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Agricultural revolution in Africa could increase global carbon emissions
November 19, 2014 Editor 0
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Productivity-boosting #agricultural innovations in Africa could lead to an increase in global deforestation rates and carbon emissions, a Purdue University study finds. Historically, improvements in agricultural technology have conserved land and decreased carbon emissions at the global level: Gaining better yields in one area lessens the need to clear other areas […]
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Inclusive Growth as the Path Toward Sustainable Development: A New Initiative on ‘Equality of Opportunity in Global Prosperity’
November 17, 2014 Editor 0
The correlation is simple: Job creation is the hinge connecting the three pivotal elements of economic development: living standards, productivity gains, and social cohesion. Promoting access to the labor market for all, including traditionally marginalized groups, is therefore paramount to achieving real, sustainable growth. Following the success story of “Women, Business and the Law,” which […]
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Drones for Good: Tracking Climate Change with UAVs
October 4, 2014 Editor 0
Sadly, developing countries are some of the largest emitters of global pollution. Yet for the poor, the emission of pollutants, and their detrimental effects on the environment, is not usually an overriding concern. The cost of caring about saving the environment is a luxury when individuals are busy worrying about how to save themselves and […]
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The Moral Dilemmas of E-Waste
March 23, 2014 Editor 0
E-waste is growing. Computers, phones and other electronic devices are increasingly being discarded, as StEP’s e-waste world map shows. Planned and perceived obsolescence make us buy more of them, we discard them when we consider they are not useful anymore, but there are no adequate recycling mechanisms. As a result e-waste is piling up. The […]
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How ICTs Enhance Environmental Sustainability Projects
March 11, 2014 Editor 0
Andris Bjornson – Inveneo In December, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) hosted its CEO Forum on Innovation Partnership, focusing on the use of ICTs to address global environmental challenges including deforestation, over fishing, climate change, food security and sustainable cities. Participants from the private and public sectors shared opinions on technologies, interventions and partnerships, and […]
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EU, SA to intensify research collaboration
February 3, 2014 Editor 0
Senior officials from the European Union (EU) and South Africa agreed this week at the twelfth joint Science and Technology Cooperation Committee, in Brussels, to intensify collaboration in the fields of global health research, earth observation and research infrastructure. The agreement would see the parties reviewing and planning new priorities of collaboration under EU research […]
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