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With limited understanding of the English alphabet, people are not interested in text-based material on the internet. Instead, they use mobile phones “for leisure activities, such as listening to music, taking and storing photos, and watching movies”. Without skills for browsing the internet, th

Climate , Data & Reports , Disasters , Environment , Opinions , Sustainable Development / 01/29/2019

Climate Crisis: We only have 12 years to save ourselves, let’s act fast!

The year 2018 can be termed historic in terms of realisation of the ‘catastrophic’ climate crisis we are in. Never in the past had we been warned of the consequences of not addressing climate change in such clear terms. The landmark 1.5 degrees Celsius special report (SR 1.5) of the Intergovernm

Data & Reports , Environment , Featured , Food , Health , Resources , Sustainable Development / 01/28/2019

Change diets and food production to save people and planet, says Lancet

The first challenge is that global levels of both hunger and obesity are growing. The second challenge is that the world’s food systems are unsustainable.

Business , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 01/26/2019

Renewable Energy the Most Competitive Source of New Power Generation in GCC

With renewable energy targets now in place across the region, the GCC is poised for a significant acceleration in renewables deployment as countries pursue national goals.

Data & Reports , Human Rights , Migration , Refugees , Sustainable Development / 01/16/2019

Swept Up in Migration Surge, Children Struggle in Streets of Djibouti

The journey through Djibouti is grueling. Those with some money hitchhike. The rest might simply find themselves trapped, unable to get to the coast – for the cross-over into Yemen – through one of the driest and hottest places on earth.

Business , Data & Reports , Opinions , Sustainable Development , Water / 01/10/2019

The tiny group controlling England’s water industry

At the top of the list of water profiteers is the CK Hutchinson group. This conglomerate is run by the family of Li Ka Shing, who at the last count was the 23rd richest person in the world. CK Hutchinson is run from Hong Kong but registered in the Cayman Islands, one of the many tax havens used by t

Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 01/02/2019

Pakistan can meet SDGs by tapping wind, solar energy

Presenting an “energy atlas” at a spatial resolution of 14 square kilometres, the researchers estimated the country’s potential for power generation at 78.69 terawatt-hour for wind energy, and 2.79 gigawatt-hour through solar energy.

Data & Reports , Disasters , Featured , Sustainable Development , Transport / 12/12/2018

WHO report highlights poor safety on the world’s roads

A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates road traffic deaths continue to rise, with an annual 1.35 million fatalities. The WHO Global status report on road safety 2018 highlights that road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of children and young people aged 5-29 years

Climate , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Featured , Governance , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 11/30/2018

State and Regional Governments Decarbonizing at Double the Rate of G20 Governments

This year, 37 governments from Argentina, Brazil, Columbia Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay and Mexico disclosed, and Latin America became the second largest group of disclosing governments after Europe.

Data & Reports , Featured , Gender , Human Rights , Labour , Sustainable Development / 11/26/2018

Global wage growth lowest since 2008: ILO

But, in many low- and middle-income economies, wage inequality remains high and wages are frequently insufficient to cover the needs of workers and their families.

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