Our Scans · Resilience & Health/Wellbeing · Weekly Summary

• As Mongolia faces mounting pressures from soil degradation, desertification and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, agroforestry is emerging as a practical mechanism to restore ecosystem health, improve farm productivity and build resilience. Agroforestry
• Amid shrinking financing and growing resistance to SRHR, France's G7 presidency offers a pivotal opportunity to reaffirm that investing in the survival and health and rights of women, children, and adolescents is essential to economic resilience and sustainable development. World Health Organization: WHO
• 2026's Green Week will put the spotlight on the business case for nature, demonstrating that a nature-positive economy is essential for Europe's prosperity, resilience, and competitiveness. Invest4Nature
• The stellar performance of value-oriented stocks like Walmart and Costco serves as a reminder that even in a downturn, there are winners, but the overall health of the S&P 500 will depend on the resilience of the tech and luxury sectors. Valley City Times-Record
• The coming decade is decisive: without rapid, coordinated global action, ocean health will continue to decline, threatening climate stability, biodiversity resilience, food security, livelihoods and the wellbeing of billions. The United Nations Office at Geneva
• In an increasingly knowledge-driven and competitive world, Europe's future prosperity and resilience will depend on its capacity to invest in skills, knowledge, and innovation, and to place human capital at the heart of its long-term development strategy. Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
• Because women ages 80 and older are the fastest growing U.S. age group, the importance of monitoring and maintaining muscular strength will have huge public health implications in the coming decades. ScienceDaily
• The health impact of climate change depends on population vulnerability, resilience, and adaptation capacity. PubMed Central (PMC)
• As Vietnam advances toward becoming a developed, high-income country by 2045, the global Vietnamese community is set to remain an indispensable part of national strength and pride in a new era of prosperity. Vietnamnet.vn
• The current COVID-19 pandemic has created a range of additional challenges testing the resilience of many health-care systems and vulnerabilities at all levels (acute, subacute, community, and individuals) on the global stage. LWW
• A truly integrated Canadian grid plan is not a federal imposition but a cooperative nation-building project - one that will shape prosperity and resilience for generations. C.D. Howe Institute

Last updated: 15 July 2026