Society & Culture

Beating pollution by redesign

Over 8 million tons of plastic pollute the oceans each year. The problem is so severe that, if nothing changes, there could be more...

New Museum on Underwater Archaeology opens in Mexico

On December 5th 2017 the new Museum of Underwater Archaeology opened in the 18th century fortress of Reducto San Jose el Alto, in Campeche,...

Romanian youth learn how to fundraise and shape a sustainable future

At YouthBank Romania young people take all the crucial decisions about how to raise funds and which sustainable development projects to back. The programme, an...

Coming up for clean air in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Dayton Accords reached 22 years ago heralded an era of peace for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Yet the country is now estimated to be the...

Faces of change: Fighting for a mercury-free future

Charito Elcano turned 60 this year, a milestone in a life fraught with ups and downs, challenges and opportunities and – in her case...

New World Bank-Financed Project to Unlock Tourism Potential of Uttar Pradesh, India

A $40 million project, to India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh (UP), was approved by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors today to...

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...

Chit Ko’s story: Education without borders, a life without limits

Two years ago, Chit Ko’s migrant parents decided that at age 11, his schooling was over and it was time for him to work...

The Last call for Humans

An Extinction Level Event is a likely Event that will cause the extinction of the human race. Various Hollywood movies have depicted the different...

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