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Changing Climatic Conditions and the Electricity Crisis in Pakistan
Written by Maria Farooq
During the last few decades Pakistan has undergone many climate changes due to global warming. Before the disastrous 2010 flood, Pakistan had suffered from higher than average temperatures which led to a lowering of the water level in rivers. The main reason for the rise in temperature and adverse climate […]
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Remittances from a Refugee
Written by Mario Wiedemann
Kathy*, originally from Papua New Guinea, fled her home country and arrived in Australia late last year. Living as an asylum seeker in Australia is tough, despite what the media might report. Of the asylum seekers who are not locked away in detention centres few have work rights, access to […]
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The Energy Dependence of Central Europe – the Other Side of the Resource Curse
Written by Anikó Mészáros
“Resource Curse” term is usually used for the countries that have plenty of resources. But what a country has to do without any of them? Hungary is an example of the other side of the resource curse.
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Africa’s mobile economic revolution
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Half of Africa’s one billion population has a mobile phone – and not just for talking. The power of telephony is forging a new enterprise culture, from banking to agriculture to healthcare reports the Guardian. Read more!
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NGOs in Colombia: a long way from heaven but a little further from hell
Written by Amaya Querejazu
In Latin America one can say that the distance between government elites and the people has been historically large. The term “citizenship” is still a work in process, but the organization of civil society has become stronger over the past decade. Whether this is an outcome of globalization […]
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Migrant Workers’ Rights and Social Media
Written by Bhumika Ghimire
Even in midst of political and social upheaval, the Middle East and Gulf states still continue to attract thousands of migrant workers from South Asia, including workers from Nepal. Every year thousands of young people seeking better opportunities arrive in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait. Some are even naive and […]
