share A "Desert Refrigerator" Improves Lives in Nigeria Rolex Award winner Mohammad Bah Abba's Pot-in-Pot cooling system is helping subsistence farmers in northern Nigeria by reducing food spoilage and thus increasing their incomeTags: NigeriatechnologyMohammed Bah Abbapot-in-potdesign for the other 90%Regions: AfricaCategories: Technology Read more »
share Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Al Gore and UN Climate Body The 2007 prize was awarded for extraordinary efforts to build awareness about man-made climate change and measures needed to counteract it.Tags: climate changeglobal warmingAl GorePeace PrizeThe United NationsRegions: North AmericaCategories: Environment Read more »
share "Made in China" Label Spurs Global Concern In response to recent product recalls, American parents return millions of lead-painted toys to shops while Chinese parents remain ignorant of the threat.Tags: mediatraderegulationExportsImportsSafetyChinese ImportsRegions: AsiaCategories: Trade Read more »
share Negotiating a New Social Contract Government policy that attempts to mitigate the effects of globalization needs to focus more on human capital development.Tags: globalizationfree tradeprotectionismtrade barriersCompetitive AdvantageRegions: North AmericaCategories: Interviews Read more »
share Disaster Relief in Peru Mercy Corps is on the ground in Peru to help tens of thousands of individuals affected by Wednesday's earthquake.Tags: PeruMercy Corpsdonationearthquakerelief effortRegions: South AmericaCategories: Field Diaries Read more »
share Trading on America's Future American attitudes towards trade have changed with the collapse of the Doha rounds, increasing support for US farm subsidies.Tags: free tradetradeAmericaRegions: North AmericaCategories: Trade Read more »
share Who's to Blame for Brain Drain? "Brain drain" has a profound effect on developing countries as educated migrants choose to seek more profitable opportunites.Tags: Philippinesbrain drainCategories: General Globalization Read more »
share Considering Graduate School? Dr. Randall Hansen offers five important questions to guide students considering graduate education.Tags: educationFor StudentsGraduate SchoolRegions: North AmericaCategories: Education Read more »
share Teenagers in Gaza Youth in Gaza connect with their American counterparts in Portland through a Mercy Corps program.Tags: PalestineGazaRegions: Europe and Middle EastCategories: Culture and Society Read more »
share Agri-Biotech in Africa - Safety First? Microbiologist Maryke Steffens reports on the influences behind Africa's diverse attitudes to transgenic crops and the need for a unified agenda.Tags: AfricaGMOGE cropsRegions: AfricaCategories: Agriculture Read more »
share The ‘Mauritian Miracle'- A Southern African Success Story Unlike most of southern Africa and contrary to modern development theory, Mauritius has managed to develop substantial prospects for economic growth.Tags: European UnionSouthern AfricaMauritiussugarAfrican Success StoryRegions: AfricaCategories: Success Stories Read more »
share Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Volunteering Tom Green, the editor of Do-it, a UK-based internet database of volunteer opportunities, offers helpful volunteering advice.Tags: Volunteeringstudent resourcesTom GreenCategories: Volunteering Read more »
share Biofuel Surge Could Have Severe Downside, Warn Experts As the United States looks to biofuels to solve dependency on foreign oil, it must be careful not to create a more serious problem.Tags: agriculturefood securitybiofuelbiodiversityforest destructionRegions: South AmericaCategories: Environment Read more »
share Climate Hysteria Bijorn Lomborg claims constant media coverage of the climate crisis is overshadowing the fact that not much is new in the efforts to fight climate change.Tags: climate changemediaBijorn LomborgIPCCCategories: Environment Read more »
share Russia's Progress and Regress Charles Wolf, Jr. discusses the changes and improvements in the Russian economy and what the future might hold for this transitional economy.Tags: economyglobalizationRussiaCharles Wolf Jr.Regions: AsiaCategories: Global Economy Read more »