The Economist reports on how immigrants help both the countries they leave and those to which they move. Added to...
The Economist reports on how immigrants help both the countries they leave and those to which they move. Added to www.audiovideo.economist.com in October 200...
Discussions about Green Economy often ignore the Social - this short 10 minute video addresses this issue. Check out...
Discussions about Green Economy often ignore the Social - this short 10 minute video addresses this issue. Check out UNRISD's Project on the Social Dimension...
Western societies have been trying to clean up their act for decades. However, that clean-up has had very dirty...
Western societies have been trying to clean up their act for decades. However, that clean-up has had very dirty consequences, but there is hope. Listen to Hilde Opoku's story of how Ghana and Norway are forging ahead as leaders in the fight for a better environment for all. Hilde Opoku, Deputy Mayor and Leader of the Green Party in Trondheim. Former spokesperson for the Green Party in Norway from 2014 to 2016, Hilde is a political scientist with a specialization in industrial ecology. She previously worked at the Department of Industrial Ecology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) before entering politics in 2003 when she was elected to the city council of Trondheim.
Much discussion is underway about how to align payment incentives and new models of care to achieve the triple aim...
Much discussion is underway about how to align payment incentives and new models of care to achieve the triple aim of improving population health, lowering c...
This final episode in our Investigating International Finance series explores the controversial ways in which global...
This final episode in our Investigating International Finance series explores the controversial ways in which global finance interacts with the developing world. Western financial firms can buy, restructure, and then sell off companies, often leaving them saddled with debt. We also look at 'land grabbing', the widespread selling and leasing of land in Africa to corporations, which can result in governments evicting local people from their land.
This is the fourth in a series of four videos investigating different areas of the international finance system. Each is a short introduction to a major challenge we face if we want to reform global finance and make it work for people and the planet.
More than 30% of Bangladeshis suffer from undernutrition, consuming insufficient quantities of vitamin A, iron and...
More than 30% of Bangladeshis suffer from undernutrition, consuming insufficient quantities of vitamin A, iron and zinc. To help improve nutrition security i...
Is there a green revolution in China, and if so can it make a difference? Jennifer Richmond cautions against...
Is there a green revolution in China, and if so can it make a difference? Jennifer Richmond cautions against current spin that Beijing is a major proponent of embracing climate change.
Bill McKibben, author and founder of the international environmental campaign 350.org, says that a global campaign...
Bill McKibben, author and founder of the international environmental campaign 350.org, says that a global campaign to curb climate change, the ecological dev...
