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When Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), recently told the World Economic Forum [...]
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Last year, I attended an event on Climate Change. Sadly, even though I promised to do so immediately after the event, I’m only just getting to write about it. [...]
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They're probably gambling with death and disaster, but the families who live in the danger zones of Metro Manila would rather not leave their homes. The reasons are mainly economic - [...]
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Anyone can learn to ride a bicycle. But in Singapore, one big question remains: Will you dare to? The clash of attitudes between vehicle users and cyclists, coupled with the [...]
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Abstract: The concept of modern development is frequently linked to the destruction of nature. The actual government of Colombia is strongly betting for mining exploitation, as a means to reach development. [...]
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Abstract: Hydroelectric power is very much like petrol: no one thinks we’ll ever run out of it until we do. Water is bountiful in Central America, you may think; [...]
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What do bugs have to do with your food? Many of us do not think of that beyond the moment when we select and wash our fresh produce. What if I [...]
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Uganda will soon join the league of countries producing oil as the pumping of this natural resource begins in 4 years’ time. With about 1.8 billion untapped [...]
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World-renowned linguist and political analyst Noam Chomsky spoke to 1000 Egyptians at the American University in Cairo (AUC) on 23 October in a lecture entitled “Emerging World [...]
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Abstract: To talk about "green culture" in recent times, and in some of the largest Latin American cities, has become part of fashion. A wide range of strategies such as the [...]
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Food became more of an interest to me after I moved to the United States from Latin America, where I lived in Perú, Costa Rica and Colombia. I've struggled with [...]
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The notion that economic growth is inherently beneficial for society is deeply entrenched dogma in the United States. The primary (indeed, almost sole) metrics of our nation's health and success [...]
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The Kenyan government has decided to send 200 additional reserve troops to the Kenya-Ethiopia border in response to Ethiopian militia attacks in the Turkana. At present, [...]
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As cities around the world continue to grow, so too will their unquenchable thirst for energy. Meeting this demand will be challenging, especially if we’re going to do so in [...]
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The arid nation of Namibia has a newly discovered aquifer called Ohangwena II, that spans its northeast region, which flows under [...]
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Once upon a time, there was a young painter named Mona Shomali. Her brown eyes glowed like candied almonds and her smile came together like a vanquished orange slice. She laughed [...]
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In 2004, Malawi’s population was estimated at 12.3 million with an annual growth rate of 2.1 percent. Malawi is the most densely populated country in the [...]
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Parthajit highlights the dire situation of an India without water in this photo journey The one nightmare that is staring us right in the face today is the scarcity of fresh water. [...]
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Now here is part of the story on Uganda’s journey to conserve the environment and fight climate change. On the eve of this year's World Environment Day; I listened [...]
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Forty-two years after the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, the environmental challenges we face have not changed. Earth Day was founded with the intention of increasing [...]
