What Is Wasting? As many as 785 million people go hungry around the world every day and 45 million of these are children. The eradication of hunger is a Complex Wicked Problem that affects 1 in 11 people worldwide, most notably in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Pacific, and Southern Asia. The UN defines hunger as periods […]
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Health, Human Rights, Society
The THRIVE Project is incredibly grateful to Dr. Ginish Cheruparambil, Martin Drewry, and Mishal Athar Shah for their captivating and inspirational presentations during the October 2024 Thrivability Matters Webinar. This webinar focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 1 & 2: No Poverty & Zero Hunger // Innovative Policies. With their extensive knowledge,
The THRIVE project is incredibly grateful to Dr. Nicole Garofano, Dwakadas Suresh, and Sathish Moses for their captivating and inspirational presentations during the September 2024 Thrivability Matters Webinar. This webinar focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. With their extensive knowledge, our presenters captivated us by highlighting the significance and value of circular-cities,
Community renewable energy projects, often referred as Community Energy, are a great way to attain sustainability. It not only reduces energy use from conventional sources, but results in overall increased economic activities. It’s worthwhile to understand how such initiatives bring stability and reliability to power supply, reduced energy bills for consumers, financial independence to community
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Energy, Environment, Society, Sustainability
In today’s rapidly evolving world, technology is at the forefront of transformative changes, reshaping various aspects of our lives, including the economy. One of the most profound technological advancements is artificial intelligence (AI) and its subset, generative intelligence. However, the integration of this technology into the economy is transforming it in a fast phase. Consequently,
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Business, Lifestyle, Society, Technology
In 1979, the United Nations took a historic step by adopting the Convention on All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, signalling a commitment to monitoring and promoting women’s rights globally. However, despite the passage of decades, the journey towards gender equality remains ongoing. While significant strides have been made in many developed countries, statistics reveal
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Business, Government, Human Rights, SocietyThe THRIVE project expresses its heartfelt appreciation to Lia Golledge, Radhika Raghupathy and Khusshboo Mehta for their insightful presentations at the May 2024 Thrivability Matters Webinar. We thought you were awesome and well worth listening to. Each subject was interesting and illuminating. The focus of this webinar centered around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The theme of May 2024 is
The paragraph beneath delineates a typical day in the real life of someone with autism, myself. However, my autism isn’t just autism now. As a result of no autism inclusion, I’m burned out. The thick, maroon curtains hang closed, blocking out the dawn. I reach for my blue-tinted, light-blocking glasses. Then, I take out my
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Human Rights, Lifestyle, Society, Sustainability
Over the last nine months, THRIVE Project researchers, alongside a diverse team of collaborators and strategic partners, carried out an extensive investigation into the intricate dynamics surrounding thresholds and allocations within ecological and social systems. The emergent understanding unlocked the value of indigenous knowledge through systems thinking. The science of systems and systems theory is
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Education, Human Rights, Society, THRIVE News
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights… everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.” Universal Declaration of Human Rights Defining Gender Equality Gender equality is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities, regardless of gender. This includes economic participation, decision-making, and the
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Human Rights, Society, Strategy
