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Information and action
Written by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia
The following article deals with the topic “Optimizing Information Use through the Internet and Social Media” which will be discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio this October. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with his personal stories and ideas. Today we all know – or at […]
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Is Brazil’s commitment to its ethanol program slipping?
Written by rasheedabou
The following article deals with the topic “Reassessing Renewable Energies” which will be discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio this October. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with his personal stories and ideas. It may be hard for anyone born after 1987 to believe, but […]
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Favelas: A Fern By Any Other Name
Written by Greg Scruggs
The following article deals with the topic “Favelas – a Global Problem” which will be discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio this October. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with his personal stories and ideas. Over 1 billion people live in slums, which accounts for one-third […]
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Going Organic: What is Holding Vietnam Back?
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by Indochina Research for the newsletter “I-Light” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Some 60 per cent of Vietnam’s population still makes their living through agriculture. Despite the size of the agricultural sector, however, until recent […]
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Why are woman still the big elephant in the room?
Written by Yohana de Andrade
The following article deals with the topic “Implementing Board Diversity” which will be discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio this October. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with her personal stories and ideas. I’m not going to say here that women are still facing the same […]
