The Guardianadded this to Top Stories · 5hRecycling 'Plastic recycling is a myth': what really happens to your rubbish?The GuardianWestminster council sent 82% of all household waste – including that put in recycling bins – for incineration in 2017/18 One of the UK’s largest waste companies, attempted to ship used nappies abroad consignments
Outlook Magazineadded this to Outlook India · NowDeveloped Countries BASIC countries to speak in one voice on issue of climate change: Javadekaroutlookindia.com New Delhi, Aug 17 The BASIC group can play an important role in ensuring that all countries accept the Paris climate agreement in its letter and …
Associated Pressadded this to Politics · 11hIvanka Trump Ivanka Trump adds Colombia to upcoming South America tripAssociated Press - By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump is adding a stop in Colombia to a previously announced trip to South America in September to focus on the economic empowerment of women in developing countries. The White
Swarajyaadded this to Swarajya · 8hForeign Aid As Part Of Battle Against Foreign Aid, Trump Administration Slashes Assistance To Pakistan By $440 Millionswarajyamag.com - Swarajya Staff In a further setback to Pakistan’s fragile economy, the United States has decided to further reduce its aid to the country by $440 million, which …
Education 10 Barriers to Education Around the Worldglobalcitizen.org - By Phineas Rueckert From overcrowded classrooms to poor nutrition. Education is a basic human right. But many children still do not have the opportunity to learn, …
Financial Crisis Growth and Crisisworldbank.org - Philip Schellekens It has become increasingly evident over the last two years that the growth engine of the Brazilian economy has run out of steam. Despite relative …
Bangladesh People, Spaces, Deliberationworldbank.org - Pallavi Roy The People, Spaces, Deliberation blog has, after a long and happy run, been retired. We wanted to take a moment to share some highlights and let you …
Euronewsadded this to News · 1dDeveloped Countries Uğur Gallenkuş: Artist juxtaposes two different worlds in one photo collageEuronews - By Somayeh RostamianTurkish collage artist Uğur Gallenkuş has created an innovative photography project — juxtaposing two different worlds within a single image. The 29-year-old, based in Istanbul, shows a relaxed and peaceful
Forbesadded this to Technology · 1dAnthropocene Good To Great To...Gone? Five Forces Leaders Must AddressForbes - William F. Meehan IIII write to encourage leaders to embrace facts, humane values and noir realism as we face unprecedented global transformations. In this case, time is the variable on the horizontal (bottom) axis. What the
Ethiopia Exploring Carbon Pricing in Developing Countries : A Macroeconomic Analysis in Ethiopiaworldbank.org - openknowledge.worldbank.org In response to a challenge from members of the Carbon Pricing Panel for the world to expand carbon pricing to cover 25 percent of global emissions by …
Huawei US ban on Huawei being largely ignored in Southeast Asiaabs-cbn.com - Kyodo News Trade tensions between the United States and China have sent a shiver across Southeast Asia, a region that depends heavily on both sides for its …
Sky News Australiaadded this to Top Stories · 1dCarbon PM resists demands to commit to 2050 carbon neutral Pacific communique | Sky News AustraliaSky News Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison has resisted Pacific Nations leaders' demands for Australia to commit to becoming carbon neutral by 2050 in an official …
Piyush Goyal Piyush Goyal, US Congressmen discuss ways of strengthening tiesthehindubusinessline.com - Our Bureau Commerce Minister stresses on the growing trade, investment opportunities between the two nations Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met a …
World Economic Forum · 2dGlobal Perspectives The UN has a 17-point plan to save the world. So how's it doing?weforum.org - Kate Whiting In 2015, the United Nations wrote a to-do list to address the world’s biggest problems – designed to tackle everything from poverty to the oceans – …
Laddersadded this to Job Satisfaction · 2dSuccess Bad decisions won’t kill you. Here’s proofLadders - Maxie McCoy Bad decisions aren’t poison. They’re scrapes. And scrapes don’t kill us. Ok, some scrapes do just like some bad decisions will kill you. But those …
James Botaitisadded this to and I feel fine · 1dUnited Nations China and allies challenge UN chief's climate visionclimatechangenews.com - Megan Darby Emerging economies are calling on rich countries to meet their pre-2020 climate targets and ramp up climate finance, at a meeting in …
The Washington Times · 2dPurdue Purdue lands $10M grant for new food safety laboratoryThe Washington Times - Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Purdue University has landed a $10 million federal grant to jump-start a new laboratory devoted to improving food safety …
T3CHGY007added this to The droid · 2dGoogle Photos Dark mode now available on Gallery Go by Google Photosandroidpolice.com - Aatif Sumar Google Photos is a fantastic app, but storing and accessing to all your images from the cloud can be a strain on your smartphone's bandwidth and …
Food Security Commentary: Food security, climate and the rest of the story - Delaware State Newsdelawarestatenews.net A new United Nations climate report warns global food security is under threat from warming temperatures making food scarcer, and more expensive. The …
Convergence The Great Convergence: Toward a Global Strategy for Financial Inclusion - The Aspen Instituteaspeninstitute.org - www.aspeninstitute.org As inequality rises in the US and declines globally, the lived experiences and financial security challenges facing low-income people in the US are …
Personality Curiosity Daily Podcast: Big Five Personality Traits Are WEIRD, Why Mouth Wounds Heal So Quickly, and Snake Islandcuriosity.com - tumblr.curiosity.com Learn about why the Big Five personality traits may not be reliable in developing countries; why Brazil’s Ilha da Queimada Grande island is full of …
Science Subsidies are key to better fertiliser access, study showsscidev.net - Inga Vesper Subsidies for manufacturing companies could help improve access to fertiliser in developing countries without increasing environmental stress, a team …
Forbes · 3dDarfur Technology In The Developing WorldForbes - Harald Quintus-Bosz3.5 billion people, or about half of the world’s population, make up the bottom of the wealth pyramid (BoP). Other research shows that the per-capita income of the group below the international poverty
Activism Social activist: Emulate Thailand’s toilet hygiene practicesmalaymail.com - www.malaymail.com KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — Malaysia should emulate developing countries, such as its close neighbour, Thailand, in promoting good hygiene practices in …
The Wall Street Journal.added this to Tech · 3dTechnology What Your Voice Reveals About YouThe Wall Street Journal. - Sarah KrouseThe sound of your voice is becoming a new type of fingerprint. Increasingly sophisticated technology that detects nuances in sound inaudible to humans is capturing clues about people’s likely locations,
Causeartistadded this to Social Impact Lifestyle · 3dSustainability Meet the Female Founder Using Hotels and Technology to Bring Sustainable Travel Mainstreamcauseartist.com - Grant Trahant In Episode 20 of the Disruptors for Good podcast I speak with Jessica Blotter, the co-founder of Kind Traveler on creating the first sustainable …
KQEDadded this to KQED · 3dHomework Not Godkqed.org Teaching can be as frustrating as it is rewarding. For David Ellison the path to more reward and less frustration started with some advice from a …
India News Trump ups ante on WTO special treatment for China and Indialivemint.com - D. Ravi Kanth Even as he toned down his trade war rhetoric against China, President Donald Trump on Tuesday upped the ante on his multilateral trade war against …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoClimate Change Youth Climate Compact |un.org - outreach.un.org Drafted in the spirit of the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference: “Building Inclusive and Sustainable Cities and Communities” Salt Lake City, …
Krista Ruheadded this to Digitalist Magazine · 4dMeat How To Feed 10 Billion People – The Supply Chain Challenge Of The Futuredigitalistmag.com - Richard Howells The world’s population didn’t hit 1 billion until 1804. It wasn’t until 1927 that the 2 billionth person was born. However, it only took 33 more …
