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...
Yesterday saw the start of the latest round of the UN climate talks, COP20, in Lima, Perú with traditional outgoing remarks from the former Polish COP19 President Korolec and a welcome from Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, the incoming Pr...
18 year old Ellen Chilemba’s inspiring entrepreneurship rose to the spotlight after Humans of New York (HONY) featured her street portrait on their Facebook page. HONY fans were directed to Tiwale, a program founded by Chilem...
An election season clears. The excitement of change with President Obama’s reelection settles. China’s once-a-decade power transition remains stable following the Bo Xilai affair. Attention returns to the old continent, as ...
The nightmare begins by unwittingly annoying someone. It could be a colleague. It could be a ‘friend’. It could be someone who read something you posted, and thought you were too outspoken. Chances are, you never find out. ...
Negotiations have already kicked off in Lima, but there is one Article of the convention that isn’t garnering much attention. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mande...
Australia’s federal government has slashed funding to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) by AU$4 million ahead of UN climate talks in Lima. Australia’s environment minister, Greg Hunt, said that other issues took precedenc...
After a marathon overnight summit, leaders of the 27 member states agreed to an historic EU budget. But historic for the wrong reasons. For the first time, the 7 year Multiannual Financial Framework, more commonly known as the ...
In an interview with The Verb, Dr Rajendra K. Pachauri, director general of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), has called for greater collaboration between organisations from all over the world in the development of new...