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International Climate Policy
Written by Henrik Scheller
Interview with Prof. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber. He is Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and a member of Deutsche Bank’s Climate Change Advisory Board. Professor Schellnhuber, can you outline from a scientific perspective why there is an urgent need to take action on global climate protection? To […]
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On a Mission to End Oil
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Better Place: Green Transportation & Mobility I’ve heard Shai Agassi’s story for the first time in January 2007. It was at DLD Conference in Munich. Since then I am wondering about all the people he has already hooked up with: mayors, CEOs, investors, statesmen, car dealers … incredible carbon footprint […]
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Article: Global Civil Society. Myth or Reality?
Written by Corina Murafa
Join FutureChallenges.org for a video interview on global civil society with Prof. Helmut Anheier, PhD, Professor of Sociology and Dean at the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin. Does global civil society really exist or is it more like a cosmopolitan myth? What are its strengths and weaknesses? What global challenges […]
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Syria – An Outcry for Democracy
Written by Ulrike Reinhard
The situation in Syria is escalating. Many Syrians have been killed or tortured by the regime but still people go out and demonstrate. They’d rather die than continue to live under the Assad family.
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Impact of Remittances on Poverty in Developing Countries (UNCTAD)
Written by Samuil Simeonov
Remittances are becoming an important source of external financing for developing countries. For some developing countries it forms almost 40-50% of their GDP. This study undertakes impact analysis of remittances on poverty in developing countries at two levels. Firstly, it estimates the impact of remittances on poverty in 77 developing […]
