Reaching the Millennium Development Goals: Eradicating Hunger in Eastern Kenya
This line graph, based on Kenyan rainfall levels during March, April, May, and June since 1900, shows the initial indication that a climate change trend might be starting to emerge, though additional...
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Bal Ram Singh, Ph.D.In Korown, an Uttar Pradesh India farming village where little has changed for hundreds of years, a 21st century school opened its doors for the first time in July to 100 girls and...
View ArticleMillennium Development Goals – WATER and the MDGS
Water Water Everywhere…And Not a Drop to Drink1 When we gaze at the beautiful blue-green orb we call home from outer-space, what we mostly see is water. Approximately 71% of the earth’s surface is...
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ToucanIn the fight for achieving environmental sustainability, eyes are currently fixed on Lago Agrio, Ecuador, where a ruling in one of the world’s largest environmental lawsuits will be decided. It...
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Completed straw bale house.Straw bale construction originated in Nebraska in the late 1800s but has seen resurgence in popularity over the last few years due in large part to its low cost and...
View ArticleThe Challenges Of Water And Climate In Asia
Mr. Arjun Thapan, Special Senior Advisor to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) President for Infrastructure and Water Introduction Mr. Arjun Thapan was appointed Special Senior Advisor for...
View ArticleEditorial: Missed Goals
Originally Published by NY Times – As leaders gathered at the United Nations this week, world leaders had to admit that their progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals “falls far short of...
View ArticleAsia Represents the World’s Best Hope for Achieving MDGs, ADB President Tells UN
Originally Published by ADB – Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda explains that Asia and the Pacific, home to three-fifths of humanity and two-thirds of the world’s poor, represents the...
View ArticleGEOSS 2012 Bonn Workshop Addresses Earth Observation for Global...
Image Source: GEO TasksThe second Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) Science and Technology Stakeholder Workshop will be held in Bonn, Germany, from Aug. 28-31. This workshop, titled...
View ArticleReaching the Millennium Development Goals: Eradicating Hunger in Eastern Kenya
This line graph, based on Kenyan rainfall levels during March, April, May, and June since 1900, shows the initial indication that a climate change trend might be starting to emerge, though additional...
View ArticleKuruom vidyalaya: the Power of One in a Billion
Bal Ram Singh, Ph.D.In Korown, an Uttar Pradesh India farming village where little has changed for hundreds of years, a 21st century school opened its doors for the first time in July to 100 girls and...
View ArticleMillennium Development Goals – WATER and the MDGS
Water Water EverywhereÛ_And Not a Drop to Drink1 When we gaze at the beautiful blue-green orb we call home from outer-space, what we mostly see is water. Approximately 71% of the earthÛªs surface is...
View ArticleThe Millennium Development Goals – Environmental Sustainability at Stake in...
ToucanIn the fight for achieving environmental sustainability, eyes are currently fixed on Lago Agrio, Ecuador, where a ruling in one of the world’s largest environmental lawsuits will be decided. It...
View ArticleThe Millennium Development Goals – Environmental Sustainability and Energy...
Completed straw bale house. Straw bale construction originated in Nebraska in the late 1800s but has seen resurgence in popularity over the last few years due in large part to its low cost and...
View ArticleThe Challenges Of Water And Climate In Asia
Mr. Arjun Thapan, Special Senior Advisor to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) President for Infrastructure and Water Introduction Mr. Arjun Thapan was appointed Special Senior Advisor for...
View ArticleGEOSS 2012 Bonn Workshop Addresses Earth Observation for Global...
Image Source: GEO Tasks The second Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) Science and Technology Stakeholder Workshop will be held in Bonn, Germany, from Aug. 28-31. This workshop, titled...
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