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Sustainable Water Management: Ensuring Fresh Water for Future Generations

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Available freshwater sources are expected to decline with changes to rainfall patterns accompanying global climate change (McGee, 2013). As our population grows, so does the pressure on water sources for consumption. To ensure future supplies of fresh and clean water, sustainable water management must become a priority in all countries. It would allow a nation […]

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Energy, Environment, Government, Sustainability

135.6 more years of gender inequality – A wake-up call?

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In this modern era, one would have thought that gender inequality is probably an outdated or resolved matter. However, transcending generations, gender inequality still represents a major contemporary issue. First and foremost, in order to understand what gender inequality is about, it is important to grasp the meaning of gender equality. The gender equality concept

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Business, Coronavirus, Government, Lifestyle, Society, Strategy, Sustainability, Technology
Voluntourism

Does voluntourism do more harm than good?

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Voluntourism is becoming one of the trendiest ways to travel and provide help in low socio-economic areas. It has become a rite of passage for many gap year students, with 1.6 million people volunteering overseas each year (Save The Children, 2017). Recently, many have criticised voluntourism, claiming it often does more harm than good. Although

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Government, Society, Sustainability

Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Climate Change

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Fossil fuel subsidies undermine the efforts to stop climate change. Yet, governments in many countries continue to give – what are essentially unreasonably large discounts – to coal, oil, and gas companies. This is despite the fact that many of these countries have committed themselves to climate change solutions. Fuel subsidies are a major barrier

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Environment, Government, Sustainability

2021: The beginning of a critical decade of action

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The year 2020 was a strange year, to say the least. The destructive bushfires engulfing Australia, a global pandemic, and a heatwave in the Arctic circle are just some of the most catastrophic events that hit our planet in 2020 (NASA, 2021), and the recovery is still ongoing. However, with a new year, comes new

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Business, Coronavirus, Energy, Environment, Government, Health, Society, Sustainability
Nuclear power and climate change

Public Opinions Split on Nuclear Power Despite its Potential to Tackle Climate Change

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Nuclear energy, nuclear power, nuclear reactors? What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear (or in this case, read) these words? You might think of controversial political issues, such as nuclear weapons, or maybe infamous nuclear disasters, such as Chernobyl incident in 1986, or the more recent Fukushima Daiichi Accident

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Energy, Environment, Government, Science, Technology

World Happiness: Is There a Secret to Happy Countries?

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“Money can’t buy you happiness” is a popular saying, but it is not technically true. A look at the world’s happiest countries in the United Nations’ (UN) annual World Happiness Report shows that there is a strong correlation between the wealth of a nation, which is measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and the World

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Environment, Government, Lifestyle, Society, Strategy, Sustainability
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Consumerism, Sustainability and Thrivability

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Consumerism, Sustainability and Thrivability are three deeply interlinked concepts. Let’s dive into a discussion to understand what they mean and how they are inter-connected. Consumption vs. Consumerism As humanity entered into the 21st century, it did so with the awareness that mass consumption is threatening human health, welfare, and other aspects of life (P.C. Stern,

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