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Too Big to Succeed? A Critical Look at the Financing of Dams in Africa

“There can be no prosperity without infrastructure, but infrastructure projects don’t necessarily benefit the poor.” Those are the opening remarks of a report recently released by International Rivers entitled, Infrastru...
by Ruth Nyambura
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IPF Launches “IPF Green”

As it stands, global warming has reached 0.8 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels. Since 1955, it is estimated that about 90% of the excess heat energy trapped by the increased green house gas (GHG) concentrations have...
by Natasha Lipman
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Peru

Peru Uses Sun To Solve Energy Deprivation

Peru has confirmed its place amongst nations committed to improving lives through sustainable means. On July 8, the first phase of “The National Photovoltaic Household Electrification Program” began. In short, it is aimed a...
by Joe Strong
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Infographic: Dense for a Reason? Urban Density and Ecological Sustainability

Tim de Chant, founder of Per Square Mile, made an infographic illustrating the densities of some of the world’s major cities. It shows the amount of land those cities would occupy if they had to accommodate the world’s popu...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Urban heat islands and urban tree mapping

Urban heat islands (UHI) result from urbanization, seen around the world. As space becomes limited and the needs of people change, further urbanization (urban growth) will occur.
by Brian Watts
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Special Features

COP18: African Union

Perhaps one of the biggest misconceptions about Africa is that up until a few years ago, measures to tackle climate change within the continent were non-existent. Africa didn’t have environmental protection laws, right? Wrong...
by Ruth Nyambura
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North America

A Tribe Fights to Move Beyond Coal to Clean Energy

Southern Nevada’s Moapa Band of Paiutes called for the closure of the Reid Gardner coal plant and a transition to clean renewable energy future for Nevada. The tribe has successfully managed to close most of the Reid Gard...
by Natasha Lipman
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Film and Climate Change – the formula for a revolution?

Communicating climate change has long been a source of depression for many activists; from human stories that are reduced to numbers and statistics, to polar bears becoming the face of every campaign, the absence of those most ...
by Yara Al Wazir
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Video & Photography

WATCH: Access to Clean Water for All?

It’s quite simple: without water, we would not exist. It is essential to all human and economic development. We can’t live without water. Today, 780 million people (that’s about one in nine) lack access to cl...
by Natasha Lipman
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