Environment
Why every day should be World Water Day
Carolyn Johns Most Canadians think of World Water Day as just another international event on the calendar — when water becomes newsworthy for one […]
Category: Sustainable Development
Data & Reports
Disasters causing billions in agricultural losses, with drought leading the way
Asia hardest hit region, says report on the burden borne by poor farmers due to natural disasters Natural disasters are costing farmers in the […]
Data & Reports
Fracking: Scientific Evidence points towards public health crisis
Health professional groups raise alarm that build-out of drilling and fracking operations is creating a public health crisis. As incontrovertible evidence of harm from […]
Biodiversity
When A River Becomes A Legal Person: A Short Journey Down New Zealand’s Whanganui River
Gary Wockner The Whanganui is the longest navigable river in New Zealand, and its water and the land around it have been at the […]
Environment
Why UNESCO’s ‘natural solutions’ to water problems won’t work in Africa
Mike Muller Although nature based solutions are attractive, these solutions are not the ‘green bullet’ that will solve the world’s water problems. Each year […]
Sustainable Business
Building for green growth in Thailand
Thailand seems likely to emerge as a model of green building in Asia, a region that is urbanizing more rapidly than any other in […]
Disasters
The Cold War’s toxic legacy: Costly, dangerous cleanups at atomic bomb production sites
William J. Kinsella Hanford was one of three large facilities anchoring the Manhattan Project – the crash program to build an atomic bomb. Seventy-five […]
Cities
Notes from the future: A film on Cape Town Water Crisis
The Cape Water Crisis. A film by Andrea Gema Films, produced by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southern Africa. Cape Town, South Africa, is dealing with […]
Cities
World scientists, local leaders map research agenda for cities and climate change
The Cities IPCC Cities and Climate Change Science Conference, hosted by the City of Edmonton, culminated with the establishment of a global blueprint to […]
Featured
Test spots malaria in two minutes, without blood
Anita Makri It picks up crystals excreted by the malaria parasite and hints at a shift towards self-diagnosis in the community. Magnetism and light […]
Climate
How Climate Change is Altering Air Travel
Fred Pearce Rising tides, icy air, melting permafrost and air that is too hot for take-off are challenging aviation as the world warms. Phoenix […]
Cities
China: Can expressways get people cycling again?
Deng Han Chinese cities are building bicycle expressways but cyclists need more than dedicated lane The bicycle has seen a dramatic fall in popularity in […]
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