Bertelsmann Future Challenges http://futurechallenges.org Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:52:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Democracy After Disasters http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11405/ http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11405/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:51:51 +0000 marie http://futurechallenges.org/?p=11405 The challenges of disaster response and recovery.

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]]> http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11405/feed/ 0 Pakistan: Abysmal state of disaster management – drowning, burning and bleeding http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11403/ http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11403/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:49:30 +0000 marie http://futurechallenges.org/?p=11403 The abysmal state of disaster management after floods in Pakistan.

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]]> http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11403/feed/ 0 Democracy and Natural Disasters http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11401/ http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11401/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:45:26 +0000 marie http://futurechallenges.org/?p=11401 Democracies handle disasters much better than dictatorships.

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]]> http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11401/feed/ 0 Stop Natural Disasters Before They Start… with Democracy! http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11399/ http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11399/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:43:52 +0000 marie http://futurechallenges.org/?p=11399 Stop natural disasters before they start…with democracy!

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]]> http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11399/feed/ 0 Democracy, Natural Disasters, and Political Ignorance http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11396/ http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11396/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:40:45 +0000 marie http://futurechallenges.org/?p=11396 Democracies handle natural disasters much better than nondemocracies, but still democratic disaster policy is negatively affected by widespread political ignorance.

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]]> http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11396/feed/ 0 Democracy and Disasters in Pakistan http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11392/ http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11392/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:28:28 +0000 marie http://futurechallenges.org/?p=11392 Natural disasters are challenging democratic disaster management in Sindh.

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]]> http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11392/feed/ 0 Natural Disasters and Countermeasures in Bangladesh http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11390/ http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11390/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:16:30 +0000 marie http://futurechallenges.org/?p=11390 In disaster-prone Bangladesh, a UNICEF-supported programme helps children stay in school.

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]]> http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/14/11390/feed/ 0 Democracy, GDP and Natural Disasters http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/13/11370/ http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/13/11370/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:22:33 +0000 marie http://futurechallenges.org/?p=11370 The World Bank’s Democracy Index and a nation’s GDP are strong predictors of a natural disaster’s humanitarian impact.

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]]> http://futurechallenges.org/2012/02/13/11370/feed/ 0 The emotional impact of cybercrime http://futurechallenges.org/2012/01/31/the-emotional-impact-of-cybercrime/ http://futurechallenges.org/2012/01/31/the-emotional-impact-of-cybercrime/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:23:12 +0000 Steven Watson http://futurechallenges.org/?p=10972 A new study by Norton reveals the staggering prevalence of cybercrime: 65% of internet users globally, and 73% of U.S. web surfers have fallen victim to cybercrimes, including computer viruses, online credit card fraud and identity theft. As the most victimized nations, America ranks third, after China (83%) and Brazil and India (76%).

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]]> http://futurechallenges.org/2012/01/31/the-emotional-impact-of-cybercrime/feed/ 0 Cyber Operations and National Security: A Panel Discussion http://futurechallenges.org/2012/01/31/cyber-operations-and-national-security-a-panel-discussion/ http://futurechallenges.org/2012/01/31/cyber-operations-and-national-security-a-panel-discussion/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:00:55 +0000 Steven Watson http://futurechallenges.org/?p=10851 Experts in cyber security and defense policy discuss one of the major emerging security challenges of the new century.

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