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Public Transport in Mexico City
Written by Kapell
As part of our coverage on “The New City” we asked our bloggers for some pictures from their cities. Are there any places in their cities that are prime examples for sustainable urban living? But it could also be a negative example in order to show how a city should not […]
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Minería y agua: caso Cerro Blanco (Guatemala-El Salvador)
Written by vlemus
Abstract: In El Salvador, where access to potable water is yet to be acknowledged by the law as a guarantee to all citizens, therefore forcing the government to ensure it will be available to anyone, most water comes from Lempa River, which is highly contaminated. Being fed by many streams […]
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Guanajuato City, Mexico
Written by Kapell
As part of our coverage on “The New City” we asked our bloggers for some pictures from their cities. Are there any places in their cities that are prime examples for sustainable urban living? But it could also be a negative example in order to show how a city should not […]
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Privileges and Challenges: The Dragon Women of Bhutan
Written by karma pem wangdi
As the international community celebrates “The Day of the Woman” , I am glad to have been born as a Bhutanese woman. My life has been created and shaped by the fact that our society has generally allowed us women the same freedoms and equality of opportunity as men. Unlike in many […]
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Is democracy at fault – or is just sheer ignorance to blame?
Written by Faisal Kapadia
In the wake of the devastating floods all over Pakistan in 2010 and the recent rain-wrought disaster in 2011 in Badin one thing is certain – if people beforehand had little faith in our democracy’s ability to handle a disaster of this magnitude, they have almost none now. Obviously, the reason for […]
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Esperando con temor la lluvia en Haití
Written by Jacinta Escudos
Abstract: The rainy season in Haiti will begin in April and it can mean an intensification of the cholera epidemic which has already claimed 7,000 deaths among 520,000 cases. A vaccination program is waiting to be implemented but it’s being delayed due to bureaucratic problems. The epidemic doesn’t seem to […]
