and rising prices.
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    Hail to the Fallen Chief

    Richard Haass

    Jimmy Carter suffered from the fate of many one-term presidents, who by being defeated are judged to have been unsuccessful. But Carter accomplished more in four years – from the handover of the Panama Canal to the Camp David Peace Accords – than many presidents do in eight.

    thinks Jimmy Carter's presidency merits much greater appreciation than it has received.
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    Has Escaping the Middle-Income Trap Become Easier?

    Keun Lee urges the World Bank to adopt a more reliable measure of economic development than nominal per capita GDP.
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    Trump Can’t Stop De-Dollarization

    Hippolyte Fofack thinks the benefits of reducing reliance on the greenback will outweigh the costs of retaliatory US tariffs.
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    South Korea’s Constitution Needs Fixing

    Yoon Young-kwan argues that breaking the cycle of political crises will require some fundamental reforms.
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    The Lost Art of Collaboration

    Vanessa Badré mines a nineteenth-century painting for insights into trust-building, creativity, and cooperation.

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