How Can Cities Leverage the Potential of the ‘Sharing Economy’?
According to Google Trends, the popularity of the phrase “sharing economy” has increased sixteenfold since 2013. But what is it? Sharing economy is often...
Cairo’s bad breath
If the Nile is Cairo’s ailing heart, then polluted skies are its black lungs.
Choking the city with swirling dust from the early hours, they...
Canada needs to speed up efforts to green its energy and transport sectors
A reaffirmed commitment to fighting climate change has set Canada on a greener course, but the country needs to quickly implement planned measures to...
XL Africa: Accelerating Africa’s Digital Start-Ups
Chika Uwazie, 29, is the dynamic and successful founder of a company providing payroll solutions to Nigerian businesses. She is one of 20 top...
Coal demand to remain flat to 2022, resulting in a decade of stagnation
Global demand for coal should remain nearly flat between 2017 and 2022, resulting in a decade of stagnation for coal consumption, according to the...
Lithuania has made significant legislative reforms to fight foreign bribery
Lithuania has taken significant steps to strengthen its legislative framework to combat foreign bribery. Yet further efforts are needed to ensure effective enforcement of...
Caribbean Leaders Launch Ambitious Plan to Create the World’s First “Climate-Smart Zone”
Recent hurricanes have left unprecedented devastation across the Caribbean, and it is a traumatic time for all those who live in the region. Whole...
Should Africa be inspired by China’s industrial development?
Africa, which struggles to boost its industrial sector, has decided to seek inspiration from the Chinese model. Several African delegations were...
Afghan Public Universities Modernize To Attract Talent
Becoming a lecturer in the Faculty of Environment at Baghlan University was no small achievement for Nargis Taimoory. She had to clear a very...
‘American Dream’ quickly becoming an illusion
The number of Americans living in poverty and the already high income inequality could worsen further in the days to come, making the United...