Solutions and innovations
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'The magic of cinema': the club supporting older people with HIV
The Terrence Higgins Trust initiative aims to combat loneliness and encourage discussion through a shared love of film
Is it possible to live without plastic? Readers' tips for tip-free living
The plastic-free stores showing the big brands how to do it
From stools to fuels: the street lamp that runs on dog do
Turning turds into power is not new but most of this energy still goes to waste. A host of innovative projects aim to maximise poo’s full potential
China's 'sponge cities' are turning streets green to combat flooding
Replacing concrete pavements with wetlands, green rooftops and rain gardens means stormwater is absorbed back into the land, making water work for the city instead of against it
Refugees reunited: how Red Cross tries to bring families back together
Without any idea where their relatives are or the ability to search for them, people around the world turn to international family tracing teams for help
Can Jordan get a million Syrians into work?
Women are at forefront of economic experiment in Jordan to find work for Syrians fleeing war
Perfect match: website gives academic refugees chance to connect
German professor Carmen Bachmann used template of a dating site to allow users to be matched with other people in their field
'They're just not very British': will cities finally splash out on water fountains?
Portugal’s radical drugs policy is working. Why hasn’t the world copied it?
Sadiq Khan plans network of London water fountains to reduce plastic waste
Proposals include new fountains and bottle-refill stations across the capital in parks and public squares
'I like the rain': the only Syrian family in a Welsh village
Four months after arriving in the UK under a community sponsorship scheme, one family is settling in and going native
Share your photos and stories of how you are avoiding plastic
With a growing number of UK food and drink outlets ditching drinking straws and plastic bottles, we’d like to hear your tips for reducing plastic consumption
UK and US 'must learn from poor countries' to solve ageing crisis
Low- and middle-income countries have been forced to be innovative in finding low-cost and effective solutions
Sí, seniors: the Chilean city with grand plans to be the best place to grow old
Promising supervised flats, nursing homes and levelled streets, Valdivia’s Gerontological Hub project is tackling Chile’s ageing crisis head-on. Can it offset the country’s shockingly low privatised pensions?
How cargo bikes can help unclog London's congested roads
Waltham Forest’s new zero-emissions delivery service aims to replace polluting trucks for local deliveries of food, online purchases and more
Rare victory for rainforests as nations vow to stop 'death by chocolate'
Plans by the governments of Ghana and Ivory Coast drawn up after Guardian investigation revealed links between the cocoa industry and rainforest loss
Walking tall: Hastings pier wins the Stirling architecture prize
New Zealand considers creating climate change refugee visas
UK may consider electric vehicle subsidy to increase cycling
Roads minister Jesse Norman says government could push councils to do more to fight pollution and inactive living
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