Water Scarcity

In South Africa, the IoT industry can not only deliver more convenience and productivity to households and businesses, but can also help to tackle costly challenges like crime and infrastructure decay. An increasing number of gadgets, household appliances, and common devices are able to communicate with users and each other…

Thousands of civilians evacuated from Baghuz, Syria, in March 2019 as Syrian Democratic Forces attempt to capture an Islamic State stronghold. Credit: Voice of America via Wikimedia CC In many vulnerable regions of the world, the climate crisis has exacerbated loss of farmable land and increased water scarcity, fueling rural-urban…

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Yemen Press Reader 620: 31. Jan. 2020: Einführung in den Konflikt im Jemen – Jemen im Jahr 2019 – Kann Saudi-Arabien 2020 Jemen verlassen? – Sorgen wegen zunehmender Kampfhandlungen – und mehr Bei diesem Beitrag handelt es sich um ein Blog aus der Freitag-Community Eingebetteter MedieninhaltEingebetteter MedieninhaltJan. 31, 2020: Introduction…

Bambara pods growing in rows. Credit: University of Nottingham The first UK consumer study on the use of Bambara Groundnut as an ingredient in products has shown that sharing information on its sustainable features increased consumers' positive emotional connection to food. Researchers from the University of Nottingham's School of Biosciences…

NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The vacuum evaporators market is projected to witness a CAGR of 6.9% from 2019 to 2024, in terms of valueThe vacuum evaporators market is projected to grow from USD 2.2 billion in 2019 to USD 3.1 billion by 2024, at a CAGR of 6.9%…

Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt are a step closer to resolving their disputes over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The dam - a huge project on one of the River Nile's main tributaries, the Blue Nile in Ethiopia - is designed to generate 6,000 megawatts of…

Citation: Ndebele-Murisa MR, Mubaya CP, Pretorius L, Mamombe R, Iipinge K, Nchito W, et al. (2020) City to city learning and knowledge exchange for climate resilience in southern Africa. PLoS ONE 15(1): e0227915. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.022791??? Read More

Asset owners and investment managers pursuing sustainable capital growth face a new world of risk. The challenges, as highlighted in the World Economic Forums most recent Global Risks Report, dont fit within conventional investment theory. They are nontraditi…